On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 11:28 PM, Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org> wrote: > 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. >
So does Clipman or Parcellite. Not sure how they interact with Gnome these days, though. Liviu > 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 >> > <kommunikat...@regenpfeifer.eu> 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 >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >> >> >>
