Bug#444356: xserver-xorg: Virtual-terminal switch dumps cut/paste buffer onto window
On Sat, Nov 24, 2007 at 14:29:49 +0100, Brice Goglin wrote:
> Bill Brelsford wrote:
> > Package: xserver-xorg
> > Version: 1:7.3+2
> > Severity: normal
> >
> > Copy text into the X cut/paste buffer (e.g. highlight with mouse).
> > Then switch to another virtual terminal (e.g. via alt-F8) and back
> > (e.g. via alt-F7). The copied text is erroneously pasted into the
> > active X window.
> >
>
> I can't manage to reproduce this, maybe our input config or X
> environment differs. Can you try without any xorg.conf (just move it
> away)? Can you try with a different window manager, for instance after
> startx /usr/bin/xterm instead of gdm/kdm+gnome/kde/...?
>
This is a known bug with xserver 1.4, there are patches around for
xf86-input-evdev and xf86-input-mouse, which remove the buttons flushing
at init.
Cheers,
Julien
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