chromium page search field selects the previous search string to clipboard

[Martin Weis]

The search field of chromium selects the string in the search field directly into the clipboard, thereby overwriting existing content in the clipboard.
This is annoying, since if you want to search something from the clipboard on a page, you cannot paste it into the search field.

Steps to reproduce:
1. open chromium, go to a website, e.g. http://www.ubuntu.com/
2. select text, e.g. "Ubuntu"
3. press ctrl-f to open the search field (if empty, you can paste with middle mouse button)
4. select a different text, e.g. "Tastefully"
5. again press ctrl-f for a search
6. search field content ("Ubuntu") is selected AND in clipboard
7. you cannot paste "Tastefully", since "Ubuntu" is in clipboard

Thanks for looking into it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: chromium-browser 24.0.1312.56-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-38.60-generic 3.2.37
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-38-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Feb 21 19:42:41 2013
Desktop-Session:
 DESKTOP_SESSION = gnome-fallback
 XDG_CONFIG_DIRS = /etc/xdg/xdg-gnome-fallback:/etc/xdg
 XDG_DATA_DIRS = /usr/share/gnome-fallback:/usr/share/gnome:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/
Env:
 MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH = None
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH = /opt/ros/groovy/lib
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: chromium-browser
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-10-08 (136 days ago)
chromium-default: CHROMIUM_FLAGS=""

[Nathan Teodosio (nteodosio)]

Cannot verify, likely it solved itself.

[Nathan Teodosio (nteodosio)]

Also keep in mind there is a difference between the clipboard and primary selections in the X Window System. Since you never mention explicit clipboard copy actions (e.g. Ctrl+C), you may be talking about primary.

For reference, https://specifications.freedesktop.org/clipboards-spec/clipboards-latest.txt.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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