On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 09:55:53AM -0500, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > On 11/27/20 2:47 PM, Cris Fuhrman wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I recently started using LyX on my Windows 10 via WSL2 (Ubuntu) with > > VcXsrv. The application is snappy and I like configuring the > > supporting tools in linux (especially the tex configurations). > > > > Sadly, I can't get the clipboard to work consistently outside of X. > > For example: > > > > 1. In Windows, start the VcXsrv > > 2. In WSL2, start LyX, create New file > > 3. In Windows, copy some text (e.g., from Notepad++) > > 4. In LyX paste (this works) > > 5. In LyX, change the text, then Copy > > 6. In Notepad++, paste (no effect). Windows-V (to show the clipboard > > history) shows no trace of the newly copied text from LyX. > > 7. Try steps 2-4 again and it no longer works, implying something > > "breaks" the Xserver in those steps. > > > > I'm able to do copy/paste with other applications such as xfe (file > > explorer) and gedit (text editor), so I know my XServer > > can work properly (at least sometimes). > > > > Is there some option I need to configure in LyX to get it to use the > > proper clipboard that can be shared outside (assuming that is how it's > > working with xfe and gedit), or is this a bug? > > I guess it's a bug, but I'm not sure we ever considered this kind of > setup. (Apparently, what's on the X clipboard is not appearing on the > Windows one. Does that work with other Linux apps?) I'd suggest you > either file it on trac or raise it on the devel list.
I don't know if it's relevant, but does LyX work with Wayland's clipboard? And if it does, is it because there is a compatibility layer? Scott
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