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> The only copy/paste behavioral difference I've noticed on Wayland is that I lose the copied data if I close the source program. This is because sway by defau
by ATsch 6y ago
> The only copy/paste behavioral difference I've noticed on Wayland is that I lose the copied data if I close the source program.
This is because sway by default does not provide a "clipboard manager" component. It has been the case for a long time that the clipboard is only actually populated when you paste, copying merely stores a reference. This is so you can copy/paste multi gigabyte files without running out of memory. A clipboard manager component solves this issue by intelligently saving your clipboard as applications come and go.
- gspr 6y agoGot it! Thanks for clarifying. Honest question: Is this something that people are missing in Wayland?
- ATsch 6y agoI personally found it annoying enough to install clipman[0] for my sway setup. Especially with short lived applications like calculators etc. [0] https://github.com/yory8/clipman https://github.com/yory8/clipman