fix: Fixed clipboard issues on Wayland, using pyclip instead of wx

gui/copySelectDialog.py

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ class CopySelectDialog(wx.Dialog):
         def cb(text):
             if self.waitDialog:
                 del self.waitDialog
+            print("cb called. Text: {}", text) # TODO REMOVE DEBUG
             toClipboard(text)
             self.EndModal(wx.ID_OK)
 

gui/utils/clipboard.py

@@ -1,68 +1,20 @@
 # noinspection PyPackageRequirements
-import wx
+import pyclip
 from logbook import Logger
 
 logger = Logger(__name__)
 
 
 def toClipboard(text):
-    """
-    Copy text to clipboard. Explicitly uses CLIPBOARD selection, not PRIMARY.
-
-    On X11 systems, wxPython can confuse between PRIMARY and CLIPBOARD selections,
-    causing "already open" errors. This function ensures we always use CLIPBOARD.
-
-    See: https://discuss.wxpython.org/t/wx-theclipboard-pasting-different-content-on-every-second-paste/35361
-    """
-    clipboard = wx.TheClipboard
-    try:
-        # Explicitly use CLIPBOARD selection, not PRIMARY selection
-        # This prevents X11 confusion between the two clipboard types
-        clipboard.UsePrimarySelection(False)
-
-        if clipboard.Open():
-            try:
-                data = wx.TextDataObject(text)
-                clipboard.SetData(data)
-                return True
-            finally:
-                clipboard.Close()
-        else:
-            logger.debug("Failed to open clipboard for writing")
-            return False
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.warning("Error writing to clipboard: {}", e)
-        return False
+    pyclip.copy(text)
 
 
 def fromClipboard():
     """
-    Read text from clipboard. Explicitly uses CLIPBOARD selection, not PRIMARY.
-
-    On X11 systems, wxPython can confuse between PRIMARY and CLIPBOARD selections,
-    causing "already open" errors. This function ensures we always use CLIPBOARD.
-
-    See: https://discuss.wxpython.org/t/wx-theclipboard-pasting-different-content-on-every-second-paste/35361
+    Read text from clipboard. Uses pyclip to grab in a cross-platform, reliable manner.
     """
-    clipboard = wx.TheClipboard
-    try:
-        # Explicitly use CLIPBOARD selection, not PRIMARY selection
-        # This prevents X11 confusion between the two clipboard types
-        clipboard.UsePrimarySelection(False)
-
-        if clipboard.Open():
-            try:
-                data = wx.TextDataObject()
-                if clipboard.GetData(data):
-                    return data.GetText()
-                else:
-                    logger.debug("Clipboard open but no CLIPBOARD data available")
-                    return None
-            finally:
-                clipboard.Close()
-        else:
-            logger.debug("Failed to open clipboard for reading")
-            return None
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.warning("Error reading from clipboard: {}", e)
-        return None
+    data = pyclip.paste(text=True)
+    if not isinstance(data, str):
+        data = data.decode('utf-8')
+    logger.debug("Pasted data: {}", data)
+    return data

requirements.txt

@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ beautifulsoup4==4.12.2
 pyyaml==6.0.1
 python-jose==3.3.0
 requests-cache==1.1.1
+pyclip >= 0.7.0