#952 20.04: copy/paste problem on Ubuntu

[tesanbei]

Justed fetched a fresh new 20.03, on Ubuntu 16.04.
Works great, but copy/paste behaves erratically, when pasting on a different file.
Doesn't make a difference if using CTRL-C/CTRL-V or Copy/Paste from the menu.

Sometimes it just doesn' t work, and sometimes it does . It seems that you need to first paste the content into the same file. Only after doing that are you alowed to paste in a different file.

Never encountered that problem with previous releases or other apps, so I doubt it is an OS related issue.

Steps to reproduce:

1. open a project
2. select somes lines from a file, using mouse or keyboard
3. CTRL-C
4. switch to another file in same projet
5. CTRL-V => nothing

Seems to be more a "copy" problem, because if trying to paste what has been copied in another app (text editor), nothing is pasted neither.

Info:
Name : Code::Blocks
Version : 20.03-r11983
SDK Version : 2.0.0
Scintilla Version: 3.75.0
wx 2.8.12
gcc 5.4

[Teodor Petrov]

What are the keyboard layouts you're using? Anything different from english qwerty?

[tesanbei]

Oops, sorry for the typo, indeed, 20.03 !
I'm using an azerty regular keyboard (French). But never had an issue with that, and besides, it happens also when using the menu bar: Edit-Copy, Edit->Paste

I'm available for any additional info or tests.

[Teodor Petrov]

Did you have a version of C::B which didn't do this? Are you using a clipboard manager? What happens if you compile the stc wxWidget sample? Would this work?

[tesanbei]

Did you have a version of C::B which didn't do this?

Well, I can't reinstall a previous release at present, but I'm pretty sure that that never hapened before.

Are you using a clipboard manager?

Nope

What happens if you compile the stc wxWidget sample? Would this work?

Sorry, I don't know what the "stc wxWidget sample" is ?

[Teodor Petrov]

I cannot reproduce this in a virtual machine with ubuntu 16.04. :(

[tesanbei]

I cannot reproduce this in a virtual machine with ubuntu 16.04. :(

Mmh, this is strange.
But I did try again and confirm the issue: say you have a project with 2 files:
-if you copy then paste in the other file, nothing.
-if you copy then paste in the same file, ok! And then you can paste the clipboard content in the other file, it works !

Anything else I could try ? (what the above "stc wxWidget sample" test ?)

I'll make a try in a virtual machine, I'll come back in a few.

[tesanbei]

ok, I also checked on a fresh virtual Mint 18, and I can't reproduce the issue.
So, unless somebody else is hit by this, let's assume this is related to some underlying issue on my machine (maybe some wxWidgets stuff ?)

[Teodor Petrov]

It is not only you having this problem. There are other people complaining and I could also reproduce it. :(

Can you try the steps depicted in this post forum and tell me if you're able to reproduce the problem.

[tesanbei]

Checked that post.
I downloaded the latest nightly (build svn-r12064), that indeed uses wx3.02 !! (and not 2.8)
The bug disappeared, copy/paste works seamlessly.

Thank you very mush for your assistance, and for this great software!
You can close the issue (seems I can't do it myself ?)