That's two different issues.  Copying the link works, but the widget used for the URL loses PRIMARY selection when it loses focus, so it only remains in the CLIPBOARD.

As a workaround, I added this to my .Xresources file:

*VT100*translations: #override \n\
 Shift Ctrl<Btn2Up>: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD, CUT_BUFFER1) \n\
 Shift Ctrl<KeyPress> Insert: insert-selection(CLIPBOARD, CUT_BUFFER1)

Now I can insert in xterm from CLIPBOARD with Ctrl-Shift-Insert or Ctrl-Shift-middle click.

I agree, having a more convenient "properties" dialog would be great, but it would have severity "enhancement".

I believe both of these issues are fixed in the last patch attached to bug 15958, if you can confirm i'll close this as duplicate.

Applied patch try3 on git swfdec-mozilla. Still failing to copy video link from properties dialog box to a terminal for wget use.
BTW, in git swdec libs flash movies are play by default, how to disable this and make make flash movies *not* played by default?

(In reply to comment #3)
> Applied patch try3 on git swfdec-mozilla. Still failing to copy video link from
> properties dialog box to a terminal for wget use.

ok, i didn't understand the problem. The other clipboard (ctrl + c / ctrl + v) works fine.

> BTW, in git swdec libs flash movies are play by default, how to disable this
> and make make flash movies *not* played by default?
> 

In 0.7 there is a new autoplay feature, try to add to ~/.config/swfdec-mozilla.conf:

[global]
autoplay=false

and set autoplay to false to the other entries you have there.

If you have other questions please use the list.

Created attachment 16759 [details] [review]
keep the primary selection in media dialog

Attached a patch tha copy the selection in both PRIMARY and CLIPBOARD.

Please note that you have at least to click one item to fill the clipboard.

Patch requires attachment 16713 [details] [review] posted in bug 15960.

Created attachment 16760 [details] [review]
 keep the primary selection in media dialog - try 2

New revision: only handle PRIMARY, don't touch CLIPBOARD.

Tried swfdec-mozilla (git) with attachment 16713 [details] [review] and attachment 16713 [details] [review]
Still unable to past in a terminal.

Created attachment 18323 [details] [review]
keep the primary selection in media dialog - try 3

So the problem was that the url field was editable, now the only way to cut is with primary selection just clicking on a row. If that is acceptable behaviour please apply.
Also a variable got renamed as in gtk documentation.

The biggest problem I have with this patch is that it's unintuitive. Selecting a row in a treeview does not repalce contents of the primary selection anywhere, right?

(In reply to comment #9)
> The biggest problem I have with this patch is that it's unintuitive. Selecting
> a row in a treeview does not repalce contents of the primary selection
> anywhere, right?

Yes it's not common usage but it's very handy. I'm not really an user of that feature myself so i've not a strong opinion.