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Clipboard randomly clearing (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I just started noticing it like half an hour ago. I'm fairly new to this OS, so I have no idea where to look for any logs or anything.

I took a screenshot with Spectacle, and instead of it putting it into the clipboard it cleared it. Then when chatting on Discord (thru Vencord) and pressing ctrl-A & ctrl+X to write another message first, ctrl+V didn't paste as my clipboard was empty. the screenshot happened multiple times, text only once. I can't replicate it. I'm on Arch KDE, checked the clipboard setting, I don't have a hotkey that I may be fat-fingering. I tried rebooting.

I tried abusing the clipboard while writing this, and just to mock me everything worked. So this might be a spam post without me even knowing, in that case I'm sorry; But please tell me how I can look at the logs, maybe I can catch it red handed still.

edit: no problem since, I haven't done anything. Sorry for wasting your time.

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[-] adamnejm@programming.dev 8 points 10 months ago

Clipboard in Linux is weird. Can you replicate this:

  1. Copy text
  2. Close the application you copied from
  3. Paste into a different application
  4. Nothing appears

If so, that means you don't have a clipboard manager running, default for KDE is Klipper I believe.

[-] UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

step 4 didn't happen. AKA it works now. I have a guess as of why a random app wouldn't be running. And it makes sense that closing would clear it, as screenshotting opens a fullscreen app. But I don't get it, how can closing an application delete my clipboard?

[-] somethingsomethingidk@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

This explains it. Especially the section about selections. A program "owns" the "clipboard" and if it stops it is released. Aka bye bye copied data

[-] UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Got around to reading it, good to know. Thanks!

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