Jarlath, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. While the phenomenon is reproducible, and certainly irritating, I do not know if this is a regression (did not happen in prior release), or a Wishlist. Do you know if what you desire occurred in a prior LO/OOo release?
** Description changed: - When LibreOffice is running, I can copy text and paste it to another - application, eg gEdit. + 1) lsb_release -rd + Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS + Release: 12.04 - Problem Case: - 1) Select and copy some text in LibreOffice Writer - 2) Close LibreOffice (and any other instances that may be running) - 3) launch Text Editor and try to paste. + 1) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer + libreoffice-writer: + Installed: 1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1 + Candidate: 1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages - Expected outcome: The copied text should appear in Text Editor. - Actual outcome: The 'Paste' option is greyed out in the menu and it is not possible to paste. My data is lost. + apt-cache policy gedit + gedit: + Installed: 3.4.1-0ubuntu1 + Candidate: 3.4.1-0ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 3.4.1-0ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - This might be best reported upstream but I'm not sure if the clipboard - 'system' in Ubuntu is to blame or not. Here is the upstream report I've - made. + 3) What is expected to happen in a blank Writer document is type hello, + copy, close Writer, and attempt to paste in gedit and it does. However, + one may perform the same action in reverse successfully. - Off-topic: I just put 12.04 on my girlfriends laptop and she is very - unhappy to have lost 900 words of a critique this way. + WORKAROUND: Copy and paste before closing LibreOffice. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libreoffice (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Apr 16 21:18:14 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120328) ProcEnviron: - LANGUAGE=en_IE:en - TERM=xterm - PATH=(custom, no user) - LANG=en_IE.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + LANGUAGE=en_IE:en + TERM=xterm + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=en_IE.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Summary changed: - LibreOffice clears clipboard contents on exit + [Upstream] LibreOffice clears clipboard contents on exit ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/983449 Title: [Upstream] LibreOffice clears clipboard contents on exit To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/983449/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
