GNU bug report logs - #46935
28.0.50; Annoying interactions with X clipboard

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Message #53 received at 46935 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
Cc: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>, 46935 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#46935: 28.0.50; Annoying interactions with X clipboard
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 17:34:44 +0200

Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com> writes:

> Thanks, should be fixed now.  The problem was wait_reading_process_input
> skipping the call to select upon detect_input_pending even when just
> waiting for a cell, without anyone reading keyboard input from the
> keyboard buffer.

Thanks; I can confirm that it works fine now.

> This bug has existed for a long time.  I wonder why it was only just
> reported.

Unfortunately, people have a tendency to just live with quirks like this
instead of reporting it...

Anyway, it was suggested to issue a message if the selection takes a
long time, so I've now added this.  I wasn't quite sure on what level,
but `gui-backend-get-selection' seems an OK place.

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