Dimming the icon is better than nothing but I think the problem goes a little deeper. What do you do if the user copies, rather than cuts, something? Dim that as well? The dimming doesn't seem to make as much sense for copying.
There should be a visualisation (a panel applet, possibly) of the clipboard with the ability to preview its contents. This applet should implement some sort of notification when a cut or copy occurs to show that the content has gone into the clipboard (just like we have an animation when a window is minimised to the panel), and it should be possible to put more than one item in the clipboard. More like the clipboard in Sugar.
Dimming the icon is better than nothing but I think the problem goes a little deeper. What do you do if the user copies, rather than cuts, something? Dim that as well? The dimming doesn't seem to make as much sense for copying.
I think this thread: <https:/ /lists. ubuntu. com/archives/ ubuntu- devel-discuss/ 2009-June/ 008724. html> attests to the fact that there is a deeper usability problem with clipboard and cut, copy and paste.
There should be a visualisation (a panel applet, possibly) of the clipboard with the ability to preview its contents. This applet should implement some sort of notification when a cut or copy occurs to show that the content has gone into the clipboard (just like we have an animation when a window is minimised to the panel), and it should be possible to put more than one item in the clipboard. More like the clipboard in Sugar.