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    Does ctrl+shift+v for pasting work?
    – terdon
    Commented Apr 9, 2023 at 11:48
  • @terdon - no, ctrl+shift+v does nothing Commented Apr 9, 2023 at 12:44
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    Copying and pasting doesn’t depend on the window manager, it depends on the program you’re copying from and the program you’re pasting to. Could you clarify which programs you’re having trouble with? Commented Apr 9, 2023 at 13:31
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    I personally almost never use ctrl+c/v as I find them cumbersome and always default to selecting text and then middle clicking to paste like a good, old school *nix geek. Does that not work for you? Since nobody has answered, it might make sense to edit this and change it to ask how to make the ctrl+v behave like ctrl+shift+v but since it is apparently handled by individual programs, I don't know if anyone will be able to help.
    – terdon
    Commented Apr 9, 2023 at 15:03
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    You probably do have some sort of clipboard program. Could be xclip, glipper, gpaste, clipit, or something else — Openbox doesn't seem to have that built in. You could find out by just trying to run some of those commands. You could use keybinds to remap with a <command> action
    – Zac Anger
    Commented Apr 13, 2023 at 23:52