[{"id":3683165,"web_url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/comment/3683165/","msgid":"","list_archive_url":null,"date":"2026-04-28T07:03:45","subject":"Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] ui/gtk: Turn clipboard flag into runtime option","submitter":{"id":2694,"url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/people/2694/","name":"Daniel P. Berrangé","email":"berrange@redhat.com"},"content":"On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 10:06:44PM +0200, Jindřich Makovička wrote:\n> - Compile the GTK clipboard support unconditionally\n> \n> - Introduce GTK clipboard option, defaulting to off\n> \n> Signed-off-by: Jindrich Makovicka \n> ---\n> meson.build | 4 ----\n> meson_options.txt | 7 -------\n> qapi/ui.json | 6 +++++-\n> qemu-options.hx | 9 ++++++---\n> ui/gtk.c | 8 +++++---\n> ui/meson.build | 4 +---\n> 6 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)\n\nReviewed-by: Daniel P. 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Defaults to \"off\".\n> +# (Since 11.1)\n> +#\n\nEducate ignorant me: what does it mean to share the clipboard?\n\n> # @grab-on-hover: Grab keyboard input on mouse hover.\n> #\n> # @zoom-to-fit: Zoom guest display to fit into the host window. When\n> @@ -1344,7 +1347,8 @@\n> # Since: 2.12\n> ##\n> { 'struct' : 'DisplayGTK',\n> - 'data' : { '*grab-on-hover' : 'bool',\n> + 'data' : { '*clipboard' : 'bool',\n> + '*grab-on-hover' : 'bool',\n> '*zoom-to-fit' : 'bool',\n> '*show-tabs' : 'bool',\n> '*show-menubar' : 'bool',\n> diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx\n> index 21972f8326..e780bc2ac0 100644\n> --- a/qemu-options.hx\n> +++ b/qemu-options.hx\n> @@ -2209,9 +2209,9 @@ DEF(\"display\", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_display,\n> \" [,window-close=on|off]\\n\"\n> #endif\n> #if defined(CONFIG_GTK)\n> - \"-display gtk[,full-screen=on|off][,gl=on|off][,grab-on-hover=on|off]\\n\"\n> - \" [,show-tabs=on|off][,show-cursor=on|off][,window-close=on|off]\\n\"\n> - \" [,show-menubar=on|off][,zoom-to-fit=on|off]\\n\"\n> + \"-display gtk[,clipboard=on|off][,full-screen=on|off][,gl=on|off]\\n\"\n> + \" [,grab-on-hover=on|off][,show-tabs=on|off][,show-cursor=on|off]\\n\"\n> + \" [,window-close=on|off][,show-menubar=on|off][,zoom-to-fit=on|off]\\n\"\n> #endif\n> #if defined(CONFIG_VNC)\n> \"-display vnc=[,]\\n\"\n> @@ -2295,6 +2295,9 @@ SRST\n> drop-down menus and other UI elements to configure and control\n> the VM during runtime. Valid parameters are:\n> \n> + ``clipboard=on|off`` : Enable host-guest clipboard sharing,\n> + defaults to \"off\"\n> +\n> ``full-screen=on|off`` : Start in fullscreen mode\n> \n> ``gl=on|off`` : Use OpenGL for displaying\n\n[...]","headers":{"Return-Path":"","X-Original-To":"incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org","Delivered-To":"patchwork-incoming@legolas.ozlabs.org","Authentication-Results":["legolas.ozlabs.org;\n\tdkim=pass (1024-bit key;\n unprotected) header.d=redhat.com header.i=@redhat.com header.a=rsa-sha256\n header.s=mimecast20190719 header.b=hc08chPX;\n\tdkim-atps=neutral","legolas.ozlabs.org;\n spf=pass (sender SPF authorized) smtp.mailfrom=nongnu.org\n (client-ip=209.51.188.17; helo=lists1p.gnu.org;\n envelope-from=qemu-devel-bounces+incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@nongnu.org;\n receiver=patchwork.ozlabs.org)"],"Received":["from lists1p.gnu.org (lists1p.gnu.org [209.51.188.17])\n\t(using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits))\n\t(No client certificate requested)\n\tby legolas.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4g4XDj6mg1z1yHv\n\tfor ; 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Berrangé","email":"berrange@redhat.com"},"content":"On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 09:30:37AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote:\n> Jindřich Makovička writes:\n> \n> > - Compile the GTK clipboard support unconditionally\n> >\n> > - Introduce GTK clipboard option, defaulting to off\n> \n> Should the patch be split?\n> \n> > Signed-off-by: Jindrich Makovicka \n> \n> [...]\n> \n> > diff --git a/qapi/ui.json b/qapi/ui.json\n> > index e3da77632a..b2c42a7f57 100644\n> > --- a/qapi/ui.json\n> > +++ b/qapi/ui.json\n> > @@ -1319,6 +1319,9 @@\n> > #\n> > # GTK display options.\n> > #\n> > +# @clipboard: Enable host-guest clipboard sharing. Defaults to \"off\".\n> > +# (Since 11.1)\n> > +#\n> \n> Educate ignorant me: what does it mean to share the clipboard?\n\nConceptually the intent is to create a single logical clipboard\nspanning the host & guest. 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Berrangé writes:\n\n> On Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 09:30:37AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote:\n>> Jindřich Makovička writes:\n>> \n>> > - Compile the GTK clipboard support unconditionally\n>> >\n>> > - Introduce GTK clipboard option, defaulting to off\n>> \n>> Should the patch be split?\n>> \n>> > Signed-off-by: Jindrich Makovicka \n>> \n>> [...]\n>> \n>> > diff --git a/qapi/ui.json b/qapi/ui.json\n>> > index e3da77632a..b2c42a7f57 100644\n>> > --- a/qapi/ui.json\n>> > +++ b/qapi/ui.json\n>> > @@ -1319,6 +1319,9 @@\n>> > #\n>> > # GTK display options.\n>> > #\n>> > +# @clipboard: Enable host-guest clipboard sharing. Defaults to \"off\".\n>> > +# (Since 11.1)\n>> > +#\n>> \n>> Educate ignorant me: what does it mean to share the clipboard?\n>\n> Conceptually the intent is to create a single logical clipboard\n> spanning the host & guest. IOW, if the guest copies data into\n> its clipboard that is made available to the host clipboard, and\n> vica-verca.\n\nThanks! 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