On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 07:04:27AM +0000, Hermann Josef Eckl wrote: > Thank you Liviu for this further explanation. I understand that LyX has a > history of problems with clipoard managers. In the current case this seems > triggered by a buggy version of gpaste, which causes also other problems. > But fortunately, there is an easy solution, if gpaste is replaced by > another clipboard manager. > > I will post this analysis also in the German ubuntuusers-forum, so maybe > together we can find the underlying causes of these problems. > > Yours, Hermann Josef
Note that the clipboard manager CopyQ works very well with LyX. Scott > > > Am Mon, 13 Jun 2016 08:55:42 +0200 schrieb Liviu Andronic: > > > On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 10:41 PM, Hermann Josef Eckl > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you, Scott and all here. > >> > >> I have tested now the situation on 4 computers and I can confirm, that > >> the gpaste-extension for the GNOME Shell interferes with LyX, so that > >> problems in selecting text occur. > >> > >> As soon as I remove gpaste LyX works normally. The gpaste extension > >> consists of 4 packages: gpaste (this seems to be the gpaste-demon), > >> gnome- > >> shell-extensions-gpaste (the visible shell extension), > >> gir1.2-gpaste-4.0, libgpaste4. I am not sure, whether it is the > >> shell-extension, that causes the problems or the underlying > >> gpaste-demon. > >> > >> It is still strange, that only LyX has those text-selection problems, > >> whereas all other programs work normally together with gpaste. Also LyX > >> worked fine prior to Ubuntu 16.04. In Debian 8.x gpaste has the version > >> 3.14-2, in Ubuntu it has the version 3.18.3-1. > >> > >> Anyway gpaste causes some other strange problems in Ubuntu 16.04. The > >> gpaste-demon seems to trigger an XORG-process which consumes extreme > >> amounts of CPU-power. So I would give the advice that gpaste should not > >> be used in Ubuntu 16.04; it can be replaced by Clipboard Indicator, > >> which can be installed online via the GNOME extensions website. > >> > > If this can be of any consolation, I've noticed strange interactions > > between LyX and clipboard managers in the past: > > http://www.lyx.org/trac/ticket/6780 > > > > > > Though nothing as critical as you've experienced... > > > > Livu > > > > > >> Thank you for all the help and best wishes, > >> yours, Hermann Josef > >> > >> > >> Am Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:58:35 -0400 schrieb Scott Kostyshak: > >> > >>> On Thu, Jun 09, 2016 at 09:08:16PM +0000, Hermann Josef Eckl wrote: > >>>> Thank you very much, Jean-Marc. It seems, that you gave me an > >>>> important hint for the solution of my problem. > >>>> > >>>> I have installed the "gpaste"-extension for the GNOME Shell, which is > >>>> provided as a package of Ubuntu 16.04. > >>>> > >>>> It seems that gpaste has some severe bugs. As soon as I remove it, > >>>> the text selection problems in LyX are totally gone. It is a little > >>>> bit strange, that this affects only LyX and no other programs. > >>>> Therefore I never thought, that gpaste could be the cause of this > >>>> problem. In Debian 8 gpaste works fine with LyX and generally all > >>>> programs. > >>>> > >>>> I will now test the situation on all of my four computers, where I > >>>> have installed LyX / Ubuntu 16.04. If the removal of gpaste also > >>>> clears the problems in LyX everywhere, then I think we have found the > >>>> solution. > >>>> > >>>> Thank you so much, with best wishes, > >>>> Hermann Josef > >>> > >>> Good job figuring out the problem! First, it is not necessarily the > >>> case that LyX is not to blame. LyX could be the problem, or gpaste > >>> could be the problem, or other updates due to 16.04 could be the > >>> problem. It is hard to say. > >>> > >>> Hopefully you can make progress in identifying where the bug comes > >>> from so that you can report it to the right place so that future users > >>> won't have the same issue. I think that would take you a lot of time > >>> though. > >>> > >>> Best, > >>> > >>> Scott > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> Am Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:22:34 +0200 schrieb Jean-Marc Lasgouttes: > >>>> > >>>> > Le 08/06/2016 à 09:06, Hermann J. Eckl a écrit : > >>>> >> Currently I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - and am facing a very > >>>> >> strange an annoying problem: I have difficulties to select longer > >>>> >> or even shortes pieces of text with the keyboard or mouse. > >>>> > > >>>> > That seems very strange an annoying indeed. > >>>> > > >>>> >> If I am trying to select some text, the selection captures only > >>>> >> short passages and fails after some words or paragraphs, > >>>> >> regardless of whether I am selecting with the mouse or with > >>>> >> keyboard shortcuts. > >>>> >> ALl other programmes (text editor, Libre Office etc.) are working > >>>> >> correctly and I can select text withput any problems. > >>>> > > >>>> > Do you run any utilisty related to clipboard (clipboard manager of > >>>> > some sort)? > >>>> > > >>>> > JMarc > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >
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