From f8097c7c9802d88a508bf4b5291d4d6294f5af04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aldo Funes <aldo@funes.me>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 18:21:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Improve compatibility with Wayland clipboard (#30251)

Closes #26672, #20984

Release Notes:

- Fixed issue where some applications won't receive the clipboard
contents from Zed

Co-authored-by: Mikayla Maki <mikayla.c.maki@gmail.com>
---
 crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/client.rs    | 10 +++++++---
 crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/clipboard.rs |  4 +++-
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/client.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/client.rs
index d071479c42..22ce0a60f8 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/client.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/client.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ use crate::platform::linux::{
     LinuxClient, get_xkb_compose_state, is_within_click_distance, open_uri_internal, read_fd,
     reveal_path_internal,
     wayland::{
-        clipboard::{Clipboard, DataOffer, FILE_LIST_MIME_TYPE, TEXT_MIME_TYPE},
+        clipboard::{Clipboard, DataOffer, FILE_LIST_MIME_TYPE, TEXT_MIME_TYPES},
         cursor::Cursor,
         serial::{SerialKind, SerialTracker},
         window::WaylandWindow,
@@ -778,8 +778,10 @@ impl LinuxClient for WaylandClient {
             state.clipboard.set_primary(item);
             let serial = state.serial_tracker.get(SerialKind::KeyPress);
             let data_source = primary_selection_manager.create_source(&state.globals.qh, ());
+            for mime_type in TEXT_MIME_TYPES {
+                data_source.offer(mime_type.to_string());
+            }
             data_source.offer(state.clipboard.self_mime());
-            data_source.offer(TEXT_MIME_TYPE.to_string());
             primary_selection.set_selection(Some(&data_source), serial);
         }
     }
@@ -796,8 +798,10 @@ impl LinuxClient for WaylandClient {
             state.clipboard.set(item);
             let serial = state.serial_tracker.get(SerialKind::KeyPress);
             let data_source = data_device_manager.create_data_source(&state.globals.qh, ());
+            for mime_type in TEXT_MIME_TYPES {
+                data_source.offer(mime_type.to_string());
+            }
             data_source.offer(state.clipboard.self_mime());
-            data_source.offer(TEXT_MIME_TYPE.to_string());
             data_device.set_selection(Some(&data_source), serial);
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/clipboard.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/clipboard.rs
index 598d3afe16..9d58ad7391 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/clipboard.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/clipboard.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ use crate::{
     platform::linux::platform::read_fd,
 };
 
-pub(crate) const TEXT_MIME_TYPE: &str = "text/plain;charset=utf-8";
+/// Text mime types that we'll offer to other programs.
+pub(crate) const TEXT_MIME_TYPES: [&str; 3] =
+    ["text/plain;charset=utf-8", "UTF8_STRING", "text/plain"];
 pub(crate) const FILE_LIST_MIME_TYPE: &str = "text/uri-list";
 
 /// Text mime types that we'll accept from other programs.