id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 4181 Inconsistent copy paste behavior nick.dap "Host is Vista. Guest is CentOS 4.7 Latest guest additions (2.2.4r47978) installed. Tried with GNOME Tried with KDE Tried with Eclipse Tried with Netbeans IDE Tried with Klipper on/off Issue exists in all cases and permutations To reproduce: 1. Copy ""text 1"" in guest 2. Copy ""text 2"" in host 3. CTRL + V into Eclipse or Netbeans (Java?), incorrectly ""text 1"" is pasted, even though ""text 2"" should have been pasted 4. Middle mouse click in Netbeans/Eclipse, correctly pastes ""text 2"" 5. CTRL + V in Netbeans, incorrectly pastes ""text 1"" 6. Middle mouse click in Netbeans/Eclipse, again correctly pastes ""text 2"" ... ad infinitum, like you have separate clipboards for CTRL + V vs Middle click Different use case: 1. Copy ""text 1"" in guest 2. Copy ""text 2"" in host 3. CTRL + V into Eclipse/Netbeans, incorrectly pastes ""text 1"" 5. CTRL + V into a ""mediator"", gedit, firefox, w.e, correctly pastes ""text 2"" 6. CTRL + V again in Eclipse or Netbeans, correctly pastes ""text 2"" Also, see this thread: http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7482&p=79468#p79468" defect closed clipboard VirtualBox 2.2.4 worksforme Windows other