Re: Gambas clipboard

[Bruce Steers <bsteers4@xxxxxxxxx>]

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BruceS


On Sun, 23 Nov 2025, 08:14 Ian Roper, <westozscribe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I can't seem to get the clipboard to function.
>
> This is the code that I'm using.
>
>   Clipboard.Current = Clipboard.Default
>    Clipboard.Clear
>    Clipboard.Copy({some string text}, "text/html")
>
>
> When I select 'paste' from any right click option or attempt a Ctl-V
> there is no data pasted.
>
> This doesn't seem to work in a running Gambas application ( copy to an
> available text control) or to any external application such as a
> standard text editor.
>
> What am I doing wrong ?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ian.
>
>
> =============================================================================
>
> [System]
> Gambas=3.21.1 5994807 (stable)
> OperatingSystem=Linux
> Distribution=Linux Mint 22.2 (Zara)
> Kernel=6.8.0-88-generic
> Architecture=x86_64
> Cores=12
> Memory=15907M
> Language=en_AU.UTF-8
> Platform=x11
> Desktop=CINNAMON
> DesktopResolution=96
> DesktopScale=8
> WidgetTheme=mint-y-aqua
> Font=Ubuntu,11
> DarkTheme=False
> [Programs]
> dpkg=Debian 'dpkg' package management program version 1.22.6 (amd64).
> gcc=gcc (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0
> git=git version 2.43.0
> msgmerge=msgmerge (GNU gettext-tools) 0.21
> rpmbuild=RPM version 4.18.2
> [Libraries]
> Cairo=libcairo.so.2.11800.0
> Curl=libcurl.so.4.8.0
> DBus=libdbus-1.so.3.32.4
> GDK2=libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0.2400.33
> GDK3=libgdk-3.so.0.2409.32
> GStreamer=libgstreamer-1.0.so.0.2402.0
> GTK+2=libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0.2400.33
> GTK+3=libgtk-3.so.0.2409.32
> OpenGL=libGL.so.1.7.0
> Poppler=libpoppler.so.134.0.0
> QT5=libQt5Core.so.5.15.13
> QT6=libQt6Core.so.6.4.2
> RSvg=librsvg-2.so.2.50.0
> SDL=libSDL2-2.0.so.0.3000.0
> SQLite3=libsqlite3.so.0.8.6
> [Environment]
> CINNAMON_VERSION=6.4.8
> DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus
> DESKTOP_SESSION=cinnamon
> DISPLAY=:0
> GB_GUI=gb.gtk3
> GDMSESSION=cinnamon
> GDM_LANG=en_AU
> GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE=/usr/share/applications/gambas3.desktop
> GIO_LAUNCHED_DESKTOP_FILE_PID=35124
> GJS_DEBUG_OUTPUT=stderr
> GJS_DEBUG_TOPICS=JS ERROR;JS LOG
> GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID=this-is-deprecated
> GPG_AGENT_INFO=/run/user/1000/gnupg/S.gpg-agent:0:1
> GTK3_MODULES=xapp-gtk3-module
> GTK_MODULES=gail:atk-bridge
> HOME=<home>
> LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
> LANGUAGE=en_AU.UTF-8
> LC_ALL=en_AU.UTF-8
> LOGNAME=<user>
>
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin
> PWD=<home>
> QT_ACCESSIBILITY=1
> QT_LOGGING_RULES=*.debug=false
>
> SESSION_MANAGER=local/<hostname>:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/1861,unix/<hostname>:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1861
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SHLVL=0
> SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/run/user/1000/keyring/ssh
> TZ=:/etc/localtime
> USER=<user>
> XAUTHORITY=<home>/.Xauthority
> XDG_ACTIVATION_TOKEN=cinnamon/Gambas 3/2273-13-<hostname>_TIME28458923
> XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg/xdg-cinnamon:/etc/xdg
> XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=X-Cinnamon
>
> XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/cinnamon:/usr/share/gnome:<home>/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share:/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share:/usr/local/share:/usr/share
> XDG_GREETER_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/lightdm-data/<user>
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
> XDG_SEAT=seat0
> XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
> XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user
> XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=cinnamon
> XDG_SESSION_ID=c2
> XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session0
> XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
> XDG_VTNR=7
>
>
>