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What's the dumbest thing you've done to fix a tech issue? (lemmy.ca)

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[-] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I have possibly the dumbest workaround to anything in history

bindntr=CTRL,C,exec,hyprctl activewindow | rg -q "class: Wfica" && ( sleep 0.02 && hyprctl closewindow class:alacrittyclipboard ; alacritty -qq --config-file ~/.config/alacritty/alacrittyclipboard.toml --class 'alacrittyclipboard' --title 'Office 365 Desktop (SSL/TLS Secured, 256 bit)' -e sh -c 'sleep 0.03 && xclip -o | copyq copy - ; copyq clipboard | xclip -i' ) & ( sleep 0.2 && closewindow class:alacrittyclipboard )

windowrulev2 = float,class:(alacrittyclipboard) 

windowrulev2 = stayfocused,class:(alacrittyclipboard) 

windowrulev2 = noborder,class:(alacrittyclipboard) 

windowrulev2 = noanim,class:(alacrittyclipboard) 

windowrulev2 = noblur,class:(alacrittyclipboard) 

windowrulev2 = opacity 0,class:(alacrittyclipboard) 

windowrulev2 = maxsize 1 1,class:(alacrittyclipboard)

allow me to explain this monstrocity... the clipboard in citrix workspace is broken in a stupid way

it doesn't update the system clipboard unless you move focus away from the window... and out of focus windows can't update the clipboard for security reasons... this makes it so that if I hit ctrl c when citrix is open it opens a terminal window that's tiny, invisible and steals focus that essentially forces the clipboard to work.

nonsense hack, but it works

this post was submitted on 09 Mar 2025

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