I have isolated a specific 100% repro for my experience with the “Copy and paste not working” topic that has never been resolved throughout these years because of a lack of one.
My case deals exclusively with copying text, so I don’t know if it’s the same as other topics with copying roblox instances. This occurs in a very specific environment setup and input conditions, but bear with me, it happens at least a dozen times each day because these conditions are very common.
Bug:
Using the Ctrl + C shortcut to copy text in a script window fails to copy to the clipboard
Repro Conditions:
- Must be using Ctrl + C to copy
- Must be copying text from an unfocused script window
- Must click the new script window only once - in the action of highlighting the text to copy
- The new focused script editor window must be in the “undocked” mode, meaning it is in its own window and not imbedded into the studio
(this actually makes a difference)
Video demo
This is clearer with a keyboard visualizer, but I will make my best attempt to walk through my intentions
As I highlight the text in ModuleScript2, I am pressing Ctrl + C to copy.
I immediately go back to ModuleScript1 and press Ctrl + V to paste, but this only pastes the first snippet I copied initially.
Note that I am highlighting the text in ModuleScript2 in the same click that focuses into the window.
If I click once, then click again to highlight, the issue will not occur.
I do this at the very end of the video to verify the small but critical input difference.
Conclusion
There are a lot of conditions here, but they are met almost every time with my workflow habits.
As a result, this one of the most reoccurring studio workflow blockers when programming with multiple modulescripts on two monitors.
If something here isn’t described clearly, I am happy to clarify a repro step or condition in further detail.
EDIT: Fixed typo of Ctrl + S instead of Ctrl + C
