Index: gui/widgets/e-addressbook-view.c
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RCS file: /cvs/gnome/evolution/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-addressbook-view.c,v
retrieving revision 1.185
diff -u -p -r1.185 e-addressbook-view.c
--- gui/widgets/e-addressbook-view.c	27 Jul 2006 12:08:44 -0000	1.185
+++ gui/widgets/e-addressbook-view.c	31 Jul 2006 12:05:35 -0000
@@ -2248,7 +2248,7 @@ eab_view_can_copy (EABView *view)
 gboolean
 eab_view_can_paste (EABView *view)
 {
-	return view ? eab_model_editable (view->model) : FALSE;
+	return view ? view->clipboard_contacts && eab_model_editable (view->model) : FALSE;
 }
 
 gboolean
Index: ChangeLog
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RCS file: /cvs/gnome/evolution/addressbook/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.2099
diff -u -p -r1.2099 ChangeLog
--- ChangeLog	24 Jul 2006 14:11:23 -0000	1.2099
+++ ChangeLog	31 Jul 2006 12:09:12 -0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-07-31  Arvind <sa.phoenix@gmail.com>
+        
+	** Fix for bug 311134
+	* gui/widgets/e-addressbook-view.c (eab_view_can_paste): Enabled the paste 
+	option only if there is content in the clipboard
+
+
 2006-07-24  Sushma Rai  <rsushma@novell.com>
 
 	* gui/widgets/e-addressbook-view.c (search_activated): Commented out
