Error with Clip Editor

cleocalliope · 08-12-2015, 01:19 AM

I've been using Sigil for some time now and I'm fairly good with it.

Recently, however, it has developed a bug I'm not sure how to fix. I use the clip editor to store several bits of code I use a great deal. Every time I add one now I get an error message:

'Sigil has encountered a problem. Please report it on the issue tracker, including the details from this dialog.'

The link takes me to a page that no longer exists, so I'm trying to get help here. The information in the details is this:

Error info: Critical: OleSetClipboard: Failed to set mime data (text/plain) on clipboard: COM error 0x800401d0 (Unknown error 0x0ffffffff800401d0) (The parameter is incorrect.)
Sigil version: 0.8.4
Runtime Qt: 5.4.0
Compiled Qt: 5.4.0
Platform: Windows SysInfo ID 176

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Cleo

Toxaris · 08-12-2015, 02:19 AM

Perhaps the clips file is corrupted. Delete the clips file (back it up first), so Sigil will create a new one. Then you can add the old clips in the new file one by one.

Doitsu · 08-12-2015, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cleocalliope

Recently, however, it has developed a bug I'm not sure how to fix. I use the clip editor to store several bits of code I use a great deal.

Maybe the clips contain invalid or non-text data.

Did you copy the clips from a third party app. e.g., an HTML editor?

Can you post an example of a clip that causes this message to be displayed?

cleocalliope · 08-12-2015, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doitsu

Maybe the clips contain invalid or non-text data.

Did you copy the clips from a third party app. e.g., an HTML editor?

Can you post an example of a clip that causes this message to be displayed?

No, I wrote the clips myself. They include completely innocuous things such as the clip for a extra space (   ), a dash ( – ), and a line break ( <p class="line">____________________</p> ). What you see there in the parenthesis is exactly what's in those particular clips.

KevinH · 08-12-2015, 10:30 PM

Hi,
According to a Google search ..

See the bottom of this posts thread on the Qt forum:
https://forum.qt.io/topic/55491/auto...elected-text/6

That error actually comes from the Windows clipboard and is not caused by Sigil or Qt. On Windows the Windows clipboard can be shared by other applications. Please try closing other open applications. You might want to restart your machine to force the Windows clipboard to be cleaned out.

KevinH

BetterRed · 08-13-2015, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinH

You might want to restart your machine to force the Windows clipboard to be cleaned out.KevinH

Good Grief you don't need to restart Windows to clear its clipboard!

Use one of of these ==>> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=windows+clear+clipboard+

IMO adding a right click menu item to Desktop is 'neatest', requires registry editing, otherwise a shortcut. You could even use AHK to make it a keyboard shortcut.

BR

Notjohn · 08-13-2015, 06:42 AM

Amazing.

(When I clicked on the Imgtfy link, then marched back, I got this message: Thought that was cool? Try the iPhone App or Grab Some Stickers. Yeah, it was cool.)

BetterRed · 08-13-2015, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Notjohn

Amazing.

(When I clicked on the Imgtfy link, then marched back, I got this message: Thought that was cool? Try the iPhone App or Grab Some Stickers. Yeah, it was cool.)

@Notjohn

works for me - maybe your browser's been spamjacked

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BR

DiapDealer · 08-13-2015, 02:11 PM

No. I got the lmgtfy app ad when I hit the back button too. This being the internet, however, I thought very little of it.

BetterRed · 08-13-2015, 08:24 PM

Interesting, for me the end of search bar text has focus so backspace does a rubout, but the back button takes me to the ad - browser addons probably come into play.

@notjohn - I hadn't come across term 'march back' before - must be merrycanese. I interpreted it as 'retreat', as in 'get me outta here pronto'

BR

cleocalliope · 08-13-2015, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

IMO adding a right click menu item to Desktop is 'neatest', requires registry editing, otherwise a shortcut. You could even use AHK to make it a keyboard shortcut.

BR

That seems to have solved the problem. I now have a short cut for clearing the clipboard and the error message is all gone.

cleocalliope · 08-13-2015, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinH

Hi,
According to a Google search ..

