If the "Update Pasteboard when CLIPBOARD changes" option is checked then copy/pasting a vector graphical item in Inkscape will paste a bitmap representation of that item instead of a vector copy. To be precise, this is using Edit->Copy and Edit->Paste in the Inkscape menu. The desired behavior is that it pastes a vector graphics object, which is what happens when the "Update Pasteboard..." option is unchecked.
Also affects Fontforge.
Related report in Inkscape's bug tracker: Bug #307005: “osx: copy & paste inserts a bitmap copy instead of the vector object” https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/307005
> Comment(by jeremyhu@…): > > I understand the issues involved here, and it is an issue beyond loosing > vectorized data in images. However, there is an easy workaround, and it > is not a regression when that workaround is enabled. It is on the list of > issues to tackle, but unfortunately that list is quite large (and extends > far beyond just XQuartz in my case). > > The code that handles this is all open source and available in > hw/xquartz/pbproxy. If it's something that you want to tackle, I'd gladly > discuss options on xquartz-dev and accept patches. Source: https://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/ticket/403#comment:4
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