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Unsafe paste text dialog box is unable to open in 1.1.2 due to assertion failure

  • xfce4-terminal 1.1.2 (Xfce 4.18)
  • Distro: Arch Linux
  • Kernel: Linux 6.6.15-2-lts #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:04:24 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
  • Potentially relevant packages:
gdk-pixbuf2 2.42.10-2
lib32-gdk-pixbuf2 2.42.10-2
libxfce4ui 4.18.5-1
libxfce4util 4.18.2-1
xfce4-appfinder 4.18.1-1
xfce4-artwork 0.1.1a_git20110420-6
xfce4-battery-plugin 1.1.5-1
xfce4-clipman-plugin 1.6.5-1
xfce4-cpufreq-plugin 1.2.8-1
xfce4-cpugraph-plugin 1.2.10-1
xfce4-datetime-plugin 0.8.3-1
xfce4-dict 0.8.6-1
xfce4-diskperf-plugin 2.7.0-1
xfce4-eyes-plugin 4.6.0-1
xfce4-fsguard-plugin 1.1.3-1
xfce4-genmon-plugin 4.2.0-1
xfce4-mailwatch-plugin 1.3.1-1
xfce4-mount-plugin 1.1.6-1
xfce4-mpc-plugin 0.5.3-1
xfce4-netload-plugin 1.4.1-1
xfce4-notes-plugin 1.11.0-1
xfce4-notifyd 0.9.3-1
xfce4-panel 4.18.5-1
xfce4-power-manager 4.18.3-1
xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin 0.4.8-1
xfce4-screensaver 4.18.2-1
xfce4-screenshooter 1.10.5-1
xfce4-sensors-plugin 1.4.4-1
xfce4-session 4.18.3-1
xfce4-settings 4.18.4-1
xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin 0.5.2-1
xfce4-systemload-plugin 1.3.2-1
xfce4-taskmanager 1.5.6-2
xfce4-terminal 1.1.2-1
xfce4-time-out-plugin 1.1.3-1
xfce4-timer-plugin 1.7.2-1
xfce4-verve-plugin 2.0.3-1
xfce4-wavelan-plugin 0.6.3-1
xfce4-weather-plugin 0.11.1-1
xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin 2.8.3-1
xfce4-xkb-plugin 0.8.3-1

Context

I recently updated to xfce4-terminal 1.1.2, and noticed that when attempting to paste more than one line, as in pasting something with a newline character included, the unsafe dialog does not appear. I then checked using xfce4-terminal --disable-server and saw the following error when attempting to do an unsafe paste:

xfce4-terminal-CRITICAL **: 11:33:00.508: terminal_screen_paste_unsafe_text: assertion 'original_clipboard != GDK_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD && original_clipboard != GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY' failed

I have double checked my system is fully updated to current Arch repository packages (with the exception of the active running kernel), and am otherwise unsure why this error would occur. Disabling the unsafe check allows pasting multi-line clipboard contents.

Thank you for any assistance!

Edited by Jessie N.