Bug 392488 (libinput-mouse-kcm-middle-click-paste)

Summary:	Setting to disable middle click paste
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	jeremy9856
Component:	kcm_mouse	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	kresimircindric, loudsquid, natalie_clarius, nate, postix, unassigned-bugs
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version:	5.22.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389710 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=383379
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description jeremy9856 2018-03-29 14:12:33 UTC

Hello,

We should be able to disable middle click paste for touchpad and mouse to avoid unwanted copy / paste for those who have sensible touchpad and mouse.

It's possible on Gnome :

org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-enable-primary-paste -> False

Thanks !

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2018-03-30 03:27:21 UTC

Needs a new setting in http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qstylehints.html

Standard Qt widgets (QLineEdit, QTextEdit) and individual applications (Kate/KWrite, Konsole, Calligra, etc.) need to be changed to respect this setting.

Comment 2 KC 2019-11-17 12:34:00 UTC

This would be very useful, indeed!

Comment 3 postix 2021-06-13 10:04:57 UTC

This is really needed and super annoying when you use a touchpad on a laptop, where a light tap around the center is misinterpreted as a middle click and thus unintentionally content is pasted!

I only have found one hacky workaround so far [1] involving an sxkhd script.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/nyqf13/how_to_disable_middle_click_paste/h1lofqu/?context=3

Comment 4 jimbo 2021-09-06 13:39:26 UTC

The workaround can break normal control+c functionality in Chromium. There should be an option to disable this functionality.

Comment 5 jimbo 2021-09-06 13:45:25 UTC

* sorry, Firefox not Chromium

Comment 6 postix 2021-10-18 08:43:50 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 441668 ***