Issue 125119

Summary:	Shift+Delete hangs application
Product:	Calc	Reporter:	micawber <eet.mi.shorts>
Component:	editing	Assignee:	AOO issues mailing list <issues>
Status:	UNCONFIRMED ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	Minor
Priority:	P3	Keywords:	needmoreinfo
Version:	4.1.0
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Latest Confirmation in:	---
Developer Difficulty:	---

Description micawber 2014-06-19 00:07:48 UTC

When you are editing a cell and you wish to cut and paste text or data using Shift+Delete (or the Ctrl+X keys), the application hangs for several seconds. The edit should be instantaneous, as it is in every other application.

Comment 1 Ariel Constenla-Haile 2014-06-19 00:40:58 UTC

Please specify your operative system.

Comment 2 micawber 2014-06-19 00:46:33 UTC

Windows 7 64 bit. i7 chipset.

Comment 3 micawber 2014-06-23 07:26:38 UTC

Just to clarify, it is the CUTTING that hangs the application, not the pasting.

Comment 4 micawber 2014-08-02 01:52:39 UTC

Can anybody confirm this bug please?

Comment 5 micawber 2014-08-28 10:49:08 UTC

The bug still exists in 4.1.1

Comment 6 micawber 2014-10-31 07:06:02 UTC

After testing on different PCs, I've isolated the cause of this behavior. It's caused by the Windows gadget "Clipboard Manager" available at http://clipa.vu/downloads.htm#gadget

When I disabled this gadget, the problem disappears.

Comment 7 micawber 2014-10-31 07:17:04 UTC

Closing

Comment 8 micawber 2015-06-17 09:33:19 UTC

This problem has reappeared, even without the software I thought was causing it. It also causes a CPU spike.

Searching the web, I find numerous people reporting this bug since 2006/7, so clearly is it widespread, although apparently not universal. Examples
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3679
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=20419
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=53953

It seems to have something to do with the way OO handles the clipboard, and if any other process that accesses or monitors the clipboard is running concurrently.

Once it starts happening, it happens even in the smallest spreadsheet (1 row, 1 cell).

It is so irritating that I am now looking for an OO alternative.