Suddenly can't copy from Gimp, paste into OpenOffice

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Botanic
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Suddenly can't copy from Gimp, paste into OpenOffice

#1 Post by Botanic »

i'm having trouble to copy an image in Gimp and paste it in OpenOffice Writer. Yesterday i could do it without problem, today nothing! i've checked that i can't copy anything from one software to another, each one seem to have his own clipboard...

I'm doing something quite important that's why i would like some help to understand what went wrong...

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#2 Post by HairyWill »

The linux clipboard is not as well integrated as in windows.
I spend a lot of time remote desktopping into XP and the windows rdpclip is as flaky as hell.

If I were you I would save the gimp picture
in OO do
insert - picture from file
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#3 Post by Botanic »

yesterday it worked again...
....i probably forgot to 'merge all visible layers', or i just wasn't on the correct layer when doing Ctrl+C

so, in the same time i improved my 'Gimp' knowledge (this was the first time i really used it, not only had it

... and nothing that have to do with Puppy :)
thanks for the advice anyway !

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