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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From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 53894 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, ignaciocasso <at> hotmail.com
Subject: bug#53894: 27.2; Clipboard copy -> C-y -> M-y -> Same clipboard copy does not push to kill ring
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:03:38 +0800

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

>> It is, `gui-backend-selection-owner-p' does not work reliably on some
>> other platforms such as PGTK and NS.

> Do we have a list of these platforms?  Perhaps we should have a function
> that says whether the `gui-backend-selection-owner-p' results are
> reliable...?

IME, it's PGTK on Wayland and GNUstep where it doesn't work reliably.
It seems to work fine on macOS, and it's guaranteed to work on X (if it
doesn't, then selections won't work at all) and Haiku.

Thanks.

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