Re: XQuartz-2.5.3 cut/paste problems.
Re: XQuartz-2.5.3 cut/paste problems.
- Subject: Re: XQuartz-2.5.3 cut/paste problems.
- From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:45:58 -0700
Try copying something in safari, then going into X11 and copying there, then pasting in safari... some times that has been reported to "fix" the problem. I should get around to investigating these clipboard issues in more detail...
On Aug 31, 2010, at 15:54, Bill Campbell wrote:
> I am still seeing a problem with XQuartz-2.5.3 where copying
> highlighted text from an X11 xterm into non-X11 windows (e.g.
> Safari) fails. Highlighting the text in the xterm, pressing
> CMD-C, then CMD-V in Safari returns old data that was copied
> using highlight-middleMouseButton at some earlier time.
>
> This doesn't happen all the time, as CMD-C/CMD-V works for
> extended periods, then stops until I exit and restart X11.
>
> I have everything checked in X11->Preferences->Pasteboard.
>
> This has been an ongoing problem with X11, with the Snow Leopard
> versions as well as XQuartz.
>
> Any ideas as to what might be causing this?
>
> One possibility that just occurred to me is that shortly before
> the most recent occurrence, I had run the older VMware Server X11
> console interface on a CentOS 5 Linux box to test some gnome font
> settings. I have VMware configured so ctrl-shift-cmd switches
> out of the VM back to the desktop (actually ctrl-shift-alt on the
> Microsoft 4000 Natural keyboard on a KVM switch to my Macbook
> Pro).
>
> FWIW, I have the option/cmd keys switched for the Microsoft keyboard
> in preferences so they are similar to the Apple keyboard. I am
> *NOT* using the Microsoft IntelliKey on the Macbook.
>
> Bill
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