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Copy Paste external text into XPP

John Ibbotson

When copying an item inside of an XPP division, via (c)Copy or ctrl-C...it appears the clipboard internally works.

If you go to an external text source <copy> and then attempt to paste into the XPP division it does not use the external copy, it maintained the previous clipboard from inside XPP. 

If you exit the XPP division and reenter, the XPP clipboard has been cleared.   You are then able to go to an external text source copy and then paste into the XPP division.

In the images below as a test we copied the "motion for special" line in XPP and pasted.  We then copied the "Peter Piper..." para and tried to paste.  It repasted the "motion for special" .  We then exited the division and again copied the "Peter Piper..." para and it pasted into the division.

Once a internal XPP text item is copied it seems the clipboard is locked and will not accept and EXTERNAL copy into the clipboard.

Screenshot of Trados Studio showing the 'motion for special' line copied within XPP division.

We are using:

-ksh>>: xppversion
XPP 9.4.1.0

 Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.9 (Maipo)

We use Exceed as our X11 server.

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    John,

    I just tested this in my windows based system and there is no such problem.

    But I see you are copying from Word running in Windows into XPP running on Linux.
    That means that Exceed is sitting in between both worlds as a complicating factor.
    There are some settings in Exceed that you needed to get right in order for the clipboard to work correctly.
    Here is what the installation manual has to say about this:

    Updating X Servers for Cut, Copy, and Paste
    The following changes must be made to the X servers on each Windows client to
    support cut, copy, and paste operations using the Windows clipboard within XPP and
    between XPP and other software applications.
    Exceed
    1. In Configuration > Copy, Paste, and X selection, set the following:
    • X Selection Associated with Edit Operations: CLIPBOARD
    • Check Auto Copy X selection.
    • Uncheck Copy on Focus Loss.
    • Check Auto Paste to X Selection.
    • Grab Clipboard Retry Time (ms): 200
    • Auto Paste Delay Time (ms): 200
    2. In Security, Access Control and System Administration, on the System
    Administration Tab, uncheck X Server Copy/Paste.
    3. Click Validate and Apply Changes.
    4. Restart the X server.

    If the problem still persists or you are unsure how to check things mentioned above, I would suggest you open up a ticket with SDL - sorry RWS support
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    John,

    I just tested this in my windows based system and there is no such problem.

    But I see you are copying from Word running in Windows into XPP running on Linux.
    That means that Exceed is sitting in between both worlds as a complicating factor.
    There are some settings in Exceed that you needed to get right in order for the clipboard to work correctly.
    Here is what the installation manual has to say about this:

    Updating X Servers for Cut, Copy, and Paste
    The following changes must be made to the X servers on each Windows client to
    support cut, copy, and paste operations using the Windows clipboard within XPP and
    between XPP and other software applications.
    Exceed
    1. In Configuration > Copy, Paste, and X selection, set the following:
    • X Selection Associated with Edit Operations: CLIPBOARD
    • Check Auto Copy X selection.
    • Uncheck Copy on Focus Loss.
    • Check Auto Paste to X Selection.
    • Grab Clipboard Retry Time (ms): 200
    • Auto Paste Delay Time (ms): 200
    2. In Security, Access Control and System Administration, on the System
    Administration Tab, uncheck X Server Copy/Paste.
    3. Click Validate and Apply Changes.
    4. Restart the X server.

    If the problem still persists or you are unsure how to check things mentioned above, I would suggest you open up a ticket with SDL - sorry RWS support
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