Bug 81233

Summary:	Cut / Paste ability broken after program close
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	electricprism
Component:	Writer	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	critical	CC:	philipz85
Priority:	highest
Version:	4.2.5.2 release
Hardware:	x86-64 (AMD64)
OS:	Linux (All)
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Description electricprism 2014-07-11 13:47:05 UTC

I just lost a document to the Cut / Paste feature not working after closing Libre Office Writer 4.2.5 RC2.

In LibreOffice Writer hit Ctrl+X on some text, close the program and then attempt to paste to Google Docs or another program.

My clipboard is cleared. If I didn't save my document (which I didn't) - my text in the clipboard is completly wiped out.

This is a _extreemly_ critical bug for _all_ users as it diminishes functionality.

Comment 1 Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired) 2014-07-11 22:42:11 UTC

Dear elecricprism,

Thank you for reporting. This is a problem with the Linux clipboard system and has been reported before and its hoped that it will be fixed.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 48783 ***

Comment 2 electricprism 2014-08-02 20:42:12 UTC

May I suggest that LO checks whether the Linux Clipboard is in use and if so displays a warning message on exit as this is the standard for other office suites?

Something like:
"There is text stored in the clipboard, this text will be deleted once Libre Writer is closed, do you want to continue?"
[Yes] [No]

Comment 3 Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired) 2014-08-02 21:22:05 UTC

Hi elecricprism,

This is a linux problem that we hope libreoffice will decide to use a workaround to fix for its linux users. This problem effects all linux applications, which is why its recommended to use a clipboard manager like parcellite to solve it for all apps.