Can't copy and paste to Netbeans when accessed over RDC

Question

I use Netbeans for development and I access it by using a Windows Remote Desktop Connection back to my workstation at HQ. This is a great set up except for one thing, I cannot copy text on my local machine and paste it into Netbeans. I can copy and paste into other applications.

Any ideas as to the cause? How can I fix it?

Answer 1

This may not work for you and I realize this is an OLD question, but my recent experience is that the following has worked the last few times I've had a problem* copying text from another application and pasting into Netbeans: I simply close whatever Chrome window(s) I have open, and the paste then works like a champ.

Windows XP, NetBeans IDE 7.1, Google Chrome 17.0.963.56

*symptom is that the paste does nothing. Pasting the same clipboard to applications other than NetBeans works fine.

Answer 2

I have the exact same problem... I RDP into my work computer to work in NetBeans and pasting does not work. There is a simple, although annoying, workaround. Before pasting, switch to another application like notepad or whatever you happen to have open, then switch back to NetBeans. That's all. You don't have to paste into the other app, just switch to it and switch back, then you'll get the current clipboard data... at least I do. Hope that helps.

I also use Chrome but have not noticed that it makes a difference if it is open or not. Although if you close it before pasting, you have switched to another window and then the paste will work.... but of course that will work if you close any other program.