Saw this in the logs. i'm running with
-J-Dnetbeans.slow.system.clipboard.hack=false
INFO [org.netbeans.NbClipboard]: System clipboard not available.
java.lang.IllegalStateException: cannot open system clipboard
at java.desktop/sun.awt.windows.WClipboard.openClipboard(Native Method)
at
java.desktop/sun.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardTransferable.<init>(ClipboardTransferable.java:77)
at
java.desktop/sun.awt.datatransfer.SunClipboard.getContents(SunClipboard.java:138)
[catch] at org.netbeans.NbClipboard.getContents(NbClipboard.java:206)
at
org.netbeans.modules.editor.impl.actions.clipboardhistory.ClipboardHistory.clipboardChanged(ClipboardHistory.java:110)
at
org.openide.util.datatransfer.ExClipboard.fireClipboardChange(ExClipboard.java:72)
at org.netbeans.NbClipboard.fireChange(NbClipboard.java:326)
at org.netbeans.NbClipboard.flavorsChanged(NbClipboard.java:318)
at
java.desktop/sun.awt.datatransfer.SunClipboard.lambda$checkChange$2(SunClipboard.java:435)
at
java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:316)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:770)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:721)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:715)
at
java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:391)
at
java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:85)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:740)
at
org.netbeans.core.TimableEventQueue.dispatchEvent(TimableEventQueue.java:136)
at
java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203)
at
java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124)
at
java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:113)
at
java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109)
at
java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at
java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90)
I don't know why there would be an issue opening the system clipboard.
Cut and paste is working between apps at the moment.
Scott
On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 11:29 AM Scott Palmer <swpal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nevermind my request for a disable flag, sorry I'm tired.. forgot the old
> bug database mentioned
> -J-Dnetbeans.slow.system.clipboard.hack=false
>
> trying that...
>
> On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 11:22 AM Scott Palmer <swpal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If there is something more I can do please let me know... I've tried to
>> get any relevant logs (I can't find anything interesting).
>> This basic feature not working is driving me mad. Can we perhaps
>> just get a flag to disable any old workarounds and just always use the
>> system clipboard?
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 3:47 PM Scott Palmer <swpal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> So I've set this in my netbeans.conf file, but I don't notice anything
>>> that stands out in the logging. Which file would it be in messages.log or
>>> uigestures?
>>> There is nothing relevant in messages.log and uigestures just shows that
>>> a paste was attempted - even though the wrong content was pasted (last
>>> thing copied from within Netbeans rather than what is on the system
>>> clipboard).
>>>
>>> This is the record form uigestures:
>>>
>>> <record>
>>> <date>2021-04-29T11:30:43</date>
>>> <millis>1619710243434</millis>
>>> <sequence>1644</sequence>
>>> <logger>org.netbeans.ui.actions.editor</logger>
>>> <level>500</level>
>>> <thread>26</thread>
>>> <message>UI_ACTION_EDITOR</message>
>>> <key>UI_ACTION_EDITOR</key>
>>> <catalog><null></catalog>
>>>
>>> <param>java.awt.event.ActionEvent[ACTION_PERFORMED,cmd=Ctrl+V,when=1619710243434,modifiers=Ctrl]
>>> on
>>> org.openide.text.QuietEditorPane[,0,0,1300x11788,layout=javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$UpdateHandler,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=com.formdev.flatlaf.ui.FlatMarginBorder@74a6a46d
>>> ,flags=296,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=,caretColor=java.awt.Color[r=187,g=187,b=187],disabledTextColor=javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource[r=136,g=136,b=136],editable=true,margin=java.awt.Insets[top=0,left=0,bottom=0,right=0],selectedTextColor=javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource[r=187,g=187,b=187],selectionColor=javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource[r=75,g=110,b=175],kit=org.netbeans.modules.editor.java.JavaKit@3c33afe2
>>> ,typeHandlers=]</param>
>>>
>>> <param>java.awt.event.ActionEvent[ACTION_PERFORMED,cmd=Ctrl+V,when=1619710243434,modifiers=Ctrl]
>>> on
>>> org.openide.text.QuietEditorPane[,0,0,1300x11788,layout=javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$UpdateHandler,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.0,border=com.formdev.flatlaf.ui.FlatMarginBorder@74a6a46d
>>> ,flags=296,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=,caretColor=java.awt.Color[r=187,g=187,b=187],disabledTextColor=javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource[r=136,g=136,b=136],editable=true,margin=java.awt.Insets[top=0,left=0,bottom=0,right=0],selectedTextColor=javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource[r=187,g=187,b=187],selectionColor=javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource[r=75,g=110,b=175],kit=org.netbeans.modules.editor.java.JavaKit@3c33afe2
>>> ,typeHandlers=]</param>
>>>
>>> <param>org.netbeans.editor.BaseKit$PasteAction[paste-from-clipboard]</param>
>>> <param>org.netbeans.editor.BaseKit$PasteAction@70200aee</param>
>>> <param>paste-from-clipboard</param>
>>> </record>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 4:20 PM Geertjan Wielenga
>>> <geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> As stated there: “ Please run with logging enabled
>>>> (-J-Dorg.netbeans.core.NbClipboard=-1) and attach the
>>>>
>>>> part of log that records what happened during the broken situation.”
