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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by bad1080@piefed.social to c/linux@lemmy.ml

i am been using spectacle to take screenshots but in a way where i get the rectangle selection right away and afterwards the image gets immediately sent to the clipboard.
but since the last update to Kubuntu 26.04 LTS i am having trouble pasting the picture. it is there in the clipboard history, i can see it but it doesn't paste. i have to select another image from the history first and then the screenshot i just took again to be able to paste it. this behavior is only present with pictures, the clipboard functions normally with text.
is there a way to fix this?

edit: i just did some testing as i had the feeling it has something to do with the size of my selection. when i take only a smaller selection the pasting works without issues but if i use a larger selection it doesn't paste again without the workaround mentioned above. i use a 1440p display and smaller is maybe 1/10th of the screen and larger is maybe 1/4th of the screen.

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[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

My issues with spectacle is time dependent. The clipboard automatically clears the image after 20 seconds and there doesnt seem to be a way tp configure that

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