Debian Bug report logs - #565784
epiphany-browser: middle click doesn't paste URL anymore

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Package: epiphany-browser; Maintainer for epiphany-browser is Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>; Source for epiphany-browser is src:epiphany-browser (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr>

Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:09:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in versions epiphany-browser/2.29.5-3, epiphany-browser/2.29.92-1

Done: Jeremy Bícha <jbicha@debian.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>:
Bug#565784; Package epiphany-browser. (Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:09:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>. (Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:09:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: epiphany-browser: middle click doesn't paste URL anymore
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:07:37 +0100
Package: epiphany-browser
Version: 2.29.5-3
Severity: minor


Hi,

a few weeks (days?) ago, Epiphany still used to accepts a middle click anywhere on the web page, which would paste the URL from the PRIMARY X11 selection into the address bar. That was very handy to open an URL into an existing window.
That stopped working recently. Could you please add that feature back ?

Thanks a lot,

	Xav

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages epiphany-browser depends on:
ii  dbus-x11                    1.2.16-2     simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  epiphany-browser-data       2.29.5-3     Data files for the GNOME web brows
ii  gnome-icon-theme            2.28.0-1     GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii  iso-codes                   3.12.1-1     ISO language, territory, currency,
ii  libavahi-client3            0.6.25-3     Avahi client library
ii  libavahi-common3            0.6.25-3     Avahi common library
ii  libavahi-gobject0           0.6.25-3     Avahi GObject library
ii  libc6                       2.10.2-5     Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libdbus-1-3                 1.2.16-2     simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2            0.82-2       simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libgconf2-4                 2.28.0-1     GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libgirepository1.0-0        0.6.7-3      Library for handling GObject intro
ii  libglib2.0-0                2.23.0-1     The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-keyring0           2.28.2-1     GNOME keyring services library
ii  libgtk2.0-0                 2.19.2-2     The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                     2:1.0.6-1    X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libnotify1 [libnotify1-gtk2 0.4.5-1      sends desktop notifications to a n
ii  libnspr4-0d                 4.8.2-1      NetScape Portable Runtime Library
ii  libnss3-1d                  3.12.5-1     Network Security Service libraries
ii  libpango1.0-0               1.26.2-1     Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libseed0                    2.28.0-2     GObject JavaScript bindings for th
ii  libsm6                      2:1.1.1-1    X11 Session Management library
ii  libsoup-gnome2.4-1          2.29.5-2     an HTTP library implementation in 
ii  libsoup2.4-1                2.29.5-2     an HTTP library implementation in 
ii  libwebkit-1.0-2             1.1.18-1     Web content engine library for Gtk
ii  libx11-6                    2:1.3.3-1    X11 client-side library
ii  libxml2                     2.7.6.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library
ii  libxslt1.1                  1.1.26-1     XSLT processing library - runtime 

Versions of packages epiphany-browser recommends:
ii  yelp                     2.28.0+webkit-2 Help browser for GNOME

Versions of packages epiphany-browser suggests:
pn  mozplugger                    <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information






Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>:
Bug#565784; Package epiphany-browser. (Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:37:25 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Gustavo Noronha Silva <kov@debian.org>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>. (Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:37:25 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #10 received at 565784@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Gustavo Noronha Silva <kov@debian.org>
To: Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr>, 565784@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#565784: epiphany-browser: middle click doesn't paste URL anymore
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:19:05 -0200
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On Mon, 2010-01-18 at 21:07 +0100, Xavier Bestel wrote:
> a few weeks (days?) ago, Epiphany still used to accepts a middle click
> anywhere on the web page, which would paste the URL from the PRIMARY
> X11 selection into the address bar. That was very handy to open an URL
> into an existing window.
> That stopped working recently. Could you please add that feature back
> ?

There were changes in this regard, but they should not cause the problem
you are having. Can you check whether you have the autoscroll extension
turned on, and if it works with it disabled?

Thanks,

-- 
Gustavo Noronha Silva <kov@debian.org>
Debian
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Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>:
Bug#565784; Package epiphany-browser. (Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:15:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>. (Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:15:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #15 received at 565784@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr>
To: Gustavo Noronha Silva <kov@debian.org>
Cc: 565784@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#565784: epiphany-browser: middle click doesn't paste URL anymore
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:14:11 +0100
Le mardi 19 janvier 2010 à 10:19 -0200, Gustavo Noronha Silva a écrit :
> There were changes in this regard, but they should not cause the problem
> you are having. Can you check whether you have the autoscroll extension
> turned on, and if it works with it disabled?

The enabled extensions are "adblock" and "certificates" (their names are
in French). The autoscrolling is disabled.
BTW I have two extensions which say, in a slightly similar language,
that they enabled a scrolling with a middle mouse click. One is
"automatic scrolling", the other is something like "mouse scrolling".

