On 11/27/20 2:47 PM, Cris Fuhrman wrote: > Hello, > > I recently started using LyX on my Windows 10 via WSL2 (Ubuntu) with > VcXsrv. The application is snappy and I like configuring the > supporting tools in linux (especially the tex configurations). > > Sadly, I can't get the clipboard to work consistently outside of X. > For example: > > 1. In Windows, start the VcXsrv > 2. In WSL2, start LyX, create New file > 3. In Windows, copy some text (e.g., from Notepad++) > 4. In LyX paste (this works) > 5. In LyX, change the text, then Copy > 6. In Notepad++, paste (no effect). Windows-V (to show the clipboard > history) shows no trace of the newly copied text from LyX. > 7. Try steps 2-4 again and it no longer works, implying something > "breaks" the Xserver in those steps. > > I'm able to do copy/paste with other applications such as xfe (file > explorer) and gedit (text editor), so I know my XServer > can work properly (at least sometimes). > > Is there some option I need to configure in LyX to get it to use the > proper clipboard that can be shared outside (assuming that is how it's > working with xfe and gedit), or is this a bug?
I guess it's a bug, but I'm not sure we ever considered this kind of setup. (Apparently, what's on the X clipboard is not appearing on the Windows one. Does that work with other Linux apps?) I'd suggest you either file it on trac or raise it on the devel list. Riki
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