Copy key and link doesn't copy anything

[notuntoward]

If I put the cursor on an entry and run "copy BibTex key and link" with either the mouse menu or the keyboard shortcut, nothing is put into the clipboard

JabRef 4.0.0-dev--snapshot--2017-07-07--master--eaf53f75d
Windows 7 6.1 amd64
Java 1.8.0_131

[Siedlerchr]

Confirmed

[Siedlerchr]

Seems like a bug with the javafx clipboard. @tobiasdiez any idea on this?

Maybe we need to still use a swing/awt hack?
http://elliotth.blogspot.de/2005/01/copying-html-to-clipboard-from-java.html

[tobiasdiez]

@jhshinn do you have an idea why this bug occurs? (The recent changes in #2952 are probably the source for this problem.)

[jhshinn]

@tobiasdiez I'm using 4.0beta with the revision #2952 under Windonws 10 at the moment, and the function works perfectly with both the shortcut key and the mouse pop-up menu. I just guess that the javafx revision may collide with other revisions made between 4.0beta and dev-snapshot mentioned above. (But I have no idea what it is.. -.-) I hope this helps you.
@Siedlerchr Just for your information. As I mentioned in the commented-out code as invoking PR, the swing/awt method only works under Mac, not under Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04.

[Siedlerchr]

Okay, thanks for the clarification. As you are saying, you still use the 4.0 beta, can you tell us which corresponding java version you are using? Just to narrow the problem a bit down.
I currently use:

java version "1.8.0_131"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_131-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.131-b11, mixed mode)

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[jhshinn]

@Siedlerchr It seems that I'm using the same as you are. My version is as below.

java version "1.8.0_131"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_131-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.131-b11, mixed mode)

FYI, I had manually tested the revision using 4.0beta before invoking PR, because the dev-code did not work properly under Ubuntu 16.04. (I could not edit the entry.)

[tobiasdiez]

I can reproduce this problem on Windows 10 with Java 1.8.0.152. The code is correct as far as I can see and debugging (even the internal javafx code) didn't reveal any problems (according to java everything is put successfully into the clipboard).

[jhshinn]

The function "copy BibTex key and link" seems to work well under below circumstatnces.

JabRef 4.0
Windows 10 10.0 amd64 
Java 1.8.0_151

I could paste the hyperlink to the new-message window of gmail.
I've tested all of the three ways to copy

• menu bar
• shortcut key
• mouse pop-up menu

[lenhard]

So do I understand this thread correctly? The function is actually working? If yes, then we can close this. Any updates with the newest version of JabRef?

[Siedlerchr]

Yes, it works also in the latest dev version, I could paste it succesfully into my gmail. As @jhshinn notes, seems to work only for certain applications,

Could have been a problem with the java version

[koppor]

Refs #549 (comment)