HTH,
	Xav







Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>:
Bug#565784; Package epiphany-browser. (Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:36:06 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to andy <andrew@diatribes.org>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>. (Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:36:06 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #20 received at 565784@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: andy <andrew@diatribes.org>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <565784@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: epiphany-browser: double middle-click will paste URL
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:23:37 -0700
Package: epiphany-browser
Version: 2.29.92-1
Severity: normal

i have /apps/epiphany/general/middle_click_open_url set to true,
but its behavior changed after a recent upgrade from epiphany-gecko
to the epiphany-webkit version.  previously a single middle-click
served to paste a url in tab or window.  this no longer works, but
a double-click now seems to perform this function.  i do not have the
autoscroll extension enabled.

thank you.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers experimental
  APT policy: (999, 'experimental'), (990, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-3-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages epiphany-browser depends on:
ii  dbus-x11                    1.2.24-1     simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  epiphany-browser-data       2.29.92-1    Data files for the GNOME web brows
ii  gnome-icon-theme            2.28.0-1     GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii  iso-codes                   3.14-1       ISO language, territory, currency,
ii  libavahi-client3            0.6.25-3     Avahi client library
ii  libavahi-common3            0.6.25-3     Avahi common library
ii  libavahi-gobject0           0.6.25-3     Avahi GObject library
ii  libc6                       2.11-0exp6   Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libdbus-1-3                 1.2.24-1     simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2            0.84-1       simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libgconf2-4                 2.28.0-1     GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libgirepository1.0-0        0.6.8-1      Library for handling GObject intro
ii  libglib2.0-0                2.23.6-1     The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-keyring0           2.28.2-1     GNOME keyring services library
ii  libgtk2.0-0                 2.20.0-1     The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                     2:1.0.6-1    X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  libnotify1 [libnotify1-gtk2 0.4.5-1      sends desktop notifications to a n
ii  libnspr4-0d                 4.8.4-1      NetScape Portable Runtime Library
ii  libnss3-1d                  3.12.6-1     Network Security Service libraries
ii  libpango1.0-0               1.27.1-3     Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libseed0                    2.28.1-1     GObject JavaScript bindings for th
ii  libsm6                      2:1.1.1-1    X11 Session Management library
ii  libsoup-gnome2.4-1          2.29.91-1    an HTTP library implementation in 
ii  libsoup2.4-1                2.29.91-1    an HTTP library implementation in 
ii  libwebkit-1.0-2             1.1.90-1     Web content engine library for Gtk
ii  libx11-6                    2:1.3.3-2    X11 client-side library
ii  libxml2                     2.7.7.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library
ii  libxslt1.1                  1.1.26-2     XSLT processing library - runtime 

Versions of packages epiphany-browser recommends:
ii  ca-certificates          20090814        Common CA certificates
ii  evince                   2.28.2-1        Document (postscript, pdf) viewer
ii  yelp                     2.28.0+webkit-2 Help browser for GNOME

epiphany-browser suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information




Reply sent to Jeremy Bícha <jbicha@debian.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (Sun, 09 Nov 2025 23:55:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Notification sent to Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr>:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (Sun, 09 Nov 2025 23:55:05 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #25 received at 565784-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jeremy Bícha <jbicha@debian.org>
To: 624004-done@bugs.debian.org, 632237-done@bugs.debian.org, 635223-done@bugs.debian.org, 635372-done@bugs.debian.org, 635482-done@bugs.debian.org, 646066-done@bugs.debian.org, 648099-done@bugs.debian.org, 665978-done@bugs.debian.org, 668346-done@bugs.debian.org, 676254-done@bugs.debian.org, 677324-done@bugs.debian.org, 681624-done@bugs.debian.org, 685008-done@bugs.debain.org, 686822-done@bugs.debian.org, 686830-done@bugs.debian.org, 687061-done@bugs.debian.org, 699587-done@bugs.debian.org, 700431-done@bugs.debian.org, 533376-done@bugs.debian.org, 543151-done@bugs.debian.org, 607316-done@bugs.debian.org, 470023-done@bugs.debian.org, 519955-done@bugs.debian.org, 565784-done@bugs.debian.org, 581762-done@bugs.debian.org, 595062-done@bugs.debian.org, 613216-done@bugs.debian.org, 620058-done@bugs.debian.org, 685876-done@bugs.debian.org, 730591-done@bugs.debian.org, 357904-done@bugs.debian.org, 504441-done@bugs.debian.org, 548535-done@bugs.debian.org, 580238-done@bugs.debian.org, 584872-done@bugs.debian.org, 638149-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: closing ancient epiphany-browser bugs
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2025 18:51:24 -0500
There have been many changes to Debian since this bug was originally
reported. If you are still experiencing this issue with Debian 13 (or
with Debian 12 or Testing or Unstable), please report a new bug.

Thank you,
Jeremy Bícha



Bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <owner@bugs.debian.org> to internal_control@bugs.debian.org. (Mon, 08 Dec 2025 07:49:14 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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