GNU bug report logs - #18939
24.4; a left-click in Emacs sometimes modifies the PRIMARY selection

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>

Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2014 20:58:01 UTC

Severity: important

Tags: security

Found in version 24.4

Done: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>
To: 18939 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18939: 24.4; middle-click sometimes pastes data other than the PRIMARY selection
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 16:03:00 +0100

This occurs very often, and I've finally managed to find a way to
reproduce the bug:

1. Open a file containing a line, say "foo", with "emacs -Q".

2. When the cursor is at the beginning, type C-k.

3. Select text in some other window.

4. Left-click in the initial Emacs window.

5. Middle-click in the initial Emacs window.

Instead of pasting the selected text, this pastes what was cut
with C-k.

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