[Bug 58215] Re: Evolution's compose mail window doesn't allow standard Linux copy from in any address fields

[Jim Jones]

<p><i>Copying from the "reply-to:" field and pasting works anywhere and
you can paste as many times as you like.</i>

<P>I can confirm this partially.  I can copy from the Reply-To field to
any OTHER field as many time as I like using the middle button Linux
copy.  However, I cannot copy from the Reply-To field to itself.  Once I
do, the copying ability is lost.

<p><i>Copying from the "to:", "cc:", and "bcc:" fields only paste _once_
back in to their own field, and no where else. If you try to paste
somewhere else with the middle button, it won't do anything, and won't
let you paste the clipboard data anymore - it's like it's been erased,
yet it hasn't because the keyboard and menu commands always work.</i>

<p>I can't confirm this.  It doesn't even work back on itself for me.
Nor does it work to copy from any of those fields to anything else.

<p><i>Copying from the "subject:" and "post-to:" fields allow infinite
pasting outside of the subject field, but once you paste in the
"subject:" field, it won't paste anymore, anywhere. I.e. pasting only
works once within the subject field like the "to:" field except you can
paste elseware.</I>

<p>I can confirm this.  It works as you say.

<p><i>All the above work as expected (infinite pastes anywhere) using
CTRL+C and CTRL+V. The problem is only with the middle mouse button, and
there are definitely inconsistencies between the above fields in
evolution and other applications.</i>

<p>I can confirm that CTRL-C and CTRL-V copy and pastes work everywhere
as they should and would be expected.

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Evolution's compose mail window doesn't allow standard Linux copy from in any address fields
https://launchpad.net/bugs/58215