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diff --git a/results/scraper/launchpad/498039 b/results/scraper/launchpad/498039 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1363b001 --- /dev/null +++ b/results/scraper/launchpad/498039 @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +No copy/paste with VNC display with Windows guest + +There is no copy/paste functionality between a Windows guest and the VNC client. This is a significant usability problem. + +One work-around is to run VNC inside of the guest. But that appears to have more overhead than qemu's VNC display. + +Obviously, qemu's VNC display is just a display device and knows absolutely nothing about the Windows clipboard. Thus, to interface with the guest's clipboard would require a helper app running in the guest that can hook into qemu. This would probably be the best solution. + +There are probably not a lot of qemu developers interested in trying to write the helper app. Not exactly an interesting job. But since it is a significant usability problem, and many users would see this as a major oversight, I suggest leaving this bug open long-term as a hint so that some volunteer later looking for something to do might take pity on everyone and write this helper app. + +The qxl display and vdagent running in guest do just this. + +Unfortunately, the options needed in qemu command line to make vdagent work with the spice client do not seem to be documented anywhere. + +see bug 1452742 + +Right, this problem should be fixed with Spice, so I'm closing this ticket now. + |