Clipboard content is lost after using Ctrl+L (Delete Line)

Mateusz Kowalski

I believe there is a bug related to the clipboard.

Steps to reproduce:

Select some text in Notepad++.
Press Ctrl+C to copy it to the clipboard.
Move the cursor to any line.
Press Ctrl+L (Delete Line).

Expected result:
The clipboard content should remain unchanged.

Actual result:
The clipboard content becomes empty and the previously copied text is lost.

Notes:
The issue happens even if Ctrl+L is used only once after copying.
It seems that deleting a line clears the clipboard content.

Environment:
Notepad++ version: 8.9.1 (64bit)
OS: Windows 10

guy038

Hello, @mateusz-kowalski and All,

By default, the Ctrl + L operation is a Scintilla command which just CUT the current line contents

Thus, obviously, a Ctrl + V operation just restores this cut line

If you need to preserve the previous status of the clipboard, use, first, the default Ctrl + Shift + L shortcut which deletes the current line contents

Then, the use of the Ctrl + V operation will correctly paste the clipboard contents !

Best Regards,

guy038

Alan Kilborn

@Mateusz-Kowalski said:

The clipboard content becomes empty

It’s probably not empty.
It probably contains a single line-ending.
You likely moved your caret to a line with no content, before issuing the Ctrl+L.

Mateusz Kowalski

Okay thx. I understand, sorry for the false alarm.
Best Regards,