Left-click clears PRIMARY buffer selection (Copy-paste with middle-button/mouse wheel fails)

[Stefan Riha]

This bug was associated with “gtk+2.0”: see
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+2.0/+bug/34629

I have a similar problem in Ubuntu 12.04:

- Copy-paste with mouse wheel fails
+ Left-click clears PRIMARY buffer selection (Copy-paste with middle-
+ button/mouse wheel fails)

To reproduce, try the following steps in gedit, geany or jedit (same in old bug-report):

1) Select some text, thus copying it to the primary copy-paste-buffer-thingy.
2) *Left* click somewhere on the document, thus clearing the selection.
3) Click mouse wheel (middle click).

The problem does not appear in Kate, but Kate is too slow for me when working remotely (gvfs).

Following a suggestion of a user in the old bug-report cited above, I installed glipper. This solved the problem in geany and jedit, but not in gedit.

Thank you,
Stefan

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.2.0-26-generic-pae 3.2.0-26.41
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic-pae 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx wl
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC271X Analog [ALC271X Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: stefan 1763 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: stefan 1763 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xdc500000 irq 44'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC271X'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0269,10250359,00100100'
   Controls : 23
   Simple ctrls : 12
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'Generic'/'HD-Audio Generic at 0xdc420000 irq 45'
   Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100200'
   Controls : 6
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
Date: Thu Aug 2 11:41:02 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=53268ce6-73fb-413d-bccd-73746c6a087c
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
MachineType: Acer Aspire 4820TG
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-26-generic-pae root=UUID=2f19667e-ca43-4669-a290-213b070e9c91 ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
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 linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-26-generic-pae N/A
 linux-firmware 1.79
SourcePackage: linux
StagingDrivers: mei
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/10/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: V1.18
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: ZQ1B
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvrV1.18:bd08/10/2010:svnAcer:pnAspire4820TG:pvrV1.18:rvnAcer:rnZQ1B:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 4820TG
dmi.product.version: V1.18
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.5kernel[0] (Not a kernel in the daily directory) and install both the linux-image and linux-image-extra .deb packages.

Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. Please only remove that one tag and leave the other tags. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text.

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.5-rc7-quantal/