Xpra: Ticket #2594: Copy-paste problems

After upgrading Client from 2.5 to 3.0.6, I am experiencing copy-paste problems especially between xpra child windows: Even with Copy-paste enabled in both directions it does not always work (mostly not). I am sorry not to be able to provide more information but perhaps this ticket helps to pay attention to possible causes.



Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:51:34 GMT - tomuxi: component changed


Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:54:16 GMT - Antoine Martin: owner changed

What is your server version? Client OS? Server OS? Have you tried the python2 builds?


Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:29:53 GMT - tomuxi:

Client OS: Windows 10 Pro 1809 17763.973 Server OS: RHEL 7 XPra Server version: 2.5.3 1.r23270.el7_6

The problem occurred originally with Python3 build of the 3.0.6 client but now I switched to Python2 build of the 3.0.6 client and the same problem is there: With bi-directional clipboard enabled, copying from xpra child windows to Windows windows (sigh) is not working.


Thu, 20 Feb 2020 14:32:45 GMT - Antoine Martin:

XPra Server version: 2.5.3 1.r23270.el7_6

That's well out of date, please try a supported version.

You may also have better luck with the latest beta for windows (https://xpra.org/beta/windows/) which includes some clipboard fixes.


Mon, 24 Feb 2020 14:21:05 GMT - tomuxi: status changed; resolution set

Reported clipboard problems fixed by upgrading server side xpra to v3.0.6-r25195.


Wed, 01 Apr 2020 16:01:32 GMT - Antoine Martin: milestone changed


Sat, 23 Jan 2021 05:55:32 GMT - migration script:

this ticket has been moved to: https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra/issues/2594