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loserMcloser

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[SOLVED] Can't middle-click-paste into chromium

Basically the subject line: using Chromium, in any text entry box in any website, or even in the address bar, can't middle-click to paste. Middle-click-paste works fine in all other apps I've tested, including other browsers (firefox, min) and other electron apps (code).

This occurs both on my laptop and on my desktop machine.

Anyone else seeing the same thing?

Last edited by loserMcloser (Yesterday 03:40:25)

StarWolf3000

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't middle-click-paste into chromium

Is that Chromium running on Wayland and all other programs, where it works, running on XWayland/X11?

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loserMcloser

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't middle-click-paste into chromium

No, all tested programs are running native wayland (sway), no Xwayland. (I mean, Xwayland is running, but both `xeyes` and `swaymsg -t get_tree` say that none of them are running under Xwayland.)

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't middle-click-paste into chromium

What "wayland" specifically? Gnome recently disabled that by default, https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=313089 (though that would affect everything) and generally there might be pending compatibility issues w/ random compositors.

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loserMcloser

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't middle-click-paste into chromium

I'm using sway, no gnome.

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't middle-click-paste into chromium

Anything like https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Sway#Clipboard ?
Does it work under weston?
Does the middle-click otherwise operate as expected in chromium (open links in a new tab)?
Do you use any IME parameters? Gtk4? https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Chromi … nd_support

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tekstryder

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't middle-click-paste into chromium

I'm using sway, no gnome.

Yeah, well...

• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gsetting … quests/119

...landed recently.

Check:

gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-enable-primary-paste

If false, do:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-enable-primary-paste true

No need to restart anything. Change takes place on the fly.

I just middle-click pasted those commands for ya in brave 1.89.145 (chromium 147.0.7727.137) under Sway 1.12-rc3.

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't middle-click-paste into chromium

Are you getting gsettings-desktop-schemas via gtk4's dependency on xdg-desktop-portal-gtk ?
I thought this [redacted] was limited to gnome…

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tekstryder

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't middle-click-paste into chromium

There I was, living a peaceful, xdg-desktop-portal-less life for the past year on sway and hyprland.

Then this came along...

• https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/ … c060f18844

... catering to someone wanting to run their browser with the experimental gtk4 flag.

Alas I've lost my the fight in me. The center cannot hold. I've meagerly surrendered to portals foisted upon us peons.

Sure, I could easily compile my way out of this cage, but is it worth the time? Gotta know when to fold 'em.

Think a run through Portal 2™ is in order to regain my love of portals.

loserMcloser

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't middle-click-paste into chromium

I'm using sway, no gnome.

Check:

gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-enable-primary-paste

If false, do:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-enable-primary-paste true

No need to restart anything. Change takes place on the fly.

It worked!!! Thanks!!!

Will mark as solved.

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't middle-click-paste into chromium

@tekstryder, https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=313294

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tekstryder

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't middle-click-paste into chromium

@tekstryder,

I'm aware. Dummy packages, while a valid Arch thing, have always rubbed me the wrong way. Never have employed.

If a package has unneeded deps / deps I disagree with, I'll file an issue arguing my case or build the package myself sans said dep(s).

In this case I know enough that there's no use arguing at this point in time. So I chose to live with it as GTK4 is a ~25min build.

It worked

Glad to hear.

Last edited by tekstryder (Yesterday 12:16:51)