Lie Ryan <lie.1...@gmail.com> writes: > On 06/06/10 07:56, Harry Putnam wrote: >> Does anyone else notice a serious mess when copy/pasting to firefox. >> Some other places too. > > I don't. But, I guess you need to clarify, when you're saying you > "copy/paste", is it Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V type of copy/pasting or > Middle-click type of copy/pasting?
Always best to be clear as possible...sorry. I did mention mouse scraping twice... and of course middle mouse would follow.. and that is the most common way I copy paste. I disagree that we all are accustomed to Cntl-v etc. That is more a windows phenomena... long time linux (X) users are more accustomed to left mouse highlight... middle mouse paste, I think, at lest I am. Going back a ways like 12-15yrs, I don't think there were many apps (maybe none) that even did ctrl-c ctrl-v. >> This was the result: >> -US%3I actually doubt >> itAunofficial&q=pdf2html+opensource&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=http://twibright.com/pdf2html > > what was inside the navigation box before? Nothing, it was blank. My paste followed Ctrl-t... (it creates a new window with blank navigation box) > Firefox's middle-click url-paste only works if your middle click is not > in the address bar. If you middle-click in the address bar, the regular > buffer-paste mechanism takes over (i.e. it will paste your selection > buffer without deleting what's previously on the address bar). I get the same problem posting into a google search box so its not the address bar mechanism at work... and like mentioned above it was blank anyway. Also I failed to mention that I'm using Xfce4 desktop, and just in case anyone is about to suggest the clipman utility... I find it to be utterly and completely useless. It never even registers having anything on the clipboard. That is, if I `left mouse' highlight something, clipman just shows an empty clipboard. But then I suppose that might possibly point to some deeper cause that is at the root of the problem.
