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Ticket UUID:	c9f675856877740cf14d12a6ec83631c0c3cf097
Title:	Middle-click paste focuses a spinbox only when it is disabled
Type:	Bug	Version:	8.6.18, 9.0.5, 9.1.0
Submitter:	serhiy.storchaka	Created on:	2026-10-08 20:16:40
Subsystem:	17. [spinbox]	Assigned To:	aku
Priority:	5 Medium	Severity:	Minor
Status:	Closed	Last Modified:	2026-10-16 16:44:57
Resolution:	Fixed	Closed By:	nemethi
		Closed on:	2026-10-16 16:11:19
Description:	Pasting the PRIMARY selection with the middle mouse button into an entry gives the entry the focus, unless the entry is disabled. For a spinbox it is the opposite: a normal spinbox does not get the focus, and a disabled spinbox does (nothing is pasted into it). spinbox .s; pack .s; button .b; pack .b focus -force .b event generate .s <<PasteSelection>> -x 5 -y 5 focus ;# .b, but .s for an entry The condition in `tk::spinbox::Paste` is inverted. When the spinbox was added in [73da332473], the code was copied from `tkEntryPaste`, which used `[string compare "disabled" ...]` (true if not equal), and was translated to `[string equal "disabled" ...]`. Proposed fix in branch spinbox-paste-focus, with tests spinbox-27.1 and entry-26.1.
User Comments:	serhiy.storchaka added on 2026-10-16 16:44:57: Backported to core-8-6-branch in [cb6a83e591]. nemethi (claiming to be Csaba Nemethi) added on 2026-10-16 16:11:19: Merged by Jan into main and core-9-0-branch by commits [60e87d28] and [00a12262]. Closing the ticket.