Bug confirmed with normal text files also (attachment added) Steps:
1) highlight some text (e.g. a single line in the middle) 2) scroll till the bottom of the document (using the mouse wheel) 3) scroll till the top 4) Type Ctrl+C then Ctrl+F and finally Ctrl+V (or manually search for the same text in the document) ** Attachment added: "test.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1457035/+attachment/4416153/+files/test.txt ** Description changed: my system: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS x64 (updated) Release: 14.04 apt-cache policy gedit gedit: - Installed: 3.10.4-0ubuntu4 - Candidate: 3.10.4-0ubuntu4 - Version table: - *** 3.10.4-0ubuntu4 0 - 500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - + Installed: 3.10.4-0ubuntu4 + Candidate: 3.10.4-0ubuntu4 + Version table: + *** 3.10.4-0ubuntu4 0 + 500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status reproducing bug: open a text file (with some text inside) highlight some text (e.g. 2-3 lines) scroll up and / or down you will notice that the highlighted text will be copy-pasted randomly in your document. + if you can't reproduce the bug this way, try opening a 400 lines .py + (python) text file (UTF-8 encoded) with python code inside it. - if you can't reproduce the bug this way, try opening a 400 lines .py (python) text file (UTF-8 encoded) with python code inside it. + + EDIT: + Bug confirmed with normal text files also + https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1457035/comments/4 ** Description changed: my system: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS x64 (updated) Release: 14.04 apt-cache policy gedit gedit: Installed: 3.10.4-0ubuntu4 Candidate: 3.10.4-0ubuntu4 Version table: *** 3.10.4-0ubuntu4 0 500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status reproducing bug: open a text file (with some text inside) highlight some text (e.g. 2-3 lines) scroll up and / or down you will notice that the highlighted text will be copy-pasted randomly in your document. if you can't reproduce the bug this way, try opening a 400 lines .py (python) text file (UTF-8 encoded) with python code inside it. - EDIT: - Bug confirmed with normal text files also - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1457035/comments/4 + Bug confirmed with normal text files also (see comment #4) ** Description changed: my system: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS x64 (updated) Release: 14.04 apt-cache policy gedit gedit: Installed: 3.10.4-0ubuntu4 Candidate: 3.10.4-0ubuntu4 Version table: *** 3.10.4-0ubuntu4 0 500 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status reproducing bug: - open a text file (with some text inside) - highlight some text (e.g. 2-3 lines) - scroll up and / or down + 0) open a ~400 lines text file + 1) highlight some text (e.g. a single line in the middle) + 2) scroll till the bottom of the document (using the mouse wheel) + 3) scroll till the top + 4) Type Ctrl+C then Ctrl+F and finally Ctrl+V (or manually search for the same text in the document) you will notice that the highlighted text will be copy-pasted randomly in your document. if you can't reproduce the bug this way, try opening a 400 lines .py (python) text file (UTF-8 encoded) with python code inside it. EDIT: Bug confirmed with normal text files also (see comment #4) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1457035 Title: gedit random paste highlighted text while scrolling To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1457035/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
