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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Message #40 received at 18939 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>
Cc: 18939 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#18939: 24.4;
 middle-click sometimes pastes data other than the PRIMARY selection
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 18:25:01 -0400

>> % emacs24 -Q    ; That's Debian's Emacs-24.4
>> M-< C-k
>> C-x 5 b *Messages*
>> drag-mouse-1               [ in *Messages*, to select "information" ]
> It step 3, it must be another window

With C-x 5 b I did get another window (frame).

> (e.g. xterm, or even some other Emacs window at least if it is not the
> same process).

I haven't tried with another Emacs process, but I did try with an xterm
and got the same result.
What do you get if you follow my recipe?


        Stefan
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