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26.3; xclip (wl-copy/Wayland) doesn't copy from Emacs Client

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From: emacs <at> storiepvtride.it
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 26.3; xclip (wl-copy/Wayland) doesn't copy from Emacs Client
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 10:31:55 +0200

Hello,

I'm using xclip 1.10 under Wayland and I use `wl-clipboard` [0] to copy

and paste.



When I connect a client to the Emacs daemon, I cannot copy text from a

buffer to outside Emacs (be it a GTK application or another shell). To

copy and paste text from a buffer:



- I start selecting text with `C-space` then arrow keys to extend the
selection

- I copy the selection with `C-w`

- I paste the selection outside Emacs with whatever works (shift+ctrl+v,

- shift+ins, ctrl+v, ecc.)



If I start `emacs` directly the above workflow works just fine.



I've hacked a bit `xclip.el`, seems that these commits [1] and [2] are

related to the issue. If I revert to using `process-file`, I can copy
again also from

an attached Emacs client.



Regards,



[0] https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard

[1]

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=emacs/elpa.git;a=commitdiff;h=dd10f4a8ccef4aa316afc31ed2549573a974b546;hp=5436d2486e475fc91f16682697a692e21387e22d

[2]
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=emacs/elpa.git;a=commitdiff;h=98405112baa5ce2a118d1c65184c005d8ddaa1a9;hp=a465911fa8abb9cd0050c7469a9c3aa2a3407ef3



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 of 2019-09-23, modified by Debian built on lgw01-amd64-032

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Message #8 received at 41910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: emacs <at> storiepvtride.it
Cc: 41910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41910: 26.3;
 xclip (wl-copy/Wayland) doesn't copy from Emacs Client
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:24:43 +0300

> From: emacs <at> storiepvtride.it
> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 10:31:55 +0200
> 
> I'm using xclip 1.10 under Wayland and I use `wl-clipboard` [0] to copy
> and paste.
> 
> When I connect a client to the Emacs daemon, I cannot copy text from a
> buffer to outside Emacs (be it a GTK application or another shell). To
> copy and paste text from a buffer:
> 
> - I start selecting text with `C-space` then arrow keys to extend the
> selection
> 
> - I copy the selection with `C-w`
> 
> - I paste the selection outside Emacs with whatever works (shift+ctrl+v,
> 
> - shift+ins, ctrl+v, ecc.)
> 
> If I start `emacs` directly the above workflow works just fine.

Please tell how you invoke emacsclient in those cases.

Also, if you disable xclip and don't use wl-clipboard, does the
problem go away?

Thanks.

Message #11 received at 41910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: emacs <at> storiepvtride.it
To: 41910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41910: 26.3; xclip (wl-copy/Wayland) doesn't copy from Emacs
 Client
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 19:32:14 +0200

Am 17.06.20 um 16:24 schrieb Eli Zaretskii:
>> From: emacs <at> storiepvtride.it
>> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 10:31:55 +0200
>>
>> I'm using xclip 1.10 under Wayland and I use `wl-clipboard` [0] to copy
>> and paste.
>>
>> When I connect a client to the Emacs daemon, I cannot copy text from a
>> buffer to outside Emacs (be it a GTK application or another shell). To
>> copy and paste text from a buffer:
>>
>> - I start selecting text with `C-space` then arrow keys to extend the
>> selection
>>
>> - I copy the selection with `C-w`
>>
>> - I paste the selection outside Emacs with whatever works (shift+ctrl+v,
>>
>> - shift+ins, ctrl+v, ecc.)
>>
>> If I start `emacs` directly the above workflow works just fine.
> 
> Please tell how you invoke emacsclient in those cases.
> 
> Also, if you disable xclip and don't use wl-clipboard, does the
> problem go away?
> 
> Thanks.
> 

Hello, thanks for the reply.

> Please tell how you invoke emacsclient in those cases.

I use this alias:

alias em='emacsclient -t'

> Also, if you disable xclip and don't use wl-clipboard, does the
> problem go away?

If I start emacs in Fundamental mode (emacs -q) which I believe should
disable any package, I observe:

- I cannot copy from Emacs and paste into a GTK application
- I can copy from a GTK application and paste into Emacs
- Yank and Kill-ring-save work inside Emacs

Hope it helps, sorry if my wording is not correct, feel free to ask more
details.

Regards,

Message #14 received at 41910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: emacs <at> storiepvtride.it
Cc: 41910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41910: 26.3; xclip (wl-copy/Wayland) doesn't copy from
 Emacs Client
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2021 13:09:55 +0200

emacs <at> storiepvtride.it writes:

> If I start emacs in Fundamental mode (emacs -q) which I believe should
> disable any package, I observe:

"emacs -Q" will disable all local customisations, but "emacs -q" will
let some through.

> - I cannot copy from Emacs and paste into a GTK application

I'm unable to reproduce this in Emacs 27.2/28 -- what GTK application
are you pasting into, and how are you doing it?  (Marking a region with
the mouse in Emacs?)

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

Message #19 received at 41910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: jman <emacs <at> storiepvtride.it>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: emacs <at> storiepvtride.it, 41910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41910: 26.3; xclip (wl-copy/Wayland) doesn't copy from
 Emacs Client
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 09:32:37 +0200

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> emacs <at> storiepvtride.it writes:
>
>> If I start emacs in Fundamental mode (emacs -q) which I believe 
>> should
>> disable any package, I observe:
>
> "emacs -Q" will disable all local customisations, but "emacs -q" 
> will
> let some through.
>
>> - I cannot copy from Emacs and paste into a GTK application
>
> I'm unable to reproduce this in Emacs 27.2/28 -- what GTK 
> application
> are you pasting into, and how are you doing it?  (Marking a 
> region with
> the mouse in Emacs?)

Hi, thanks for the reply. I can't provide a reproducible anymore 
as now I use a
completely different Emacs configuration (Doom) and don't use
emacs server/client configuration.

Best,

Message #22 received at 41910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: jman <emacs <at> storiepvtride.it>
Cc: 41910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41910: 26.3; xclip (wl-copy/Wayland) doesn't copy from
 Emacs Client
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:53:44 +0200

jman <emacs <at> storiepvtride.it> writes:

> Hi, thanks for the reply. I can't provide a reproducible anymore as
> now I use a
> completely different Emacs configuration (Doom) and don't use
> emacs server/client configuration.

OK, I'm closing this bug report, then.  If further progress can be made,
please respond to the debbugs address and we'll reopen.  (Or file a new
bug report.)

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
   bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

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