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warren13n

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Registered: 2018-11-09

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[Solved]Clipboard copies everything

Hi, sorry if this has been discussed already, I searched here and google. I also read up on the arch wiki.

Everything I type is copied to clipboard. It doesn't seem to matter which application I am typing in. Even this post is in clipboard.

Have I been hacked?

I Syu multiple times a week.

If I am not hacked then this problem is just annoying.

I appreciate any help!

Last edited by warren13n (2018-11-11 19:06:35)

jasonwryan

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Re: [Solved]Clipboard copies everything

Some details of your setup are required, per: How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

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WorMzy

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Re: [Solved]Clipboard copies everything

What desktop environment/clipboard manager are you using? How is it configured?

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warren13n

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Re: [Solved]Clipboard copies everything

I am using kde and I haven't changed anything, recent install.

Linux archname 4.18.16-arch1-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Oct 20 22:06:45 UTC 2018 x86_64 GNU/Linux

warren13n

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Re: [Solved]Clipboard copies everything

Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.14.3
Qt Version: 5.11.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.51.0
Kernel Version: 4.18.16-arch1-1-ARCH
OS Type: 64-bit
Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i3-5010U CPU @ 2.10GHz
Memory: 7.7 GiB of RAM

x33a

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Re: [Solved]Clipboard copies everything

Have you been selecting/highlighting text using the mouse? Because that *will* copy contents into the Primary selection (clipboard).

Take a look here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/clipboard

warren13n

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Re: [Solved]Clipboard copies everything

Good point x33a. Yes, that does copy highlighted text to the clipboard. Also some links on webpages are copied, but only some. I will experiment a little more.

warren13n

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Re: [Solved]Clipboard copies everything

OK, that was it. It appears that this feature, copying highlighted text, is built into x11 and just one of those things I have to accept about linux. Handy sometimes, actually. I was so sure I had been hacked that I overlooked the simple explanation! Thanks x33a!