[Bug 580602] [NEW] Text widget does not support standard commands

[Michael B. Trausch]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: empathy

Using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, though the bug was also present, I think, in
9.10.

When typing a message, the basic editing commands one expects a text
entry box to have in the GTK+ environment do not work.  For example,
Ctrl+C for copy, Ctrl+Z for undo.

There are a couple different (but frequent!) usage scenarios that this
causes issues for me with:

1. My trackpad sometimes inadvertently selects all text.  Then the next
character I type erases everything in the text box, and I am unable to
undo to get it back.

2. Sometimes, I need to send the exact same text to multiple persons.
I'd prefer to do this with Ctrl+C to copy, change tabs, and then Ctrl+V
to paste.  But, I cannot, and I have to use the mouse to highlight and
middle-click the selection into the next tab or window.

The biggest problem is the first one; however, implementing all of the
basic functionality that is reasonably expected of a text editing widget
would be immensely helpful.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: empathy 2.30.1-0ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32.12 x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri May 14 12:13:25 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100318)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: empathy

** Affects: empathy (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug lucid user-interface

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Text widget does not support standard commands
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