See the bottom of this posts thread on the Qt forum:
https://forum.qt.io/topic/55491/auto...elected-text/6

That error actually comes from the Windows clipboard and is not caused by Sigil or Qt. On Windows the Windows clipboard can be shared by other applications. Please try closing other open applications. You might want to restart your machine to force the Windows clipboard to be cleaned out.

KevinH

Clearing the clipboard has done the trick. Who knew. No more error message.

BetterRed · 08-13-2015, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cleocalliope

That seems to have solved the problem. I now have a short cut for clearing the clipboard and the error message is all gone.

I run three clipboard enhancers - persistent history, scrubber, and searcher. I cut and paste a lot (a hell of a lot) from multiple applications including to/from Sigil, and I use the Sigil clips feature quite a lot. I don't have this problem. Clearing the clipboard for me would be a disaster - my history buffer is 400 entries long - it's my memory enhancer.

And, of course the clipboard is shared by applications - that's what the N billion Windows use it for. I don't doubt there is something wrong but my bet is that it's in Qt. Windows clipboard code hasn't changed in decades - more's the pity, I wouldn't need all these gadgets is they enhanced it a bit

BR

eschwartz · 08-14-2015, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Interesting, for me the end of search bar text has focus so backspace does a rubout, but the back button takes me to the ad - browser addons probably come into play.

Adblock plus has been effective at stopping me from seeing the ad, no matter what I try...

Quote:

@notjohn - I hadn't come across term 'march back' before - must be merrycanese. I interpreted it as 'retreat', as in 'get me outta here pronto'

BR

If it's 'murican, it ain't any 'murican I ever heard of.

I would make the same guess about it's meaning as you did.

BetterRed · 08-14-2015, 01:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Adblock plus has been effective at stopping me from seeing the ad, no matter what I try...

poor diddums, resized just for you

BR

08-12-2015, 01:19 AM	#1
cleocalliope Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2015 Device: none	Error with Clip Editor I've been using Sigil for some time now and I'm fairly good with it. Recently, however, it has developed a bug I'm not sure how to fix. I use the clip editor to store several bits of code I use a great deal. Every time I add one now I get an error message: 'Sigil has encountered a problem. Please report it on the issue tracker, including the details from this dialog.' The link takes me to a page that no longer exists, so I'm trying to get help here. The information in the details is this: Error info: Critical: OleSetClipboard: Failed to set mime data (text/plain) on clipboard: COM error 0x800401d0 (Unknown error 0x0ffffffff800401d0) (The parameter is incorrect.) Sigil version: 0.8.4 Runtime Qt: 5.4.0 Compiled Qt: 5.4.0 Platform: Windows SysInfo ID 176 Can anyone help? Thanks, Cleo

08-12-2015, 10:30 PM	#5
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 9,072 Karma: 6361556 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Hi, According to a Google search .. See the bottom of this posts thread on the Qt forum: https://forum.qt.io/topic/55491/auto...elected-text/6 That error actually comes from the Windows clipboard and is not caused by Sigil or Qt. On Windows the Windows clipboard can be shared by other applications. Please try closing other open applications. You might want to restart your machine to force the Windows clipboard to be cleaned out. KevinH Last edited by KevinH; 08-12-2015 at 10:36 PM.

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08-12-2015, 02:19 AM	#2
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Perhaps the clips file is corrupted. Delete the clips file (back it up first), so Sigil will create a new one. Then you can add the old clips in the new file one by one.

08-13-2015, 06:42 AM	#7
Notjohn mostly an observer Posts: 1,519 Karma: 996810 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle	Amazing. (When I clicked on the Imgtfy link, then marched back, I got this message: Thought that was cool? Try the iPhone App or Grab Some Stickers. Yeah, it was cool.)

08-13-2015, 02:11 PM	#9
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,883 Karma: 207000000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	No. I got the lmgtfy app ad when I hit the back button too. This being the internet, however, I thought very little of it.

08-13-2015, 08:24 PM	#10
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,012 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Interesting, for me the end of search bar text has focus so backspace does a rubout, but the back button takes me to the ad - browser addons probably come into play. @notjohn - I hadn't come across term 'march back' before - must be merrycanese. I interpreted it as 'retreat', as in 'get me outta here pronto' BR