SUMMARY Klipper logs your selection history. Currently, it is possible to delete individual entries. But this can be a lot of work. It would be great if Klipper gets a private mode where no new entries are added. You should be able to activate it via the Plasma Widget with one or two clicks. This feature request is related to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=391046. But the private mode should work independently from private activities. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS LOperating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.0 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.75.0 Qt Version: 5.15.1 Kernel Version: 5.8.14-arch1-1 OS Type: 64-bit
In fact you already can! Right-click on applet > Configure Clipboard > Reduce value of "Clipboard history size" to 0
But this deletes the history, doesn't it? Actually, I would not like to do that. I just want to prevent new entries from being added for some time.
For clarification: I really like klipper and use it a lot. And I have chosen a very large history size. I use copy&paste so often and almost unconsciously that I don't realize how many clipboard entries can accumulate in a short time. And for some of these entries, I don't want them to be found for weeks. Therefore, it would be nicer to temporarily activate a privacy mode, i.e., pause klipper. Then you can google for Christmas gifts for your partner and stuff until you end privacy mode. :)
What do you mean by "prevent new entries from being added for some time"? FWIW if it's just a temporary thing I would recommend simply clearing the history once you're done. The applet has a clear button in it for just this purpose. :)
Sure, but I don't want to clear history. :) My klipper history contains several thousand entries and I'm regularly searching text snippets in there. I don't want to delete this just because I'm dealing with sensitive content for a couple of minutes. Even in a web browser you could simply do without the private mode and instead delete the complete history each time. But you don't do this, do you? With "prevent new entries from being added for some time" I mean, that I'd like to pause klipper (without having to delete the history). When paused, I can copy text and it will not be added to the klipper history.
(In reply to naraesk from comment #5) > Sure, but I don't want to clear history. :) My klipper history contains > several thousand entries OMG I suppose you could delete the incriminating entries by hand after the dirty deed is done ( :) ), but, like in a browser, it's easier to avoid storing information in the first place than it is to delete it later. Okay, you've convinced me! I guess if we could add a little toggle button on the toolbar that triggers this privacy mode.
Cool, thanks. Looking forward to it! :)
Heh, I can't guarantee a timeframe. :)
See also bug 391046 for inhibiting the saving of clipboard history when in a private activity.
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/4637