GNU bug report logs - #53894
27.2; Clipboard copy -> C-y -> M-y -> Same clipboard copy does not push to kill ring

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Message #23 received at 53894 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 53894 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, ignaciocasso <at> hotmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#53894: 27.2; Clipboard copy -> C-y -> M-y -> Same clipboard
 copy does not push to kill ring
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:31:49 +0800

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Yes.  But (a) I don't think this report is about MS-Windows, and (b) I
> haven't seen a complete reproduction recipe to try this on MS-Windows
> and see how Emacs behaves there.  In general, on MS-Windows we do
> internally something that closely emulates the ownership test, but it
> cannot be 100% compatible for obvious reasons.
>
> In addition, I believe the OP claims that the algorithm we use to
> decide (on X) when to return nil is flawed, or at least ruins his use
> case.  I don't think I succeed to understand the rationale for that
> claim, FWIW.

I didn't get to read all of the big report in very much detail until
after replying to Lars' question, but I believe what was installed on
master in the past week has solved the OP's problem.

Thanks.

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