Paste stopped working

[dwt]

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Maccy Version (see 'About' window)

1.0.0 (31)

macOS Version

10.16

Maccy Settings

{
    "KeyboardShortcuts_delete" = "{\\"carbonKeyCode\\":51,\\"carbonModifiers\\":2048}";
    "KeyboardShortcuts_pin" = "{\\"carbonKeyCode\\":35,\\"carbonModifiers\\":2048}";
    "KeyboardShortcuts_popup" = "{\\"carbonModifiers\\":768,\\"carbonKeyCode\\":9}";
    "LaunchAtLogin__hasMigrated" = 1;
    NSNavPanelExpandedSizeForOpenMode = "{800, 448}";
    "NSStatusItem Preferred Position Item-0" = 407;
    "NSWindow Frame NSNavPanelAutosaveName" = "356 372 800 448 0 0 1512 944 ";
    "NSWindow Frame SUStatusFrame" = "556 607 400 134 0 0 1512 944 ";
    "NSWindow Frame SUUpdateAlert" = "437 409 638 398 0 0 1512 944 ";
    "NSWindow Frame com.sindresorhus.Settings.FrameAutosaveName" = "950 351 547 452 0 0 1512 944 ";
    SUEnableAutomaticChecks = 1;
    SUHasLaunchedBefore = 1;
    SULastCheckTime = "2024-08-16 07:19:21 +0000";
    SUUpdateGroupIdentifier = 1002684822;
    WebKitDefaultFontSize = 13;
    WebKitJavaScriptEnabled = 0;
    WebKitPluginsEnabled = 0;
    WebKitStandardFont = "-apple-system-font";
    WebKitUserStyleSheetEnabledPreferenceKey = 1;
    WebKitUserStyleSheetLocationPreferenceKey = "/Users/dwt/Applications/Utilities/Interface Enhancements/Maccy.app/Contents/Frameworks/Sparkle.framework/Resources/ReleaseNotesColorStyle.css";
    avoidTakingFocus = 0;
    enabledPasteboardTypes =     (
        "public.png",
        "public.rtf",
        "public.file-url",
        "public.utf8-plain-text",
        "public.tiff",
        "public.html"
    );
    ignoreEvents = 0;
    ignoredApps =     (
        "com.apple.keychainaccess"
    );
    ignoredPasteboardTypes =     (
        "org.nspasteboard.AutoGeneratedType",
        "Pasteboard generator type",
        "org.nspasteboardConcealedType",
        "org.nspasteboard.TransientType",
        "de.petermaurer.TransientPasteboardType",
        "net.antelle.keeweb",
        "com.typeit4me.clipping",
        "com.agilebits.onepassword"
    );
    menuIcon = clipboard;
    migrations =     {
        "2020-04-25-allow-custom-ignored-types" = 1;
        "2020-06-19-use-keyboardshortcuts" = 1;
        "2020-09-01-ignore-keeweb" = 1;
        "2021-02-20-allow-to-customize-supported-types" = 1;
        "2021-06-28-add-title-to-history-item" = 1;
        "2021-10-16-remove-dynamic-pasteboard-types" = 1;
        "2022-08-01-rename-suppress-clear-alert" = 1;
        "2022-11-14-add-html-rtf-to-supported-types" = 1;
        "2023-01-22-add-regexp-search-mode" = 1;
    };
    pasteByDefault = 1;
    searchMode = fuzzy;
    showRecentCopyInMenuBar = 0;
}

Description

Since the last update Maccy has stopped pasting when clicking an entry in the history of pasteboards, or choosing an entry in there with the keyboard.

Things I have checked:

• Paste Automatically is enabled

  

• Prevent Focus Steal is disabled

  

• System Preferences > Privacy > Assistive is enabled:

  

Not quite sure how I bungled this, but tinkering with the various settings doesn't seem to help. :-(

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Maccy via shortcut or menu bar
2. Choose entry to paste via keyboard or mouse
3. nothing…

[dwt]

Restart also didn't help.

[smao-astro]

Vote for same issue. Please look into it. Thanks.

[lexpoig]

For me, lack of paste seems to be random. Sometimes it'll work, sometimes it won't.

[HerrYu123]

Vote for same issue. First time to use Maccy

[dwt]

Workaround: Paste in Maccy, then paste again with . So it seems Maccy is writing to the system clipboard, but is unable to trigger the actual paste action into the Application.

[dwt]

I think I found the fix: Removing and then re-adding Maccy in System Preferences > Privacy > Assistive Devices (not quite sure what this is called in English)

In Actions:

1. Select Maccy
2. Remove it from the List with the Minus-Action
3. Select the Plus Action to re-Add it (and select it in the file chooser that opens)
4. Check that permissions are re-enabled.

This allowed Maccy to paste again for me.

@p0deje So it seems that the system somehow garbled the permissions for Maccy. Sadly now I cannot really give you a dump of them as they are now fixed for me, but perhaps one of the other persons here that shares the problem can help you? That could allow creating a detector to find such broken permissions.

At the least, I would like to add this knowledge to the FAQ, so that if everything else seems to be correct this can be another 'try this' step.

What do you think?

[p0deje]

Please try upgrading to 2.0 and see if it helps

[dwt]

I didn't have to read the permissions after the update, so ... seems to have worked?