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I'm amazed at the number of people who haven't bothered to learn the basics of the operating system they're using.

The difference between the `primary` and `secondary` clipboards is the very beginning of learning Linux.

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With a clickfinger behavior¹ configured touchpad (very practical for using both hands alternately) it can also prove problematic: between pressing with three fingers, and sliding three fingers, an error quickly arrived.

¹ wayland.freedesktop.org/libinp…

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I don't need it personally but I understand users, who might use it.
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I am not a fan. I use middle-click frequently; there are times when it's just faster than Ctrl+(Shift+)C/X/V.

If people find it confusing, make it an option during setup.

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It might be confusing for new users coming from Windows or OS X, but it's very useful once you learn it exists. I'm glad there will be an option to turn it on.
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I use the middle click paste all the time, and I would miss it. Since I use Plasma, I’m sure there would be a setting to turn it back on. Maybe there already is?

The middle click paste doesn’t use the same Clipboard as Ctrl-C, does it? It doesn’t seem to, but I’ve never really looked into it.

#Plasma #Gnome #Linux

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I'm glad that the option is simply turned off by default with the ability to enable it via CLI or with Tweaks. The author makes a decent use case argument and I don't know how many people would actually benefit but it seems solid. If this was simply to make Gnome more Mac OS like I'd simply question why? I just feel like if the former rationale was the reason, everybody has better things to work on. If this helps solve a real problem, OK. Not a big deal.

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