paste operation is disabled (greyed out) after small amount of screen history in Extra 9.6 SP1.

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"paste" operation (via edit toolbar and right-click method) becomes disabled after a very small amount of screen history in Extra 9.6 SP1. 
 The problem with the paste operation becoming disabled did not occur in Extra version 9.2 until a very large amount of screen history. 
 Setting used for screen history in both versions is the same (enabled, don't include scrolling region, don't retain history), 
 Is there some setting to prevent this from happening, or is this a known defect in version 9.6?

Ward Weiss · Answer

Hi Dawn, 
 
 I appreciate you taking the time to research this, as it was a productivity killer. My findings are not the same as yours, however. VT page in memory stayed as 1 at all times when "paste" became disabled. I created the scenario every time by simply listing a directory containing a very large number files. On version 9.3 it had no issue. On version 9.6 SP it had an issue every time, strictly related to amount of screen I/O, possibly involving history. 
 I just became aware that the new version 9.7 became available in May 2023, so I downloaded that and tested it yesterday. I am happy to report that since upgrading to version 9.7, the problem has been resolved. 
 Thanks again for your help

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