X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fjalview%2Fgui%2FDesktop.java;h=45a03faf204715afdcb1c8d435983cf971acf0fb;hb=5dd663636925f44c6f964fa32fed2f584223b295;hp=0f77b9df36534a00334cfb302e39fc316ad34e43;hpb=5951e3b0b9faea1c8b54914cb64ff3a08ba27cb6;p=jalview.git

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
index 0f77b9d..45a03fa 100755
--- a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
     public static jalview.ws.Discoverer discoverer;
 
     public static Object [] jalviewClipboard;
+    public static boolean internalCopy = false;
 
     static int fileLoadingCount= 0;
 
@@ -251,7 +252,10 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
 
     public void lostOwnership(Clipboard clipboard, Transferable contents)
     {
-      Desktop.jalviewClipboard = null;
+      if (!internalCopy)
+        Desktop.jalviewClipboard = null;
+
+      internalCopy = false;
     }
 
     public void dragEnter(DropTargetDragEvent evt)