[Bug 617841] Re: Gvim 7.2 paste into OpenOffice 3.2.0 fails

[Alan De Smet]

Confirmed in Ubuntu 10.04 with recent updates, OpenOffice 3.2.0
(OOO320m12 (Build:9483)) and Gvim 7.2 (2008 Aug 9, compiled Apr 16 2010
12:40:58).

When pasting into OpenOffice, in addition to getting the "Requested
clipboard format is not available" error, it appears to disable/break
the "Paste Special" functionality.  Shift+Ctrl+V and Edit > Paste
Special are simply ignored. Prior to attempting the paste from gvim,
Paste Special works fine.  I believe that OpenOffice becomes unstable at
this point, but cannot be certain.  The workaround adding "html" to
Vim's clipboard (cb) setting does work.

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Title:
  Gvim 7.2 paste into OpenOffice 3.2.0 fails

Status in “vim” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: vim

  Copying something from Gvim, either using the X clipboard or the menu
  commands, and then pasting it into OpenOffice, fails with the error
  "Requested clipboard format is not available". This behavior also
  happens with other programs such as Lotus Notes.

  As a workaround, using Paste Special and selecting plain text format
  (not HTML) will successfully paste the text. Alternatively, setting
  the following option in vim/vimrc prior to copying will also work:

  :set cb=autoselect,html,exclude:cons\|linux

  This bug was introduced in vim 7.2.201 and corrected in 7.2.442 (see
  http://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/README)

  Given the LTS status of Ubuntu 10.04 this fix should be trickled down
  to it since it affects basic functionality of Gvim.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: vim-common 2:7.2.330-1ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Aug 14 14:53:03 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_GB.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/zsh
  SourcePackage: vim

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