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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #573710 +++

Description of problem:

Text which has been selected using shift-left-click is highlighted, but isn't entered into the cut-paste buffer.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

vte-0.25.1-5.el6

How reproducible:

Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start with multiple words of text on the screen, e.g., "foo bar".
2. Double left-click on "foo"; "foo" is now highlighted.
3. Press the shift key and and single left-click on "bar"; the entire string "foo bar" is now highlighted.
4. Select "Copy" from the "Edit" menu.
5. At this point, doing a "Paste" will only produce the single word "foo", not "foo bar".
  
Actual results:
Only the first selected/highlighted word is copied.

Expected results:
All selected/highlighted text should be copied.

Additional info:

I believe this is a bug in VTE rather than in gnome-terminal. Looks like this git commit:

    http://git.gnome.org/browse/vte/commit/?id=5dc9b3ce32070f1a7040b8ed24d9d463ad6a67b0

To fix the corresponding bug upstream:

    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=614658

Created attachment 458695 [details]
Proposed patch based on upstream git commit 5dc9b3ce

Applying the patch to vte-0.25.1 does indeed fixes the issue.

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    New Contents:
Due to an error in VTE, using the Shift+left-click combination to select a text in a VTE-based application (for example, GNOME Terminal) could fail to copy this selection into the cut buffer. With this update, an upstream patch has been applied to address this issue, and such selection is now copied to the cut buffer as expected.

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0317.html