Have you tried ctrl+shift+c to copy from terminal?
Terminal shortcuts to copy and paste are different, because ctrl+ may be a command
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Yes, never have this problem thanks to the trusty ctrl+shift+c and ctrl+shift+v.
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
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.
Yeah this is probably the best way to do it. I think(?) the middle-click copy/paste has a separate buffer so you should use it separately from ctrl+c and ctrl+v.
- Tries to use Windows conventions on Linux, without bothering to learn the differences. A 30 second Google search would suffice.
- Fails.
- Posts a rant blaming Linux for "not working properly".
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.
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.
I've only ever had this problem for the first few janky years of Wayland. Not anymore.
Linux has 2 clipboards. You're mixing the two. https://askubuntu.com/questions/1167856/two-clipboards-possible
Others have covered PRIMARY vs CLIPBOARD (the separation of which I find to be extremely useful).
For Vim, you have access to these both via the registers + (CLIPBOARD) and * (PRIMARY). So, for example, to paste from your CLIPBOARD selection, you'd do this:
"+p
(or P). Similar for yanking:
"+yy
for example.
Middle click in chrome...
If you want to use ctrl-v you need to the newer method of ctrl-shift-c first. It uses shift for the same reason windows does in a command prompt, ctrl-c is a reserved combination.
Not a Linux issue. Two different paradigms one older than the other, chose which is best to use.
On my laptop's I use ctrl-shift-c and ctrl-shift-v due to not having a middle click. With a mouse I middle click instinctively.
You can set the touchpad to emulate third button by clicking left and right together. this setting is buried in the mouse configuration options and usually disabled by default.
Yes I have used that in the past but it's way to finniky in operation as it sometimes registers a left or right click instead.
There are two copy/paste buffers. The one you get with just the mouse is not the same as the one you get with ctrl-c ctrl-v. And frankly, once you know this, it's f*ing awesome. If you really want a single buffer, there are apps that do that.
Have you tried another browser like Firefox? I’ve never had copy paste issues between any of my apps
I have an issue that clipboard content is application dependent.
So many times, I will open a program to find some text, Ctrl+C to add it to the clipboard, close that program because I'm done with it, switch to the second program, push Ctrl+V, nothing happens because closing the first program cleared the clipboard's content when closed.
Is this inherent to Linux, or could using something other than KDE fix it?
I don't have any technical answers for you, but I'm on GNOME Wayland and I've never had any issues like that.
From what I understood is that the functionality that pastes selected text with middle-click is coded deep in the Linux kernel, so it doesn't even use a clipboard and it would be hard to get rid of this functionality. As others mentioned, using normal copy-paste commands (ctrl+shift+c) shouldn't be a problem because it uses a clipboard.
What I'd like to see is a clipboard history which pastes the content into cursor with just mouse click/enter.
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