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Why is copy and paste so difficult for Linux to solve? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by BaconIsAVeg@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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It seems like for at least a decade every application/framework has had their own paste buffer, and honestly I'm surprised this isn't "just working" out of the box by now.

  1. Open Terminal
  2. Run pwgen, double click one of the passwords.
  3. Middle click in Terminal, the copied password pastes just fine.
  4. Switch back to Chrome, CTRL-V into the password field.
  5. Realize 5 minutes later when you can't login with the user you've just created, it's because the content you pasted into the password field was an URL you copied in Chrome 15 minutes ago.

And don't even get me started on vim/neovim having yet another copy/paste buffer.

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[-] BaalInvoker@lemmy.eco.br 0 points 1 year ago

Have you tried ctrl+shift+c to copy from terminal?

Terminal shortcuts to copy and paste are different, because ctrl+ may be a command

[-] redcalcium@c.calciumlabs.com 0 points 1 year ago

Yes, never have this problem thanks to the trusty ctrl+shift+c and ctrl+shift+v.

[-] primeraziel@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

I have this problem the other way around, I always try to copy with ctrl shift c, out of muscle memory, but in chrome it opens up the devtools instead

[-] saucyloggins@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You and me both. The worst is I have to use Teams for work and Ctrl+Shift+C is the shortcut to call the person you’re chatting with.

[-] Nuuskis@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago

What I'd like to see is a clipboard history which pastes the content into cursor with just mouse click/enter.

[-] animist@lemmy.one -1 points 1 year ago

Clipboard indicator might be what you're looking for, unless I misunderstood your comment

[-] Quazatron@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago
  1. Tries to use Windows conventions on Linux, without bothering to learn the differences. A 30 second Google search would suffice.
  2. Fails.
  3. Posts a rant blaming Linux for "not working properly".
[-] BaconIsAVeg@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I've been using Linux since RedHat 4.2, and for a number of years in the early 2000's as a desktop. Since then it's mainly been as a server, and I just recently got back into running it as a primary desktop.

The "it's always been that way" argument is stupid and you should know better.

[-] Quazatron@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry for the rough tone, it's been a long week.

The question is not that it has always been that way. The question is that different systems do things differently and one must take time to learn it.

If I would use an Apple system I'd have to learn how things are done on it. Of course you can always compare different approaches, but take time to understand why the differences exist.

When I use Windows I often miss the middle click copy, but I'm not saying window copy paste is broken for the lack of it.

Again, sorry for being harsh. A vacation is very much overdue for me.

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