From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Chong Yidong Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6637: 24.0.50; kill ring being seriously polluted Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:37:02 -0400 Message-ID: <87oce6n8a9.fsf@stupidchicken.com> References: <4C40F257.7020600@alice.it> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1279335636 15864 80.91.229.12 (17 Jul 2010 03:00:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:00:36 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 6637@debbugs.gnu.org To: Angelo Graziosi Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jul 17 05:00:34 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZxdi-0003vh-3W for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:00:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41690 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OZxdh-0002Lk-Kc for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:00:33 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=49091 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OZxdc-0002La-4u for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:00:29 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZxda-00036M-Ug for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:00:28 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:43736) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZxda-00036I-RU for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:00:26 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZxGw-0003tQ-1M; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:37:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Chong Yidong Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:37:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6637 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6637-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6637.127933421314958 (code B ref 6637); Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:37:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6637) by debbugs.gnu.org; 17 Jul 2010 02:36:53 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZxGl-0003tD-JU for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:36:52 -0400 Original-Received: from pantheon-po45.its.yale.edu ([130.132.50.79]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OZxGj-0003ss-MR for 6637@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:36:50 -0400 Original-Received: from furry (dhcp128036014221.central.yale.edu [128.36.14.221]) (authenticated bits=0) by pantheon-po45.its.yale.edu (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id o6H2b2aB002668 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:37:02 -0400 Original-Received: by furry (Postfix, from userid 1000) id B9D56C013; Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:37:02 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <4C40F257.7020600@alice.it> (Angelo Graziosi's message of "Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:59:19 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-YaleITSMailFilter: Version 1.2c (attachment(s) not renamed) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:37:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:38620 Archived-At: Angelo Graziosi writes: >> Go to any X application (firefox, etc) with a text field. >> Holding shift, press the arrow keys and select some text. >> Release shift, and press another down arrow to deselect it. >> >> In Emacs 23 (in the absence of latest changes): >> Run `emacs -Q'. >> C-y >> >> The text you selected is yanked into the buffer. This is because the > > I have done *exactly* what you suggest on Kubuntu 10.04, with GTK > build of Emacs24 trunk rev.100832: it DOS NOT paste the selected text > but garbage (something in the clipboard form previous selections...) I tested the recipe a vanilla build of Emacs 23.2 from the tarball, with `emacs -Q'; the selected text is indeed pasted. However, it seems that the behavior of Firefox differs from that of Gedit and Openoffice; those disown the selection after deselection. Perhaps the behavior of Firefox is aberrant. Assuming the latter is more standard, I will look into changing Emacs' behavior to follow it.