This has been an issue since at least v8. On Tue, Aug 29, 2023, 9:59 AM Scott Palmer <swpal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The last time I looked into it, there seemed to be some workarounds in > NetBeans for ancient Swing clipboard issues that probably don't apply > anymore. I think NB is doing something weird with the clipboard. > > I'm primarily developing on Linux now, so I'm spared from this issue. But > when I worked on Windows it happened all the time. It was a weekly > annoyance. > > Scott > > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 6:03 AM Neil C Smith <neilcsm...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > On Tue, 29 Aug 2023 at 01:14, Michael Bien <mbie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 29.08.23 00:50, Kenneth Fogel wrote: > > > > I have mentioned this before, but the situation is getting worse. > More > > often than not, I must cut the text, paste the text > > > > > > this issue is tracked here: > > https://github.com/apache/netbeans/issues/3962 > > > > > > > I do have a question. How many people actively working on NetBeans do > > this in a Windows rather than Linux or MacOS operating system? > > > > > > I believe most NB maintainers are indeed not using windows as their > > > primary OS, those who are might not be able to reproduce it given that > > > it shows some symptoms of a race condition (but it could be something > > else). > > > > It's not just about who is working on Windows, either, but whether > > they can reproduce the problem. While my primary development platform > > is Ubuntu, I've got development and testing machines on Windows and > > macOS. I've tried multiple times to reproduce this, including using > > the automated test in that issue (Ken, please look at that too). My > > system simply never shows the problem. > > > > I think Michael is right to suggest a race condition is in play here. > > That enabling fine logging mitigates the issue for many would suggest > > timing. However, the logging also has side effects, which eagerly > > acquires the data in the clipboard, which could also be affecting the > > outcome. > > > > Also, let's not assume that this is unique to NetBeans or even a bug > > in NetBeans itself! https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/JBR-5980/ > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Neil > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > > > > > > >
