Bug#469579: evince: "copy link address" does not copy the link to primary selection

[Sven Arvidsson]

forwarded 469579 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=520855 
thanks

On Wed, 2008-03-05 at 14:53 -0800, Andrzej Novak wrote:
> When a PDF file contains a URL link, right-clicking and selecting
> "Copy Link Address" only copies the link to the clipboard (i.e. I can
> use "Paste" in an edit menu or Ctrl+V in many applications to paste
> the content), but does not copy the link to the primary selection
> (i.e. I cannot paste the content to, e.g. xterm window by
> middle-clicking within the window). 
> 
> I do not think that this is an expected behavior, as most
> applications, such as IceWeasel, copies whatever content is in the
> clipboard also to the primary selection (e.g. if I right-click on a
> link and choose "Copy Link Location", I can paste the content
> elsewhere by middle-clicking, as well as the usual paste method). 
> 
> On the other hand, I am not entirely sure if this is a problem with
> evince or GTK or some other library.

Hi,

Thanks for the bug report. I have forwarded it upstream, see
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=520855

My gut feeling is that Evince does the right thing, but I will let the
upstream developers decide.

-- 
Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
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