Bug 452364

Summary: Feature request for option to disable middle-click paste in Wayland
Product: [Plasma] kwin Reporter: Hunter Holloway <hunterholloway2023>
Component: wayland-genericAssignee: KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: wishlist CC: natalie_clarius, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.24.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Fedora RPMs   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description Hunter Holloway 2022-04-07 14:42:53 UTC
SUMMARY
A feature request to have the option to disable the action which pastes selected text when a middle click action is sent, without disabling. Initially asked here: https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/ty0227/is_it_possible_to_disable_middle_click_paste_in/

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Highlight over text in any application with it
2. Navigate to a text box
3. Perform a middle click action

OBSERVED RESULT
The text that was selected will be pasted

EXPECTED RESULT
An option to disable

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 35 (KDE Plasma)
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.15.2
Qt Version: 5.16.18-200.fc35.x86_64 (64 bit)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Graphics Platform: Wayland.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2022-04-07 14:55:15 UTC

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