Isn't this related to Wayland security feature? Clipboard content is forgotten if you close the app (in this case the screenshot tool) before pasting.
On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 9:39 AM, Launchpad Bug Tracker < 1709...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. > > ** Changed in: gimp (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Confirmed > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1709256 > > Title: > 17.10 Alpha 2: screenshot "copy to clipboard" not always storing in > clipboard > > Status in ubuntu-mate: > Invalid > Status in gimp package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > Only happens sometimes. > > Steps to reproduce: > > 1. Take screenshot > 2. Select "copy to clipboard" > 3. Close screenshot window > 4. Open GIMP > 5. Paste (Ctrl + v) into GIMP window > > Result: > > Sometimes getting the attached error message from GIMP that there is > no image in the clipboard. I think it is related to keeping the > screenshot window open or not. If I keep it open, I never get this > error. Only sometimes if I close the window. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mate/+bug/1709256/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gimp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1709256 Title: 17.10 Alpha 2: screenshot "copy to clipboard" not always storing in clipboard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mate/+bug/1709256/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs