Details
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Type:
Suggestion
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Status: Closed
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Priority:
Not Evaluated
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Resolution: Done
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Affects Version/s: 5.11
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Fix Version/s: 5.14.0 Alpha
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Component/s: QPA: Wayland
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Labels:None
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Commits:5ec182df699041699f514d164a161c299fde5d19 (qt/qtwayland/dev)
Description
It turns out that Gnome already does it, so there is a protocol that we can implement:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=373907
https://git.gnome.org/browse/mutter/tree/src/wayland/protocol/gtk-primary-selection.xml
Now, evidence of demand for this feature (besides the fact that I want it myself):
https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/646f7a/middleclick_paste_on_wayland/
https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/latest-phoronix-articles/1003373-firefox-59-might-ship-with-working-wayland-support (several people think it's indispensable as part of the Firefox Wayland support)