This bug affects me as well. I have detailed this behavior in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+bug/486482 and will make it depend on this one (presuming I have the privs to do so).
Output when this occurred from terminal window: QClipboard::setData: Cannot set X11 selection owner for PRIMARY QClipboard::setData: Cannot set X11 selection owner for CLIPBOARD -- Copy and paste broken after using input method https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/479740 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to qt4-x11 in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs