↳ In-reply-to » So I’ve been wondering why some copy-and-paste actions “don’t work” on Wayland. Turns out, in Wayland there’s only one clipboard (like in probably most other OSes): The one where you select something and then hit ^C to copy it (it’s called the CLIPBOARD selection). They have intentionally not included the PRIMARY selection of X11 where you can just select some text to copy it and use the middle-mouse button to paste it.

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Yeah, it’s super handy, right? Especially when copying text between terminals.

It looks like this protocol has been sitting in “unstable” for at least 5 years now:

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/tree/main/unstable/primary-selection

Some months ago, they tried to move it (and others) to “staging”:

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/252/diffs#46fa0a22de556f66f7cf1876c4c1817b65f886f5

And that’s where it is now.

I’m not sure what “unstable” actually means in this context, nor “staging”/“stable”. Is there someone actively working on this? How bad is it really if it just sits in “unstable” for years? What are the consequences of a move to “stable” – do clients need to be updated to request the new version? 🤔