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Title: Clipboard Cleared on Close
Type: enhancement Stage:
Components: IDLE Versions:
process
Status: closed Resolution: rejected
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: kbk Nosy List: jepler, kbk, michael.foord, rhettinger
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2005-05-24 08:34 by michael.foord, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (4)
msg54529 - (view) Author: Michael Foord (michael.foord) * (Python committer) Date: 2005-05-24 08:34
When you close IDLE (under windows at least) any 
clipboard selection is cleared. This is non-standard 
behaviour.

I often open a script with IDLE in order to copy 
something, select and copy it and close IDLE. When I 
come to paste it in another window - the clipboard has 
been cleared.

Most other programs leave the clipboard contents intact 
even after closing.
msg54530 - (view) Author: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger) * (Python committer) Date: 2005-05-26 07:02
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I've also bumped into this.  It's annoying.  Am not sure
whether it is a Python issue, IDLE issue, or Tkinter issue.
 If the latter, there is likely nothing that can be done
about it.
msg54531 - (view) Author: Kurt B. Kaiser (kbk) * (Python committer) Date: 2005-05-26 15:59
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I believe this is a Tcl/Tk issue, outside of Python.  Sorry.
msg54532 - (view) Author: Jeff Epler (jepler) Date: 2005-05-27 00:39
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Yes, this is a Tcl/Tk issue.  I believe that it will be
fixed with the release of Tk 8.5, though I don't know when
this release will take place.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:11adminsetgithub: 42009
2005-05-24 08:34:14mjfoordcreate