pasting doesn't work

[v-python]

Having failed (see #1729) to be able to type into the file picker dialog, I decided to try pasting. Copying the path from Windows Explorer, I was unable to paste it, even though right clicking the file picker file name box offered a paste option. Ctrl-v didn't work either, and AutoHotKey macros are also not recognized.

Whatever technology is used by fontforge (the cygwin system, per the above bug) must not care much about interoperability with other standard windows programs and features. It's a pretty sad state of affairs for usability.

[jtanx]

The clipboard seems to work fine for me.

As mentioned in #1882, FontForge is using the X Window system which is not native to Windows. Hence FontForge makes use of a ported X Window server caled VcXsrv. VcXsrv implements the clipboard feature that allows you to copy/paste to/from the X application (FontForge).

The VcXsrv used is currently stuck at version 1.14.2 for Windows XP support, so it may help to update to a later VcXsrv. Although as I mentioned the clipboard was working fine for me, and that was with 1.14.2.

[davelab6]

Try Ubuntu ;)

[v-python]

@jtanx did you try pasting into the file picker? I tried 3 ways that failed, with the standard install of font forge, latest version, today. Ctrl-v, an autohotkey macro that reads the clipboard text and retypes it using Windows APIs, and the right-click/Paste entry. None of them worked. I didn't try pasting into other parts of the application... I was trying to open a font file for experimentation.

[jtanx]

Yes, I tried by pasting using Ctrl-V and right click pasting - no issues.

[jtanx]

@v-python, out of interest what keyboard layout are you using? Are you also using any non-English/non-US based locale?

[v-python]

It is a Dvorak layout... but not exactly the one M$ ships, because I learned ISO standard & recommended Dvorak on other equipment, and M$ uses ISO Standard, but doesn't follow all the recommendations. Then I also have a bunch of AutoHotKey macros that I use to type international characters from various languages. I had thought to use M$ Keyboard Layout Creator to make an internationalized version of the Dvorak layout, similar to the M$ US International layout, but I found it easier to do it using AutoHotKey.

Were you testing Ctrl-v on Windows 7 or some other version? Oh, maybe Ctrl-QWERTY-v would work... umm... testing... nope.

US locale.

[jtanx]

This may have been the result of #2286. Please reopen if it's still an issue.