#5760 HIGH Never A: Objects accumulate on the clipboard, impacting system performance.

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#5760: Objects accumulate on the clipboard, impacting system performance.
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 Reporter:  legutierr  |       Owner:  marco         
     Type:  defect     |      Status:  new           
 Priority:  high       |   Milestone:  Never Assigned
Component:  sugar      |     Version:  Build 650     
 Keywords:             |    Verified:  0             
 Blocking:             |   Blockedby:                
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 Removing objects from an over-loaded clipboard is tedious.

 Because there is no easy and quick way to clear the entire clipboard, or
 to clear multiple clippings at a time, a user is likely to keep many
 objects on the clipboard that are not being used, and will just wait for
 them to be cleared at reboot.  This, however, eats up RAM and slows the
 machine down (contributing to memory-shortage crashes of activities in
 certain cases, or helping to induce bug #4161).

 Likewise, the user may simply not realize (or may have no way to know) how
 many objects are actually on the clipboard.  Scheduled or event-triggered
 purges of old/large clipboard items may be advisable.  Some visual
 feedback telling the user how many items are on the clipboard (when
 rolling over the up-and-down arrows, perhaps?) could also help.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/5760>
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