Cut and Paste sometimes not working in memoQ Thread poster: Nico Wagner
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Nico Wagner 
Portugal
Local time: 08:35
English to German
Hi everyone!
Over the last few days, maybe a week at most, the Cut and Paste function (Ctrl+x) in memoQ sometimes doesn't work in a very annoying way: The selected text is removed but not copied to the clipboard, so I can't paste it afterwards.
I have been working extensively with memoQ for many years now, but this behavior is completely new to me.
Has anyone else noticed this? Any ideas on how to resolve it?
Cheers,
Nico
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| Possible security software interference | Mar 3, 2021 |
It could be that security software interferes. I believe it happened with Webroot SecureAnywhere. There was a setting in it that I needed to change.
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Nico Wagner
Portugal
Local time: 08:35
English to German
TOPIC STARTER | No security software installed | Mar 3, 2021 |
Hi Thomas,
Thanks for your quick reply. I don't have any security software running except for the native Windows Defender.
Best,
Nico
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Nico Wagner
Portugal
Local time: 08:35
English to German
TOPIC STARTER | Not accessible without Facebook account | Mar 4, 2021 |
Hi Hans,
That link is not accessible without a Facebook account. It would be helpful if you could copy the most relevant info into this thread.
Thank you,
Nico
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Sure
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Nico Wagner
Portugal
Local time: 08:35
English to German
TOPIC STARTER | Clipboard history | Mar 5, 2021 |
Hi Hans,
Thank you for the screenshot. That may indeed be the problem, since I recently activated the clipboard history in my Windows 10-installation, and the problem started occurring right around that time. I'll deactivate it and see what happens, although it is frustrating to see that this is another long standing issue that memoQ has ignored for quite some time now...
Thanks again for your help!
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Adieu
Ukrainian to English
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There's some definite iffiness. Also, undo doesn't necessarily work.
Stick to Ctrl-C Ctrl-V. And maybe keep an open notepad window to check with if you're moving large chunks that you definitely don't want to lose.
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Claudio Porcellana (X)
Italy
Local time: 09:35
English to Italian
| Cut and Paste sometimes not working in memoQ | Jan 5, 2022 |
Hi there
it's not exactly the same situation, but maybe it can be useful to debug (I hope)
Since years I use WinAutomation 6 to query Archivarius that contains 1 gazillion of reference data, and I had CTRL+C not working or working badly for years
I tried different keyboards with no success
I got mad googling for and trying fixes until today when "I Have Seen the Light!" (cit. Blues Brothers)
I dropped a 10 ms delay in my first WinAutomati... See more Hi there
it's not exactly the same situation, but maybe it can be useful to debug (I hope)
Since years I use WinAutomation 6 to query Archivarius that contains 1 gazillion of reference data, and I had CTRL+C not working or working badly for years
I tried different keyboards with no success
I got mad googling for and trying fixes until today when "I Have Seen the Light!" (cit. Blues Brothers)
I dropped a 10 ms delay in my first WinAutomation 1st step (while I had 10 ms already in the last step) and now CTRL+C works like a charm
So maybe that "timing" is the culprit in your case, and a way to delay the copy action can be find
I hope it helps
[Edited at 2022-01-05 15:54 GMT] ▲ Collapse
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Ömer Maraş
Türkiye
Local time: 11:35
English to Turkish
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hi folks,
this bug still continues, it seems. It appeared in version 10.5.5 and 11.2.8 as well - anybody found a version where it works normally??
thanks!
Omer
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I've had this problem for ages. Yes, it's annoying.
I've 'solved' the issue by training myself to copy and delete instead of cutting. Not ideal, but less annoying than losing chunks of text.
Creating a shortcut that does that in one action might be a reasonable workaround if there is no actual solution.
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Nico Wagner
Portugal
Local time: 08:35
English to German
TOPIC STARTER | Windows Clipboard history was the culprit | Mar 10 |
Try deactivating the clipboard history in the Windows settings, that did it for me.
Now the only place it still happens is when I work in Google Remote Desktop, no idea why.
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Lieven Malaise
Belgium
Local time: 09:35
Member (2020)
French to Dutch
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I'm not sure if it's related, but I have 1 customer that makes me work in memoQ online sometimes and there it is simply impossible to copy any text. There is a button to copy source to target, but you can't manually copy parts of the source text, e.g. I've gotten used to Memoq by now, but this restriction is rather annoying.
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Nico Wagner wrote:
Try deactivating the clipboard history in the Windows settings, that did it for me.
Now the only place it still happens is when I work in Google Remote Desktop, no idea why.
Thanks, I'll give that a go and see if it helps!
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1) Install AutoHotkey
2) Run this script in Autohotkey:
;beginning of script
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors (currently this line is commented out).
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
... See more 1) Install AutoHotkey
2) Run this script in Autohotkey:
;beginning of script
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors (currently this line is commented out).
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
#SingleInstance Force ; Only one instance of the script can be run at a time
Run C:\Program Files\memoQ\memoQ-11\MemoQ.exe ; Launches memoQ 11 ; You may need to change this path, depending on where memoQ is installed on your system
^x:: ; Assigns to the Ctrl+X shortcut the following actions:
#IfWinActive memoQ ; ensures script works with memoQ only, not with other programs
Send ^c ; copy (as if "Ctrl+C" had beeen pressed)
Send {del} ; Delete (as if the "Delete" key had been pressed)
#IfWinActive ; end of memoQ-only block
Return
; end of script
... you can copy everything from "; beginning of script" to "; end of script" and paste it into a text file, then save that file as an .ahk (autohotkey script) file. ▲ Collapse
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