Bug 513972 - GTK applications do not copy to clipboard if clipboard is not empty
Summary: GTK applications do not copy to clipboard if clipboard is not empty
Status: NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Clipboard widget & pop-up (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: master
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-12-30 12:20 UTC by izzylaif
Modified: 2026-01-05 21:30 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

See Also:
Latest Commit:
Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Attachments
The problem (411.27 KB, image/png)
2025-12-30 12:20 UTC, izzylaif 		Details
View All Add an attachment

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.
Description izzylaif 2025-12-30 12:20:02 UTC 
Created attachment 188076 [details]
The problem

KDE/Wayland.

Steps to reproduce:
- have anything copied to clipboard. That may be an image, or a file from Dolphin.
- Run GTK-based application, Audacity 3.7 in this case (still not moved to QT).
- Open any audio file in Audacity, select some audio and press Ctrl-C (or Meta-C, or whatever hotkey you have for copy)
- Notice nothing is copied to clipboard.

Now open the clipboard widget and empty clipboard contents by clicking the trashcan icon. Try copying the selection from Audacity again, and now it gets copied into clipboard.

I have clipboard history set to 1 if that matters.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2026-01-05 21:30:16 UTC 
> I have clipboard history set to 1 if that matters.
Can you reproduce the issue with either default clipboard settings, or in a new clean user account on the same computer with no customization?