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elfin dock May 7, 2023, 1:40 PM

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whenever i copy something from an app then close the app it resets the clipboard
i tried copyq but it has the same problem

dusky oak May 7, 2023, 1:43 PM

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i use diodon, solved that problem for me

elfin dock May 7, 2023, 1:44 PM

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thanks let me test it

dusky oak May 7, 2023, 1:48 PM

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you using i3?

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if so, for me i inserted this into my config:
exec_always diodon
so that its always turned on

elfin dock May 7, 2023, 1:49 PM

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i am not sure what i3 is in this case but i know how to start things with xinitrc

dusky oak May 7, 2023, 1:50 PM

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okay dont worry about it then

elfin dock May 7, 2023, 1:50 PM

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ok thanks for diodon

vivid gazelle May 8, 2023, 9:12 PM

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elfin dock whenever i copy something from an app then close the app it resets the clipboard...

In Linux (at least on X11), copy-paste is slightly different.
Nothing is actually copied until you paste it. Only the "selection" is kept in memory, as a reference.
So, without some clipboard manager tool adding such storage functionality, if you close the program, there is no longer a selection, so you cannot paste.

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