Bug 53963

Summary: Option to return copy behaviour to pre 1.2
Product: [Applications] konsole Reporter: chris-kde
Component: generalAssignee: Konsole Developer <konsole-devel>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: wishlist CC: krustev
Priority: NOR    
Version: 1.2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Compiled Sources   
OS: Linux   
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Description chris-kde 2003-02-03 05:33:54 UTC 
Version:           1.2 (using KDE KDE 3.1)
Installed from:    Compiled From Sources
Compiler:          gcc 2.95.2.1 
OS:          Linux

Can there be an option to return the copy behaviour back to what it previously was? ie Selecting text automatically copies it to the clipboard, without requiring edit->copy to be done.
Comment 1 James 2003-02-03 07:01:02 UTC 
I suspect it'll take a lot of convincing to break a standard. :-)

http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/clipboards.txt

PS!
I would also like to see selection copy.
Comment 2 Martin Walter 2003-02-19 10:04:12 UTC 
Yeah... 1.2 is completely unusable for me because of this new 'standard' copy
behavior. There should be an option to get the old style back for those who want
it. It's even worse because the 'other' standard ctrl-c/ctrl-v of course doesn't
work either.
Comment 3 Martin Walter 2003-02-19 10:32:10 UTC 
OK, here's a patch to get the old behavior back. It just enforces the old-style
auto-copy to clipboard. Of course it would be nicer to have an option for
turning this on and off somewhere in the preferences menu...

TEWidget.cpp, somewhere around line 1065, looks like this:

   1065       if ( actSel > 1 )
   1066           emit endSelectionSignal(preserve_line_breaks);

Change it into this:

   1065       if ( actSel > 1 )
   1066       { 
   1067           emit endSelectionSignal(preserve_line_breaks);
   1068           emit copySelectionSignal(); /* PATCH */
   1069       }

Recompile and enjoy!
Comment 4 mateusz-lists 2003-03-26 13:06:45 UTC 
Yes. I also cosider change of behaviour of konsole in autmaticlally coping selected 
text to clipboard as one of pains of 3.0.x -> 3.1.x switch :/ 
 
There should be  option to enable previous behaviour. 
 
TIA
Comment 5 Stephan Binner 2003-03-31 15:25:13 UTC 
Use Klipper's "Synchronize contents of clipboard and selection" option if you want the 
old  behavior back.
Comment 6 mateusz-lists 2003-03-31 15:54:10 UTC 
Setting Klipper's "Synchronize contents of clipboard and selection" affects any text 
component and therefore is not solution. 
I would like selection to copy _only_ from konsole, but _not_ copy when I'm using 
for example Kate editor. 
I rereported wish again as http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56668.
Comment 7 Stephan Binner 2003-03-31 23:48:14 UTC 
Why do you think an obtrusive duplicate wish entry helps you to argument against the 
decision made and standards?
Comment 8 mateusz-lists 2003-04-01 12:44:25 UTC 
1. Wish entries ware not duplicate, as second one complied Yours response (which 
did _not_ resolved problem) and I posted it becouse You changed state of first wish 
entry to RESOLVED.  
2. I'm unable to argument against 'decisions made' ;) 
3. IMHO option set by default to standard conforming value does not break any 
standard. 
 
Now ( when Yours solution is clear: "apply patch' ) EOT.
Comment 9 Stephan Binner 2003-04-02 19:51:40 UTC 
3) leads to option bloat.
Comment 10 Delian Krustev 2004-11-05 01:57:55 UTC 
I would also like to see this as a config option. And don't see why You're against it when the work seems trivial. Here's a thread that shows we're not the only ones used to the old behaviour:

http://dot.kde.org/1013076354/1013106565/