[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 179367] [GTK] Cannot cut'n'paste between webkit instances

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=179367

Michael Catanzaro <mcatanzaro at igalia.com> changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Michael Catanzaro <mcatanzaro at igalia.com> ---
(In reply to Carlos Garnacho from comment #2)
> Hmm, this is funky, these paths in gdk shouldn't be hit during intra-app
> c&p. I think this is a problem in gtk+/mutter.

It's really inter-app, because the Ephy web app and browser instance are actually separate processes.

> > When trying to paste a URL from epiphany's URL bar to the mail client, the
> > mail client's UI hangs.
> 
> Checking Source/WebKit/WebProcess/WebCoreSupport/WebPlatformStrategies.cpp,
> it seems the readFromClipboard request is synchronous. This ideally would be
> made asynchronous, but gets less urgent if the first is fixed. I'll happily
> review patches though :).

Fixing this would require modifying a bunch of macOS, iOS, and Windows code, and convincing Ryosuke to allow it. So it's not for the faint of heart.

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