[Enhancement] plasma-workspace / klipper - Automatically paste after selecting an item from Klipper history

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Add optional “Auto-paste after history selection” setting

Description

Please consider adding an optional setting to automatically trigger paste after selecting an item from the Klipper history popup.

Proposed setting

[ ] Automatically paste after selecting a history item
Default: disabled

Intended behavior

When enabled:

  1. User opens the Klipper popup.

  2. Selects an item (Enter or mouse click).

  3. Klipper sets the clipboard as usual.

  4. Klipper invokes the global Paste shortcut via KGlobalAccel (DBus).

This would paste into the currently focused window.

Motivation

On Wayland, external input injection tools (e.g. xdotool) are not available.
The current workflow requires:

  • Open popup

  • Select item

  • Press Ctrl+V manually

For frequent snippet reuse, the extra step adds friction.

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