Problem: AtoM no longer updates the clipboard results across browser tabs, resulting in overwritten clipboard items

[fiver-watson]

Current Behavior

From a user forum report:

I found a bug in AtoM 2.7.3 regarding adding descriptions to the clipboard, which was not present in earlier versions.

Test scenario:

• Empty clipboard
• Open two tabs with different descriptions in the browser
• In the first tab, click on Clipboard > Add → a 1 appears on the paperclip icon

AtoM 2.6.4:

• In the second tab, click on Clipboard > Add → a 2 appears on the paperclip icon
• Click on Clipboard at the top of the menu > Go to clipboard → 2 entries appear

--> correct behavior

AtoM 2.7.3

• In the second tab, click on Clipboard > Add → a 1 appears on the paperclip icon.
• Click on Clipboard at the top of the menu > Go to clipboard → only 1 entry appears, namely from the second tab. The entry from the first tab has been deleted or overwritten.

--> Wrong behavior

This is quite annoying because it limits the work for the research very much if you want to work with different tabs.

Expected Behavior

Per previous 2.6.x releases, AtoM should check the clipboard count before applying the current update, allowing for updates across multiple tabs without overwriting or losing records.

Possible Solution

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Context and Notes

Reported in the user forum, 2024-02-05:

• https://groups.google.com/g/ica-atom-users/c/i7Gl0LvW0yY/m/N2HJTRkGAgAJ

DG has recreated this behavior in the BS5 templates using the public demo site, 2024-02-07 (demo site running 2.7.3 - 192)

Version used

2.7.3

Operating System and version

Ubuntu 20.04

Default installation culture

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PHP version

PHP 7.4

Contact details

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