[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1040454] Re: "copy link address" does not use X11 clipboard
** Tags removed: os-support ** Tags added: u1-support -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1040454 Title: "copy link address" does not use X11 clipboard Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: If I view a package in USC which has a link, myDesktopCalendar for example, I can right-click the link and select "copy link address". This allows me to copy a web or email address for contacting the vendor. However, I cannot then paste it into most X11 programs. The normal mechanism is to use a X11 atom which can then be sent to any other program, usually with a middle-click. It's not exactly a clipboard as such, since it doesn't store a copy of the data... but it is the traditional mechanism used in X11 programs. In USC, the GTK clipboard seems to be used instead, exclusively, which means only programs written in specific toolkits can be pasted into. Most GTK programs I've seen support both the X11 method and the GTK method, but USC lacks the X11 support. I have some sample pygtk code for a working example, if it helps, but I wrote it in ~2000 or so and the API may have changed since then. I'm using USC 5.2.5 in Precise amd64. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1040454/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1040454] Re: "copy link address" does not use X11 clipboard
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1040454 Title: "copy link address" does not use X11 clipboard Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: If I view a package in USC which has a link, myDesktopCalendar for example, I can right-click the link and select "copy link address". This allows me to copy a web or email address for contacting the vendor. However, I cannot then paste it into most X11 programs. The normal mechanism is to use a X11 atom which can then be sent to any other program, usually with a middle-click. It's not exactly a clipboard as such, since it doesn't store a copy of the data... but it is the traditional mechanism used in X11 programs. In USC, the GTK clipboard seems to be used instead, exclusively, which means only programs written in specific toolkits can be pasted into. Most GTK programs I've seen support both the X11 method and the GTK method, but USC lacks the X11 support. I have some sample pygtk code for a working example, if it helps, but I wrote it in ~2000 or so and the API may have changed since then. I'm using USC 5.2.5 in Precise amd64. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1040454/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
