Bug Description

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*** WORKAROUND ***

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Install diodon, klipper, glipper, parcellite or xfce4-clipman

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*** EXPLANATION OF THE BUG ***

When I copy (Ctrl + C, or right click and "Copy") text from somewhere and after that close the program where it is, the clipboard gets empty.

Steps to reproduce in gedit :

1. Pick any text field that supports copying, copy some text.

2. Paste into any other text field.

3. It works.

4. Close the source window or program.

5. Paste now does nothing.

This bug will happen in any application that doesn't comply with the clipboard specification from FreeDesktop.

http:// www.freedesktop .org/wiki/ ClipboardManage r

There was also previous considerations about improving xserver-xorg clipboard, which would reduce adaptation work from upstream projects to comply with the specification.

Xorg : https:/ /bugs.freedeskt op.org/ show_bug. cgi?id= 25220

http:// www.x.org/ wiki/CutAndPast e

A related proposal is to implement it in Wayland: https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ wayland/ +bug/865885

******** Actual Status : ********

----- Not fixed : ------

OpenOffice : http:// www.openoffice. org/issues/ show_bug. cgi?id= 63092

LibreOffice : https:/ /www.libreoffic e.org/bugzilla/ show_bug. cgi?id= 48783

GIMP | GTK+ : https:/ /bugzilla. gnome.org/ show_bug. cgi?id= 510204

Gnucash : http:// bugzilla. gnome.org/ show_bug. cgi?id= 510205

Inkscape : This bug.

Blender : https:/ /developer. blender. org/T38674

++++ Fixed : +++++

Firefox, Thunderbird, Sunbird (Xulrunner) : Fixed in 1.9.3 trunk https:/ /bugzilla. mozilla. org/show_ bug.cgi? id=311340

Evolution : Fixed in 2.29 http:// bugzilla. gnome.org/ show_bug. cgi?id= 258374

Chromium : http:// code.google. com/p/chromium/ issues/ detail? id=32291

Pidgin : Fixed

Gedit : Fixed

Most Gnome apps, Fixed

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