Re: gnote -- Am I the only one ?

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William Case wrote:
> Hi;
>
> gnote does not copy and paste within gnote the same way as every other
> Linux program.  I use gnote a lot.  I can't select a phrase or whatever
> move the cursor to the spot were I want to paste a copy of the phrase
> and click the middle mouse button to paste in a copy of the selected
> phrase.  gnote won't do it.  I have been using Fedora and Linux for over
> 7 years; it is now an intuitive or ingrained habit; a signature of
> Linux.
>
> I can and do use the Linux mouse copy and paste for copying items and
> phrases from outside gnote into gnote.  Why will it not work with text
> within gnote?
>
> I filed a bug, got told that the way to do it in gnote was to click
> where I wanted a phrase pasted, move to the phrase I wanted to copy,
> select the phrase and then click the mouse middle button.  It is not the
> way traditional Linux mouse copy and paste works.  Half the time it
> doesn't work.  I have had a couple of gnote crashes.
>
> The response I got from the gnote maintainer was can't replicate, bug
> complaint removed.  I have nothing special, or old, in my Fedora 14
> setup or in my hardware.  In any case, the position, then select, then
> middle button is not the Linux standard.
>
> Am I the only one with this annoyance? I write a lot of stuff in a day
> -- gnote is a great aid and tool except for this.  I wish somebody would
> fix it.
>
I think there is something funny there, but you need to find a way to show the 
problem every time, then refile a bug. If the maintainer can't see it s/he can't 
fix it.


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Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
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the machinations of the wicked."  - from Slashdot
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