09-19-2017, 07:18 AM
I don't think Gimp does anything special to the clipboard. What you have to keep in mind is that an image editor like Gimp (but not only Gimp, all editors would work the same) doesn't really put the image in the clipboard because that would be too slow and bulky. Instead it posts a "handle", and if some other application wants to paste then the system copies the data over from Gimp to the application. This means that Gimp has to keep the data available.
So, in you case, the problem could be that the system thinks that there is still an image available from Gimp when Gimp thinks there is none. What happens if, when you are in such a state, you open/create an image in Gimp and put something in the clipboard? Does is restore normal operation?
So, in you case, the problem could be that the system thinks that there is still an image available from Gimp when Gimp thinks there is none. What happens if, when you are in such a state, you open/create an image in Gimp and put something in the clipboard? Does is restore normal operation?