Unix copy method not working for gnome terminal

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Hi,

old copy method for unix terminals is not working for my
GNOME Terminal 3.4.1.1 on ubu 12.04.

I select the text with the mouse but its not copied (no Ctrl-C pressed).
If I select the text and try to copy thru the menus Edit>copy, this
option isnt available.

If I select the text from another application it works.
Paste works, thus i can select from firefox and paste
(middle-click) on terminal.

What happened?

Thx...