Drop-Down-Selection Propagates Wrong History for Pasting

[Lonnie Lee Best]

Something is out of sync with clipit. When I select a previous copy-to-clipboard text I've copied, instead of putting "that one I've selected" into memory, it is putting another item (elsewhere in my clip-history) into the current clip-board memory.

Basically, the one you select is not the one you get for pasting.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: clipit 1.4.1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 19 19:39:31 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: clipit
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-05 (14 days ago)
---
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-19 (36 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
Package: clipit 1.4.1-1ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
Tags: quantal running-unity
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom debian-tor dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

Pay careful attention, in the attached video, at the part where I click "Text3" from clipit's drop-down; instead of "Text3" I get "Text6" when I paste it.

[Cristian Henzel (hecristi)]

Could you please test this with the latest version (1.4.2) and tell me if the bug is still there?

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

I'm running:
Package: clipit 1.4.1-1ubuntu1

That's the latest available in the repository, and the latest I see here:
http://clipit.rspwn.com/

Your change log mentions later versions, but I didn't see a download link on the site. Please provide further instructions.

There's not much time left, if you want to get your latest version into the repositories for the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 release:
http://www.ubuntu.com/community/countdown

Clipit is important to me because it replaces Parcellite, which doesn't work in Unity:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/753197

[Cristian Henzel (hecristi)]

The latest version is available here https://github.com/shantzu/ClipIt/downloads or here http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtkclipit/files/Version%201/ but you need to compile it yourself, because it's not yet available as a deb package. The 1.4.2 version won't make it to 12.04 anymore, since the freeze is already in place.

[pelm (pelle-ekh)]

Has someone test if 1.4.2 version works for Precise? I having a similar behaviour which the selected items in ClipIt isn't the same when i paste them.

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

apport information

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

This remains an issue in Ubuntu 12.10.

I'm not sure how to reproduce it, but I use clipit daily and it's list becomes out of sync frequently (you'll select one item and it will put a different item from the list into the current memory for pasting).

I using clipit 1.4.1-1ubuntu2. If the bug is fixed in 1.4.2 why not release it as an official update?

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

I appreciate your efforts to fix this bug. That said, this bug is starting to driving me crazy over time. Please fix it soon. If you've already fixed, please just publish the update. -thanks

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

Since this issue is still not fixed, and since Parcellite has release an update (1.0.2rc5) for Ubuntu 12.10, my workaround is to use parcellite instead of clipit:

sudo apt-get install parcellite

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

Will version 1.4.2 make it to the repository in Ubuntu 13.04?

[Cristian Henzel (hecristi)]

Debian is still frozen, so I can't upload it to unstable there. And since ubuntu takes its packages from Debian's unstable repository, it can't get the new version. So no.

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

This bug is about to run me crazy. I submitted over a year ago. Can someone please get the fix into the current repository?

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

Cristian, I understand that debian is no longer frozen. Can you upgrade-software-version in the repositories?

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

I don't know what to say at this point. I really like clipit, but no one will fix this bug. I've been pleading for April of 2012. Can someone please fix this?

[Jackson Doak (noskcaj)]

I have uploaded a working package for 1.42 to https://mentors.debian.net/package/clipit
I am now waiting to get sponsored. Upstream (and cristien in general) is unresponsive due to real life stuff

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

Jackson, thanks for your efforts! I'm really eager to see this bug resolved in Ubuntu.

It is a shame that a fix is available and we're having this much difficultly getting an update into the repositories.

[Jackson Doak (noskcaj)]

What still needs to happen:
1. A debian developer needs to sponsor my version of clipit and put it
in "unstable"
2. Ubuntu will sync this for 14.04
3. If required, file a bug to backport this to saucy, precise, etc.

On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 6:25 AM, Lonnie Lee Best
<email address hidden> wrote:
> Jackson, thanks for your efforts! I'm really eager to see this bug
> resolved in Ubuntu.
>
> It is a shame that a fix is available and we're having this much
> difficultly getting an update into the repositories.
>
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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/985966
>
> Title:
> Drop-Down-Selection Propagates Wrong History for Pasting
>
> Status in “clipit” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Something is out of sync with clipit. When I select a previous copy-
> to-clipboard text I've copied, instead of putting "that one I've
> selected" into memory, it is putting another item (elsewhere in my
> clip-history) into the current clip-board memory.
>
> Basically, the one you select is not the one you get for pasting.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: clipit 1.4.1-1ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: wl
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Thu Apr 19 19:39:31 2012
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
> ProcEnviron:
> TERM=xterm
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: clipit
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-05 (14 days ago)
> ---
> ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-19 (36 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
> MarkForUpload: True
> Package: clipit 1.4.1-1ubuntu2
> PackageArchitecture: amd64
> ProcEnviron:
> TERM=xterm
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
> Tags: quantal running-unity
> Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> UserGroups: adm cdrom debian-tor dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clipit/+bug/985966/+subscriptions

[Jackson Doak (noskcaj)]

If anyone wants to use this in ubuntu, it's also on my PPA. ppa:noskcaj/packaging

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

Jackson, thanks so much for getting this moving again. Do you have a standalone .deb that I could use to install this early. Or, could you elaborate on the steps to use your ppa?

Also, do you think that this could make it into Ubuntu 13.10?

[Jackson Doak (noskcaj)]

This should be in saucy soon

[Jackson Doak (noskcaj)]

This is now in trusty-proposed, should be fixed soon

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

I'm still experiencing this in saucy at the moment. Do you know of a way that I can update just this one package from trusty-proposed without being prompted to also update all other packages that are in trusty-proposed?

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

Wait a second, you said trusty-proposed (14.04). I was just looking for this in saucy-proposed which is the current Ubuntu 13.10.

Since 14.04 won't be release until April of next yet, is there any chance of getting your fix into saucy too?

[Jackson Doak (noskcaj)]

It's in standard trusty now, and can be found at http://launchpadlibrarian.net/154767364/clipit_1.4.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb (64-bit) or http://launchpadlibrarian.net/154802628/clipit_1.4.2-1ubuntu1_i386.deb (32-bit)

[Jackson Doak (noskcaj)]

Please tell me if that actually fixes it, and if there is any demand for a 1.4.3 snapshot release.

[Lonnie Lee Best (launchpad-startport)]

Ok, I've installed the 64-bit deb, and it does appear to be fixed so far. However, keep in mind, even before this fix I couldn't always reproduce this issue every session.

I use this application daily, so I will report back if the bug resurfaces.

This was an important bug fix to me, so thank you so much for fixing this for everyone.