GNU bug report logs - #2289
wishlist with fix: losing X-windows clipboard

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Craig Falls <cfalls <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:55:03 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 23.2

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Craig Falls <cfalls <at> gmail.com>, 2289 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#2289: wishlist with fix: losing X-windows clipboard
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:18:47 -0400

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> Copy text in Firefox.  Run a kill command (e.g. kill-region) in
>> emacs.  Run yank.  Run yank-pop.  Note that the text copied in
>> Firefox is nowhere to be found.
>
> This issue still seems to be present, despite the selection-related
> changes in Emacs 24.

Actually, it was fixed in 23.2.  The behavior desired by the OP can now
be obtained by setting save-interprogram-paste-before-kill to t.
Closing.
This bug report was last modified 13 years and 237 days ago.

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