gnote -- Am I the only one ?
Bill Davidsen
davidsen at tmr.com
Mon Feb 14 14:03:15 UTC 2011
William Case wrote:
> Hi;
>
> gnote does not copy and paste within gnote the same way as every other
> Linux program. I use gnote a lot. I can't select a phrase or whatever
> move the cursor to the spot were I want to paste a copy of the phrase
> and click the middle mouse button to paste in a copy of the selected
> phrase. gnote won't do it. I have been using Fedora and Linux for over
> 7 years; it is now an intuitive or ingrained habit; a signature of
> Linux.
>
> I can and do use the Linux mouse copy and paste for copying items and
> phrases from outside gnote into gnote. Why will it not work with text
> within gnote?
>
> I filed a bug, got told that the way to do it in gnote was to click
> where I wanted a phrase pasted, move to the phrase I wanted to copy,
> select the phrase and then click the mouse middle button. It is not the
> way traditional Linux mouse copy and paste works. Half the time it
> doesn't work. I have had a couple of gnote crashes.
>
> The response I got from the gnote maintainer was can't replicate, bug
> complaint removed. I have nothing special, or old, in my Fedora 14
> setup or in my hardware. In any case, the position, then select, then
> middle button is not the Linux standard.
>
> Am I the only one with this annoyance? I write a lot of stuff in a day
> -- gnote is a great aid and tool except for this. I wish somebody would
> fix it.
>
I think there is something funny there, but you need to find a way to show the
problem every time, then refile a bug. If the maintainer can't see it s/he can't
fix it.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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