xsel unable to delete or replace selection

Bug #387178 reported by Justin Martin
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
xsel (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: xsel

xsel -d (or xsel --delete) is unable to delete selection, and xsel -i is unable to replace current selection.

To replicate:

Open text editor, or focus any text entry.
Write some text, then select it.
Open a terminal, then run xsel -d, or echo -n test|xsel -i

Expected result:

Text selection deleted, or replaced with "test"

Actual result:

No change to selection contents, text is deselected.

Versions:

Ubuntu 9.04

xsel 1.2.0-1

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in xsel (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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