--- a/UIPainter.st	Tue Sep 21 12:31:03 2004 +0200
+++ b/UIPainter.st	Tue Sep 21 12:49:29 2004 +0200
@@ -2661,10 +2661,11 @@
         treeSelection := treeView selection.
         "/ the top-node cannot be cut, copied or pasted.
         canCutOrCopy := treeSelection size >= 1 and:[treeSelection first ~~ 1].
-        clipboard := self getSelection.
-
-        clipboard isCollection ifTrue:[clipboard notEmpty ifTrue:[sel := clipboard first]]
-                              ifFalse:[sel := clipboard].
+        clipboard := self getClipboardObject.
+
+        clipboard isCollection 
+                ifTrue:[clipboard notEmpty ifTrue:[sel := clipboard first]]
+                ifFalse:[sel := clipboard].
 
         canPaste := (sel isKindOf:UISpecification) 
 "/                    and:[treeSelection size  = 1 

--- a/UIPainterView.st	Tue Sep 21 12:31:03 2004 +0200
+++ b/UIPainterView.st	Tue Sep 21 12:49:29 2004 +0200
@@ -321,12 +321,11 @@
     "
     |sel|
 
-    sel := self pasteSpecifications:(self getSelection) keepLayout:false.
+    sel := self pasteSpecifications:(self getClipboardObject) keepLayout:false.
 
     sel notNil ifTrue:[
-	self select:sel.
+        self select:sel.
     ].
-
 !
 
 pasteKeepingPosition
@@ -337,13 +336,13 @@
     |sel|
 
     sel := self
-	pasteSpecifications:(self getSelection)
-	keepLayout:true
-	keepPosition:true
-	at:nil.
+        pasteSpecifications:(self getClipboardObject)
+        keepLayout:true
+        keepPosition:true
+        at:nil.
 
     sel notNil ifTrue:[
-	self select:sel.
+        self select:sel.
     ].
 !
 
@@ -485,10 +484,10 @@
     "
     |sel|
 
-    sel := self pasteSpecifications:(self getSelection) keepLayout:true.
+    sel := self pasteSpecifications:(self getClipboardObject) keepLayout:true.
 
     sel notNil ifTrue:[
-	self select:sel.
+        self select:sel.
     ].
 ! !
 
@@ -507,7 +506,7 @@
     "returns true if something to be past exists and can be paste into
      the selection if exists
     "
-    ^ self canPaste:(self getSelection)
+    ^ self canPaste:(self getClipboardObject)
 !
 
 canPaste:something

--- a/UISelectionPanel.st	Tue Sep 21 12:31:03 2004 +0200
+++ b/UISelectionPanel.st	Tue Sep 21 12:49:29 2004 +0200
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@
         ^ self defineClassAndSelector
     ].
 
-    paste := self window getSelection.
+    paste := self window getClipboardObject.
 
     (self canPaste:paste) ifTrue:[
         menu := self class menuUnselected decodeAsLiteralArray.