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Cannot copy to clipboard

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Description

Description of the problem or steps to reproduce

I am having two Micros opened and I would like to copy a segment between them. So I select string in the first one with a mouse (click on the left button and drag). Then I click on the right button and a pop-up window with options opens. Unfortunately, Copy option is grayed out so I cannot copy it to the clipboard.

I do have xclip as recommended in readme.dm.

Specifications

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When I type in "micro -version" I get only version: 2.0.9
OS: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Terminal: MATE Terminal 1.26.0

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the report with micro 2.0.9 on Ubuntu 22.04.2 in MATE Terminal 1.26.0, using two open instances and xclip. Compare mouse selection with the context-menu Copy action; done means the selected text can be copied to the clipboard without the Copy option being grayed out.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, linux
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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