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Bug 410059 - Copied text is removed from clipboard when compose window closes
Copied text is removed from clipboard when compose window closes
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 258374
Product: evolution
Classification: Applications
Component: Mailer
2.8.x (obsolete)
Other All
: Normal critical
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Assigned To: evolution-mail-maintainers
Evolution QA team
evolution[composer]
: 453119 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-02-20 16:23 UTC by Matthew Nuzum
Modified: 2009-05-28 22:59 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.7/2.8


Description Matthew Nuzum 2007-02-20 16:23:16 UTC 
Please describe the problem:
This causes me to loose data - its difficult to explain, but relatively easy to reproduce.

If you start to compose an e-mail, then copy your composed text to the clipboard and then close the compose window, you cannot then paste your copied text into another program.

Here is the usecase: If you hit reply on a message, type out your reply and then at the last moment realize you meant to hit "reply all" the easiest thing may be to go back to your message, hit reply all and paste your composed message.

Steps to reproduce:
1. start to compose an e-mail by replying to a message you received
2. highlight and copy your text
3. close the window, allowing evo to discard your unsaved changes
4. begin to compose a new e-mail
6. try and paste your composed message


Actual results:
Your copied data is no longer in the clipboard

Expected results:
I would like to be able to paste text even after I've closed the window I copied it from.

Does this happen every time?
yes

Other information:
Comment 1 maleks 2007-02-28 21:40:37 UTC 
I have the exact same problem. Using openSUSE 10.2.
Comment 2 André Klapper 2007-07-02 22:19:05 UTC 
*** Bug 453119 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Alex Malinovich 2008-01-14 22:14:45 UTC 
I believe this is a duplicate of #258374.
Comment 4 Akhil Laddha 2008-08-06 05:36:36 UTC 
It works fine in Evolution 2.22.3. Can you please try in current stable, thanks in advance.
Comment 5 Matthew Nuzum 2008-08-06 13:44:27 UTC 
Hi, I tried it in 2.22.3.1 and the steps described above work correctly, BUT if instead of just closing the compose window and opening a new I close Evolution completely then my clipboard is gone.

1. Start to compose an email by replying or starting anew
2. Copy your text to the clipboard
3. Close the email, discarding changes
4. Close evolution
5. Open gedit
6. Try to paste but notice there's no clipboard contents
Comment 6 Akhil Laddha 2009-02-24 05:39:35 UTC 
I really doubt if we are going to support what is mentioned in comment#5. 
Matt, any thoughts ?
Comment 7 Matthew Barnes 2009-02-24 12:27:25 UTC 
Sounds like a legitimate bug.  We should be handing the copied text off to a GtkClipboard instead of storing it in-process, so the clipboard contents are available after Evolution terminates.
Comment 8 Margarita Manterola 2009-05-28 22:59:50 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 258374 ***