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Re: [B2-devel] Tex-Edit Plus copy/paste problem in SS and B2 MacOSX
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From: Alexei S. <ale...@gm...> - 2009-10-18 01:25:04
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The bug happened as a result of the code to fix byteswap issues when copying to/fromMac OS X x86 host OS. I've committed some code that makes things a little better, however it's still not the ideal behavior. Let me know if the change is an improvement. -Alexei On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 7:41 PM, Kevin Jaques <kev...@hi...>wrote: > FWIW, I have clipboard issues with the program InControl. I am using > Sheepshaver 080721 UB. When I first start the program, it is able to > paste text copied in MacOS X applications. I can't positively say it > never works more than once, but I can say that is rare. I have to > relaunch the program, then re-copy in OS X. It's a pain, but not a > disaster. > > Likewise, it mostly won't copy from InControl TO Mac OS X. I can't > positively say it ever works. I just routinely drag-copy to the shared > folder, then open that and copy it in OS X. > > I use InControl daily, and once a month I use 4D. I know that 4D has > similar issues, but can't positively say they are exactly the same. > Those are the only two Classic programs that I still need or use. > > > On Oct. 17, 2009, at 14:09 , Ronald P. Regensburg wrote: > > > This month, in the thread "[Patch] Use default ROM when ROM path > > preference is blank", "Lew Irwin/Studio Briefing" reported a problem > > while copying/pasting from HTML Pro into Tex-Edit Plus. Trying to > > paste resulted in the message: "Apple Event error. Perhaps AppleScript > > is installed improperly. Error:-1702." He also mentioned that Tex-Edit > > Plus would bring up the same error attempting to open any Tex-Edit > > Plus document. > > > > I could reproduce the error consistently, while copying text from Tex- > > Edit Plus (4.1.3) and pasting again into a Tex-Edit Plus document. > > > > Dragging text between two open Tex-Edit Pro documents worked fine. > > > > I could not reproduce the error by opening a Tex-Edit Plus document. > > > > This is in 9.0.4 in any of my SheepShaver UB builds (July 2008, March > > 2009, July 2009, August 2009, October 2009) in Leopard on Intel. The > > problem does not occur in the May 2006 release version by Gwenole > > Beauchesne. I do not know when the problem could have been introduced, > > I do not have any builds between May 2006 and July 2008. > > > > > > The problem appears to occur only with certain applications and seems > > to be related somehow to text styles. > > > > The problem does not occur when copying and pasting between SimpleText > > and AppleWorks and vice versa. The problem does also not occur when > > copying in AppleWorks and next pasting in Tex-Edit Plus. The text is > > pasted normally and with the correct text styles. > > > > When copying in SimpleText and pasting into Tex-Edit Plus, the text is > > copied but styles are lost. > > > > When copying in Tex-Edit Plus and next pasting into Tex-Edit Plus, the > > error message appears and no text seems to be pasted. However, the > > insertion point in the document window moves as if text was inserted. > > The invisible text appears to be pasted indeed, it can be made visible > > by selecting the section and choosing a color style for it. All text > > styles appear to be lost. > > > > Even stranger is what happens when copied in Tex-Edit Plus and pasted > > into a SimpleText or AppleWorks document. The text is pasted, but with > > completely different styles. For instance, plain black Geneva 12pt > > copied in Tex-Edit Plus, appears pasted in AppleWorks as grey, 255pt, > > bold, outline, underlined. > > > > Very, very weird. > > > > > > I did the same tests in 7.5.5 in BasiliskII (my October 2009 build). > > Here it was partly different: > > > > - No problem at all while copying/pasting from and again into Tex-Edit > > Plus (same version 4.1.3 as in SheepShaver). > > - Copying in SimpleText and pasting in Tex-Edit Plus again resulted in > > loss of text styles. > > - Copying in Tex-Edit Plus and pasting in SimpleText resulted again in > > text styles that were completely wrong (very large size). > > (I did not install AppleWorks or ClarisWorks in BasiliskII.) > > > > > > Testing copying/pasting between host and SheepShaver (October 2009 > > build): > > > > - Text copied in MacOSX could be pasted (as plain text) fine in > > SimpleText, AppleWorks and Tex-Edit Plus. > > - Text copied in SimpleText appeared as plain text on the MacOSX > > pasteboard > > - Text copied in AppleWorks did not appear on the MacOSX pasteboard, > > but did not change its existing content either. > > - Text copied in Tex-Edit Plus, on the contrary, cleared the MacOSX > > pasteboard (or put unrecognizable content onto the pasteboard). > > > > > > Maybe someone can make something out of all this. > > > > > > Ronald. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA > > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart > > your > > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and > > stay > > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference > > _______________________________________________ > > basilisk-devel mailing list > > bas...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/basilisk-devel > > -- > Sincerely, Kevin Jaques (at home) > > Use ja...@hi... for work related messages > > "Send lawyers, guns and money! Dad get me out of this!" - Warren Zevon > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay > ahead of the curve. 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