JDK-6584971 : Problem with clipboard paste in JDK 6 update 2 on Linux
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.awt
  • Affected Version: 6u2
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: linux_2.6
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2007-07-25
  • Updated: 2007-11-26
  • Resolved: 2007-11-26
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Description
When a Java application pastes text into the system clipboard other applications are apparently not sensing that the clipboard has data.  As a result, they do not enable their Paste menu entries.

Comments
EVALUATION investigating 6607163 I have found the real cause of the problem. So, no I'm closing this CR as duplicate.
26-11-2007

EVALUATION I have developed small native test which reproduce the same problem (I can paste into firefox using Ctrl-V, but "paste" item is disabled) and filed bug against firefox (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=396685) So, I'm closing this CR as "not a Java defect" for now (will see what mozilla's community say about it)
19-09-2007

EVALUATION I have experimented a little bit and found that we still able to paste (using keyboard) to firefox. Moreover gnome terminal understands our copy well (enable the menu item and allow paste with keyboard). This make me think that the cause of the problem may be in mozilla/firefox/gedit. Need to check what kind of datatype we do provide for clipboard and try to write native test.
30-08-2007