From 62c485d28048a7c08e53defc7016a354d0614c96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gerd Moellmann Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 07:21:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify what's the problem with KDE's klipper applet. --- etc/PROBLEMS | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS index 5deb52a786b..1c5cbe91612 100644 --- a/etc/PROBLEMS +++ b/etc/PROBLEMS @@ -1074,14 +1074,15 @@ EOF * Emacs hangs on KDE when a large portion of text is killed. -This happens because KDE intercepts the X clipboard and appears not to -notify Emacs properly when it is done. A C-g will not interrupt this: -Emacs will print "Quit", but will continue waiting. After a while, -Emacs will print a message: +This is caused by a bug in the KDE applet `klipper' which periodically +requests the X clipboard contents from applications. Early versions +of klipper don't implement the ICCM protocol for large selections, +which leads to Emacs being flooded with selection requests. After a +while, Emacs will print a message: Timed out waiting for property-notify event -A workaround is to kill the KDE application called `klipper'. +A workaround is to not use `klipper'. * Emacs compiled with DJGPP for MS-DOS/MS-Windows cannot access files in the directory with the special name `dev' under the root of any -- 2.39.2