Parcellite 1.2.1 hotkeys not working

[andanders]

I've created the hotkey Alt+x but the application does not respond.

I can manually click the icon in the top-right corner, as it is visible and running.

The package was downloaded from sourceforge and installed with sudo apt install ./parcellite_1.2.1-1_i386.deb.

Running on Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS

I previously had installed Parcellite from the Ubuntu store, but had the same issue.

[rickyrockrat]

You probably have another application that uses that key. Look in your system keyboard settings.

[quilicicf]

I have the same issue (Debian 12/Gnome/Wayland) and I noticed that it does work with some apps but not others.

Working examples :

• Firefox ESR (bundled in the distribution)
• Teams PWA (using Chrome)
• IntelliJ (downloaded tar.gz)
• Postman (downloaded tar.gz)

Failing examples :

• Firefox stable (installed using a PPA)
• Terminator (installed via apt)

I'm not sure what makes it work with some apps but not others.

What I've tried to understand the issue

• Checked in the settings of the apps where the shortcut doesn't work to see if the app is using the same shortcut => nope
• Changed the shortcut in Parcellite's settings to use other combinations => same behavior, works/fails exactly in the same contexts

If you have an idea about what's going on I'd be glad to find a fix. A workaround might be to have a CLI flag to open the clipboard contents so I can add a system-wide shortcut in Gnome settings and force it to open the GUI. I've seen asked in other issues, didn't find a solid reason not to implement it, my use case might be it ?

[rickyrockrat]

If the application itself has a hotkey, the application takes precedence. I have experienced the same thing, and it's not something Parcellite can fix. The work around is to use a different hot key.

[quilicicf]

Thing is, I've tried with a truckload of potential key combinations and none do work :-(