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Gj
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 8 Apr 2021 at 22:12, Scott Palmer <swpal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > The discussion on this old bug seems to be most relevant:
>>>> >
>>>> > https://bz.apache.org/netbeans//show_bug.cgi?id=41098
>>>> >
>>>> > Over 16 years ago this was apparently a JDK issue. (People were using
>>>> JDK
>>>> > 1.4 at the time.)
>>>> > See Comment 21 <
>>>> https://bz.apache.org/netbeans//show_bug.cgi?id=41098#c21
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>> > I suspect the workaround (which never really worked properly) isn’t
>>>> > required anymore.
>>>> >
>>>> > Scott
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > > On Apr 8, 2021, at 4:06 PM, Scott Palmer <swpal...@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Both directions to/from a NetBeans editor to/from something outside.
>>>> > Not consistent, but frequent enough - multiple times a week.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > It seems when this occurs it is like the NetBeans editor has a
>>>> private
>>>> > clipboard. Pasting outside NetBEans pastes the last thing copied
>>>> outside
>>>> > of NetBeans. Pasting within a NetBeans editor pastes the last thing
>>>> copied
>>>> > from a NetBeans editor.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Very frustrating when you are trying to copy to an email or a remote
>>>> > desktop session, or between stack overflow etc...
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Scott
>>>> > >
>>>> > >> On Apr 8, 2021, at 3:59 PM, Geertjan Wielenga
>>>> > <geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com.INVALID <mailto:
>>>> > geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com.INVALID>> wrote:
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> It’s 100% about copying text from any NetBeans editor to somewhere
>>>> > outside
>>>> > >> NetBeans? Or also the reverse? Consistently or sporadically?
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Gj
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> On Thu, 8 Apr 2021 at 21:57, Scott Palmer <swpal...@gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:
>>>> > swpal...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >>> Windows 10
>>>> > >>> JDK 8 through 16
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> See prior discussion here:
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> >
>>>> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/netbeans-dev/202102.mbox/%3c21fb7d82-e02c-4a4f-8bd7-605615cc5...@gmail.com%3e
>>>> > <
>>>> >
>>>> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/netbeans-dev/202102.mbox/%3c21fb7d82-e02c-4a4f-8bd7-605615cc5...@gmail.com%3e
>>>> > >
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> It seems many of us are just used to Copy and Paste not working
>>>> > properly
>>>> > >>> and we have various strategies to work around it. It shouldn’t be
>>>> > that way.
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>> Scott
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>
>>>> > >>>> On Apr 7, 2021, at 1:15 PM, Geertjan Wielenga
>>>> > >>> <geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com.INVALID> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> Operating system, JDK version, please...
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> Gj
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>> On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 7:13 PM Scott Palmer <swpal...@gmail.com
>>>> > <mailto:swpal...@gmail.com> <mailto:
>>>> > >>> swpal...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> > >>>>
>>>> > >>>>> I know it probably is the same as before, but today it seems
>>>> worse in
>>>> > >>> 12.4
>>>> > >>>>> beta 2 than it was in 12.3.
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> Cut and paste is such basic functionality that when it doesn’t
>>>> work
>>>> > it
>>>> > >>> is
>>>> > >>>>> a major source of frustration.
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> Today I have been fighting cut and paste not working with
>>>> NetBeans
>>>> > 12.4
>>>> > >>>>> beta 2 for a few hours. Jumping through hoops to cut some text
>>>> out
>>>> > of a
>>>> > >>>>> NetBeans editor and paste it into something else is not how I
>>>> wanted
>>>> > to
>>>> > >>>>> spend my morning.
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> This was discussed briefly in early February (see thread “System
>>>> > >>> Clipboard
>>>> > >>>>> Issues”)
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> It is has been reported here
>>>> > >>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-2159 <
>>>> > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-2159> <
>>>> > >>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-2159 <
>>>> > >>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NETBEANS-2159>>
>>>> > >>>>> Though that description is perhaps incomplete. Both copying
>>>> from
>>>> > >>> NetBeans
>>>> > >>>>> and pasting to NetBeans are affected.
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> If you are doing cut and paste entirely within NetBeans you may
>>>> not
>>>> > see
>>>> > >>>>> the issue. It is only when you want to cut and paste between
>>>> NetBeans
>>>> > >>> and
>>>> > >>>>> an external program that it fails. And it fails very
>>>> frequently in
>>>> > that
>>>> > >>>>> case.
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> The sense I got was that NetBeans was trying to work around a
>>>> bug in
>>>> > the
>>>> > >>>>> JRE by using it’s own private clipboard. I suspect the
>>>> original JRE
>>>> > >>> issue
>>>> > >>>>> is long gone and NetBeans is just creating more problems with an
>>>> > awkward
>>>> > >>>>> workaround for a problem that isn’t there.
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> Regards,
>>>> > >>>>>
>>>> > >>>>> Scott
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
