[SOLVED] Characters being changed when pasted from Keepass
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Normally the box next to "Allow pages to choose their own fonts" is ticked/checked.
I have no idea what happens if you remove the tick.
If another browser does the job without any problem, then you may have to use that instead of Firefox, unless somebody can come up with a definitive solution to resolve this matter.
beachboy2: I unticked that checkbox as you suggested, restarted Firefox as well. It look ten goes before it pasted in Chinese.
pan64: When I had the Chinese characters pasted into Firefox from KeePass, I dragged them into Libre Office. The result was still Chinese.
The thing that made me smile is that I can even tell you font LO selected: "WenQuanYi Micro Hei" Ha ha!
Thanks all of you once again for the invaluable and continuing suggestions.
It would be nice to resolve this rather than have to use another browser, but at least we know a lot more about this issue than before.
I think I'm going to try Firefox support, to see if anyone has any experience of it happening before.
I will keep you posted if I find anything down that route.
In the meantime if anyone here has any ideas, I'm still all ears!
To keep everyone updated, this is the reply I had bck from Firefox Support:
Quote:
No, I haven't heard of that before. Have you done a search of this forum? https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/search/advanced
Have you tried doing that 'test' to a simple text editor program?
Have you asked about that at Keepass Help? https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329221/
As far as that possibly being a Bug in Firefox, the first question I would have is - is Mint building their version of Firefox from source code?
Or are they using the Mozilla build now-a-days? Some Linux distros have switched away from using their own builds recently. Must have worked out the objections that Mozilla had with the modifications those distros wanted to make to Firefox.
Might be worth looking at Bugzilla for a filed Bug report, if you are using a build that was made by Mozilla and used by Mint without modifications. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/
I’ve since dragged & dropped from Keepass into Libre Office Writer – that seemed a good idea to narrow it down further: successful fifty times continuously, no errors.
I have also asked in the KeePass discussion group too. Have to wait and see if anything comes back from there.
Regarding what Mozilla Support said about Linux distros and the Mozilla build: Someone else may have some input on that? I wouldn't have any idea about it.
If it was built by Moziila, then Bugzilla could be another avenue to explore, although I worry about it becoming way too technical for me.
is this running in virtualbox, or without VM?
Do you have any clipboard related software installed?
Virtualbox? I've heard of it, but no. I dual-boot between Windows 7 and Mint, nothing complicated. I have to reboot to switch between OSes.
Clipboard related software, again no, (not that I'm aware of anyway). It's purely dragging and dropping, so I'm that must be something to do with KeePass?
I'm still at a very basic level with Linux, so I'm not doing anything clever at all. Just trying to use KeePass the same way it works for me in Windows.
hydrurga,
For the late partycomers, here’s a recap:
Yes, I tried another browser. Picked Qupzilla. The results were:
Qupzilla - twenty times worked every time. Firefox failed on the fourth attempt.
Second try: Qupzilla twenty times OK, Firefox failed on attempt number six.
I installed KeePass2 initially, saw the Chinese character problem and thought it wasn’t possible to run it in Mint, so went for KeePassX. That ran with no noticeable issues, although the functionality wasn’t the same, which I didn’t like so much personally. Users here told me it was possible to run Keepass2, so I re-installed that.
Running Firefox in Safe Mode is a good idea, it's not been suggested before. Just tried that: Out of ten attempts it failed twice.
beachboy2,
Be adventurous? I can see your game – you’re just trying to get me into using terminal more – ha ha!
OK, Chromium installed, the result: drag & drop twenty times successfully, no failures.
So to me that’s looking pretty conclusive it’s a Firefox issue? See post #37 regarding the reply from Mozilla Support, they’re asking questions beyond my knowledge (and understanding). So far, not seen any response to it here.
I wonder if users may think I'm being pedantic by keep using Firefox. The thing is I've used it for years under Windows and would ideally like to stick with it in Mint. Under Windows there's no issues with it and KeePass2.
Running Firefox in Safe Mode is a good idea, it's not been suggested before. Just tried that: Out of ten attempts it failed twice.
Thanks. That seems to rule out it being one of your Firefox extensions that's causing the problems.
If you want, I can try and replicate the problem myself in a VM. All you need to do is confirm the following: your distro/version/desktop environment, the version of KeePass2 that you're running, the version of Firefox that you're running, and a site where you consistently have at least 1 out of 10 errors when using the combination. I'm sure this info is scattered around in this thread somewhere but it would be easier for me if it were gathered here.
As an alternative, let me know what you can't get working in KeyPassX - I use it and haven't had any issues with it so far.
Since QupZilla and Chromium work perfectly, it seems that Firefox is the culprit.
I really like Firefox and I would hate to lose it, but in your position it would just have to go, at least in relation to use on Mint.
You pedantic?
Never!
It that a back-handed compliment, I wonder?
Would you suggest I start a new post to ask about the what Mozilla Support said about Linux distros and the Mozilla build: Is Mint building their version of Firefox from source code? Or are they using the Mozilla build?
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