Re: Can no longer copy & paste

[Peter Zelezny <zed@linux.com>]

On Fri,  7 Jun 2002 21:05:02 -0400 (EDT)
jseymour@LinxNet.com (Jim Seymour) wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> Environment:
> 
>     Sun Sparc Solaris 7 (patched)
>     gcc 2.95.3
>     X-Chat 1.8.9 built with --disable-nls --disable-gnome 
>         --disable-python --enable-openssl
> 
> Just today I upgraded from 1.6.4 to 1.8.9 as a result of the "DNS
> security hole."  Now I find I can no longer copy (and paste) out of the
> conversation area.  I *can* copy out of the area where *I* type.  When
> I try to mark text for copying out of the conversation area:
> 
>     . If I click-and-drag, as soon as I release the mouse button
>       the high-lighting goes away.
> 
>     . If I double-click on a word, the highlighting just blinks
>       and doesn't stay on.
> 
> If there's no solution to this, maybe somebody can tell me how to
> manually eliminate the DNS exploit in 1.6.4 and I'll go back to using
> that.  It never gave me any trouble.
> 
> 
> Thanks In Advance,
> Jim

Unfortunately I don't have a sparc here to test this, want to send me one? :)

I think I may know what causes it, a patch is attached. Let me know if this
fixes it. 

P.S You don't want to use 1.6.4, it probably has other security holes, and
the text widget is slower.

-- 
Peter Zelezny.

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