Can't paste rich text on Linux

duns · 10-01-2017, 12:24 PM

Actually I see that Sigil does not paste from clipboard rich text, but only plain text.
Sometimes it could be useful can paste also rich text.
Someone can do it?
Thank you

Doitsu · 10-01-2017, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duns

Actually I see that Sigil does not paste from clipboard rich text, but only plain text.

It'll paste rich text, if you paste content in Book View mode.

duns · 10-01-2017, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Doitsu

It'll paste rich text, if you paste content in Book View mode.

once yes, now no more (I have Kubuntu 17.04, Sigil 0.9.7)

Doitsu · 10-01-2017, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duns

once yes, now no more (I have Kubuntu 17.04, Sigil 0.9.7)

I was able to reproduce this issue with elementary OS (Ubuntu) and Sigil 0.9.8 and Arch Linux with Sigil 0.9.8 (built from source with all commits up to 09/12/2017).

(Pasting formatted text from the Preview window worked.)

KevinH · 10-01-2017, 05:44 PM

FWIW - This was not an intended change. My guess is this is either related to Linux clipboard changes external to Sigil or maybe related to the Sigil code that forces Linux to take ownership of external clipboard contents to prevent the Qt Linux bug with slow highlighting when external clipboards contents are owned by other applications.

DiapDealer · 10-01-2017, 05:46 PM

What are the programs you're pasting from?

Doitsu · 10-01-2017, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

What are the programs you're pasting from?

I tested it with Firefox, Abiword and LibreOffice Writer.
(I pasted italicized and bold text.)

DiapDealer · 10-01-2017, 05:58 PM

I can duplicate it. I'll have to check if it's one of our commits or something else.

DiapDealer · 10-02-2017, 08:40 AM

Another oddity with this is that even though the copied rich text shows up in Sigil's "Paste from Clipboard History" feature (obviously not in the rich text format), it cannot be pasted into Book View at all. Nothing happens. It can still be pasted as plain text into Code view, though. Weird.

I'm experiencing it clear back to 0.9.5 (the most recent Ubuntu 16.04 repo version). So either it's something that happened a long time ago that nobody's reported, or some recent change in the Linux desktop (X11, gnome. gtk, etc...) has broken our QClipboard work-around. The workaround for slow selection on Linux was implemented in v0.9.3, so it's possible we just broke it then, I guess. Just seems odd that no one reported it until now if so (though it probably isn't that popular of a feature to begin with).

DiapDealer · 10-02-2017, 08:44 AM

If things work as expected in v0.9.2 (albeit very slowly) we should have our answer. Should be able to find some time to test that soon.

EDIT: I'm moving this thread into the main Sigil forum. A plugin for pasting anything into one of Sigil's editable views isn't really very feasible. This is simply a bug we should be able to (hopefully) fix.

DiapDealer · 10-02-2017, 02:21 PM

Confirmed that pasting rich text (from external sources) into Book View before version 0.9.3 works as expected. At least we have a good idea where to look.

I've entered a new issue into Sigil's issue database for tracking purposes. https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/issues/320

DiapDealer · 10-02-2017, 05:01 PM

I've got a solution utilizing QMimeData that seems to restore the ability to paste rich text from external programs into Book View (and not trigger the text-selection-slowdown that made us create this workaround in the first place).

You still can't paste the data using the Paste from Clipboard History feature into Book View, but I'm not entirely certain that ever worked with rich text to be perfectly honest. From what I see of the code, I suspect not.

KevinH · 10-02-2017, 09:35 PM

Please push it! Great Work.

DiapDealer · 10-02-2017, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinH

Please push it! Great Work.

https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil...7a59f941f976b7

Doitsu · 10-03-2017, 01:40 AM

@duns: DiapDealer's commit fixed the issue. If you don't want to wait for the Sigil 0.9.9 release, you can build a fixed version yourself using DiapDealer's fool-proof Linux build instructions.

10-01-2017, 12:24 PM	#1
duns Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PocketBook	Can't paste rich text on Linux Actually I see that Sigil does not paste from clipboard rich text, but only plain text. Sometimes it could be useful can paste also rich text. Someone can do it? Thank you

10-01-2017, 05:44 PM	#5
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 7,644 Karma: 5433388 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	FWIW - This was not an intended change. My guess is this is either related to Linux clipboard changes external to Sigil or maybe related to the Sigil code that forces Linux to take ownership of external clipboard contents to prevent the Qt Linux bug with slow highlighting when external clipboards contents are owned by other applications. Last edited by KevinH; 10-01-2017 at 05:47 PM.

10-02-2017, 08:44 AM	#10
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,549 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	If things work as expected in v0.9.2 (albeit very slowly) we should have our answer. Should be able to find some time to test that soon. EDIT: I'm moving this thread into the main Sigil forum. A plugin for pasting anything into one of Sigil's editable views isn't really very feasible. This is simply a bug we should be able to (hopefully) fix. Last edited by DiapDealer; 10-02-2017 at 11:57 AM.

10-02-2017, 05:01 PM	#12
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,549 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I've got a solution utilizing QMimeData that seems to restore the ability to paste rich text from external programs into Book View (and not trigger the text-selection-slowdown that made us create this workaround in the first place). You still can't paste the data using the Paste from Clipboard History feature into Book View, but I'm not entirely certain that ever worked with rich text to be perfectly honest. From what I see of the code, I suspect not. Last edited by DiapDealer; 10-02-2017 at 06:06 PM.

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10-01-2017, 05:46 PM	#6
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,549 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	What are the programs you're pasting from?

10-01-2017, 05:58 PM	#8
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,549 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I can duplicate it. I'll have to check if it's one of our commits or something else.

10-02-2017, 08:40 AM	#9
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,549 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Another oddity with this is that even though the copied rich text shows up in Sigil's "Paste from Clipboard History" feature (obviously not in the rich text format), it cannot be pasted into Book View at all. Nothing happens. It can still be pasted as plain text into Code view, though. Weird. I'm experiencing it clear back to 0.9.5 (the most recent Ubuntu 16.04 repo version). So either it's something that happened a long time ago that nobody's reported, or some recent change in the Linux desktop (X11, gnome. gtk, etc...) has broken our QClipboard work-around. The workaround for slow selection on Linux was implemented in v0.9.3, so it's possible we just broke it then, I guess. Just seems odd that no one reported it until now if so (though it probably isn't that popular of a feature to begin with).

10-02-2017, 02:21 PM	#11
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,549 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Confirmed that pasting rich text (from external sources) into Book View before version 0.9.3 works as expected. At least we have a good idea where to look. I've entered a new issue into Sigil's issue database for tracking purposes. https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil/issues/320

10-02-2017, 09:35 PM	#13
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 7,644 Karma: 5433388 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Please push it! Great Work.

10-03-2017, 01:40 AM	#15
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,584 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	@duns: DiapDealer's commit fixed the issue. If you don't want to wait for the Sigil 0.9.9 release, you can build a fixed version yourself using DiapDealer's fool-proof Linux build instructions.

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