Middle-button paste in X sometimes works but more often does not

[rkouznetsov]

JabRef version
JabRef 5.3--2021-07-05--bed9ac9
Linux 5.4.0-73-generic amd64
Java 16.0.1
JavaFX 16+8

Installed from snap in ubuntu 18.04

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open Help-about dialog
2. Select version with mouse
3. Switch to a favourite text-editor
4. Press middle mouse button in the editor's text field

In other most applications selected text would be pasted to the window. In Jabref the selection is simply ignored.

Funny enough, select - middle-cleck works between fields in "edit entry", but does not in "BibTeX source".
The same way does not work for copying strings to "web search" entry.
Clumsy "Ctrl-C -- Ctrl-V" method works fine.

Looks like re-appearance of #2389

Thank you!

[marcelolaia]

Same issue here.

I would like to select a PDF text (i.e. paper's title) and paste it by middle button on the JabRef search bar. It doesn't work. Only CTRL+C/CTRL+V work.

JabRef 5.10--2023-09-01--779e555
Linux 6.4.0-4-amd64 amd64 
Java 21-internal 
JavaFX 20+19

Any workaround?

Thank you!

[atdushi]

Calling ClipBoardManager.addX11Support(query) may help. It handles middle mouse button.

[Siedlerchr]

@atdushi feel free to try this

[Siedlerchr]

@rkouznetsov @marcelolaia
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