Re: [Bug-apl] aplwrap needs to be able to edit paste lines

[David B. Lamkins]

I just did a pull and recompile. The copy/paste works as expected.



Hmmm... thinking... looking at the code... 

I'll bet you have a lock key (shift lock? num lock?) engaged.

I'll have to go through and mask those out. Sorry...

Might not get to this until tonight...


On Fri, 2014-09-12 at 12:52 -0400, Chris Moller wrote:
> It all works fine here: 
> 
> Fedora release 20 (Heisenbug)
> 
> kernel 3.14.5-200.fc20.x86_64 #1 SMP GNU/Linux 
> 
> gtk3-3.10.9-1.fc20.x86_64
> 
> 
> On 09/12/14 12:43, Blake McBride wrote:
> 
> > Dear David, 
> > 
> > 
> > I am using the latest git on aplwrap but the backspace on paste
> > still doesn't work for me. 
> > 
> > 
> > Glad to hear someone else is getting the crash error.
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > 
> > Blake
> > 
> > On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 11:38 AM, David B. Lamkins
> > <address@hidden> wrote:
> >         To be clear: this patch is for the copy/paste behavior.
> >         
> >         There's still the crash on exit; I'll write about that in
> >         the other
> >         thread.
> >         
> >         On Fri, 2014-09-12 at 12:27 -0400, Chris Moller wrote:
> >         > I just applied that patch and pushed it to github.  Blake,
> >         can you try
> >         > it and see if you still get errors?
> >         >
> >         > Thx
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > On 09/12/14 12:20, David B. Lamkins wrote:
> >         >
> >         > > I sent Chris a patch for this issue.
> >         > >
> >         > > On Fri, 2014-09-12 at 07:51 -0700, David B. Lamkins
> >         wrote:
> >         > > > I noticed that last night.
> >         > > >
> >         > > > The GTK+ framework preserves text attributes during
> >         copy and paste.
> >         > > > Since the transcript text is not editable, neither is
> >         a pasted copy of
> >         > > > some selection of that text.
> >         > > >
> >         > > > I'll see whether I can figure out how to override that
> >         behavior.
> >         > > >
> >         > > > Meanwhile, you can use aplwrap's "copy-down" feature.
> >         Select some text
> >         > > > in the transcript and press Enter; the selection will
> >         be copied down to
> >         > > > the input area; this copy is editable.
> >         > > >
> >         > > > On Fri, 2014-09-12 at 07:32 -0500, Blake McBride
> >         wrote:
> >         > > > > Greetings,
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > If I type a line, before I hit enter I can backspace
> >         or arrow around
> >         > > > > the line to edit it.  This is very convenient when
> >         you type in a long
> >         > > > > line and realize you made a typo somewhere in the
> >         middle.  You are
> >         > > > > able to correct the problem without retyping the
> >         rest of the line.
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > Unfortunately, sometime you want to copy from
> >         somewhere else, paste
> >         > > > > the line where you are, and then make a small edit
> >         to it.  Aplwrap
> >         > > > > will allow you to edit a line you type but not a
> >         line you paste.
> >         > > > >  Treating the paste like a typed in line is very
> >         beneficial.
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > Thanks.
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > > Blake
> >         > > > >
> >         > > > >
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