Bug 93493 - Contents of the clipboard cleared when closing KDE app
Summary: Contents of the clipboard cleared when closing KDE app
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: kde
Classification: I don't know
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Mandrake RPMs Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Unassigned bugs mailing-list
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Reported: 2004-11-18 11:13 UTC by Nicolas Girard
Modified: 2008-10-16 16:02 UTC (History)
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Description Nicolas Girard 2004-11-18 11:13:02 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.3.1)
Installed from:    Mandrake RPMs
OS:                Linux

This is a very irritating bug...

When you copy contents from an app, than when you close this app, the contents of the clipboard is cleared !

AFAIK you can experience this with any KDE app ; open kedit for instance, type any word and highlight it. At that stage you can paste it somewhere. But as soon as you close the kedit instance, you cannot paste it any more... Yek !
Comment 1 Lubos Lunak 2004-11-18 14:32:27 UTC 
Use Klipper.
Comment 2 SED 2006-02-10 10:52:02 UTC 
Use Klipper? That's it? I still experience this bug in KDE 3.5.0. I haven't upgraded to 3.5.1 yet, but I didn't see anything about this in the changelog. What if you have no use for Klipper and its just taking up space?
Comment 3 SED 2006-02-10 10:57:39 UTC 
Ok, on further study, I guess this is a feature of X. Is there a way to hide klipper so it persists the klipboard without being on the taskbar?
Comment 4 Lubos Lunak 2006-02-10 11:25:23 UTC 
THAT is one of the uses of Klipper (http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/1787). And you can configure the systray to hide some items.
Comment 5 Jyothi Swaroop Guntupalli 2006-06-18 03:44:58 UTC 
Is there any way around other than using Klipper?
Comment 6 Thiago Macieira 2006-06-27 00:53:36 UTC 
Yes: don't quit the application.
Comment 7 Tomas Van Verrewegen 2008-10-16 16:02:28 UTC 
I don't want to rant about this, but...

1. If Klipper is such an essential part of the core functionality of the KDE gui, shouldn't it then be included in the core?

2. I stopped using klipper because it annoys the **** out of me and I don't want to clutter the systray, but apparently the completely breaks the basic functionality of an X based system. If this is impossible (why would it be?) at least offer the option of not putting an icon in the systray.