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Paste Global Shortcuts Not Working (Mint)

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#1,370 opened on May 1, 2020

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Description

Using CopyQ 3.11.0 on Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon, the "Paste" global shortcut commands (i.e. paste clipboard as plain text, paste current date and time, etc) are not working:

  • This is not an issue of global hotkeys not working in general, as I can assign the same hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+V) to i.e. "Show/hide the main window", and it works
  • If I follow the Ctrl+Shift+V hotkey with a regular Ctrl+V, then it pastes the specified item. For example, if assign "Paste current date and time," then pressing "Ctrl+Shift+V" will put the date and time in the clipboard (but does not paste it). A following "Ctrl+V" then actually pastes it.

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Research direction
Investigate the code that handles global paste shortcuts, specifically the function that simulates pasting (e.g., using XTest). Check if it correctly sets the clipboard content and then simulates Ctrl+V. On Mint, there may be an issue with the XTest extension or the window focus.
Tech stack
cpp
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desktop
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C++QtGlobal Shortcuts
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