On 11/09/2019 00:17, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
I didn't see this message before I posted a separate message. Here is
my report again.
I am using the latest test X server (1.20.5-3 built 2019-09-06),
HOWEVER, I have seen this problem again and again for months now.
After I copy/paste enough, either from Xterm to Xterm, or Xterm to
Windows, eventually it stops working. I can still select text in the
Xterm, but I'm unable to paste it into windows - nothing happens. My
fuzzy recollection is that copy/paste from X to X still works, but I
forgot to test that today.
The only way I have found to fix this is to exit the X server and
restart it. Simply creating a new Xterm does not fix the problem.
1. Is there any information I can provide to help debug this problem?
A reliable way of reproducing the problem would be ideal :)
Failing that, the /var/log/xwin/XWin.0.log might be informative.
2. Is there a way to reset the X server's (or maybe Windows')
copy/paste buffer without having to close all my X windows and restart
the server?
Not really.
You can start the X server with the '-noclipboard' option, and then run
'xwinclip' for clipboard integration (which since it is a separate
process, rather than a thread in the X server, can be killed and restarted).
Ideally you'd then attach gdb to xwinclip if/when it gets stuck to debug
why that's happening. :)
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