jabref: Paste button on maintable does not work properly

JabRef 5.1–2020-04-12–771af5d Linux 5.4.19-050419-generic amd64 Java 14

I have tested the latest development version from http://builds.jabref.org/master/ and the problem persists

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Open two different bibfiles (A and B) with a couple of entries
Select and copy one or more entries from the entry table of file A (via Ctr-C or via the Copy button).
Switch to the entry table of file B.
Use the Paste button.
(For me) The entry is not inserted in file B.
Use Ctr-V instead and the entry is inserted in file B.

About this issue

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State: closed
Created 4 years ago
Comments: 21 (13 by maintainers)

Commits related to this issue

Follow up fix for copy paste Fixes #6293 Also enable paste menu/action for empty libraries with no entries yet — committed to JabRef/jabref by Siedlerchr 4 years ago
Follow up fix for copy paste (#6820) Fixes #6293 Also enable paste menu/action for empty libraries with no entries yet — committed to JabRef/jabref by Siedlerchr 4 years ago

Most upvoted comments

The problem is that on MacOSX the command + v triggers the keyEvent which is handled in MainTable and consumed. However, afterwards it still propagates to the owner of the keybinding, the EditAction which then is triggered like if someone had pressed the MenuItem manually. Seems to be this bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8205915

Siedlerchr on Aug 2, 2020

JabRef 5.1–2020-04-20–d9fe981 Linux 5.4.19-050419-generic amd64 Java 14.0.1

Can confirm, too. Thanks for the fix.

ytzemih on Apr 20, 2020

JabRef 5.1–2020-04-20–bc57d22 Windows 10 10.0 amd64 Java 14.0.1

I can confirm, this has been fixed in the current dev version.

AEgit on Apr 20, 2020