Re: Paste should be insensitive when unavailable - but when?

> > Sets sensitivity of the Paste button/toolbar/context menu depending
> on
> > the results of cong_document_can_paste(CongDocument*)
> 
> It would be nice to have the code to do this, even if we can't yet
> use
> it effectively.
> 

Patch attached to Bugzilla (Bug 126089)

> You should look at the paste routine and test for all the conditions
> in
> which it can fail.  Look in src/xmledit.c, in function
> cong_document_paste_clipboard_or_selection, and potentially in the
> functions it calls.
> 

I've attached this comment to Bugzilla to remind me :)

> I'm now a lot more knowledgable on how the X clipboard works, so I
> can
> have a look into this if you like.

Yes please.

> Looking at cong_document_paste_clipboard_or_selection, it looks like
> it'll be affected by CongDocument "cursor_change", and by whatever
> signal we can set up to monitor the X clipboard.
> 

Also noted in Bugzilla (Bug 126089)

Thanks!

Paul

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Paul Smith
Postgraduate Student
Department of Mathematics
School of Engineering, Computer Science,
                            and Mathematics
University of Exeter

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