mac - graphic copy pastes as inedittable jpeg

[Andrew]

Version 0.48 - I have used the PC version extensively, but when using a Mac, a copied vector graphic pastes as an inedittable jpeg or other image form. This occurs within the same window and between windows.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

The problem with pasting copied vector objects on Mac OS X exists since Inkscape 0.47 which introduced support for the system-wide clipboard, and is due to a known upstream conflict with the pasteboard syncing in X11/Xquartz:
Copied vector objects are pasted as bitmap copies, and no vector information (style, path) is provided in other commands expecting vector data from the clipboard (paste style, paste size, 'Shape: from clipboard' in pencil/pen tools, 'Paste path' in the path effect editor, etc.)

Please adjust the X11 preferences for the pasteboard as described in the FAQ
<http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ#Copying_and_pasting_in_Inkscape_creates_pixellated_images_instead_of_copying_the_vector_objects>
and as seen in this screenshot:
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/307005/+attachment/1760181/+files/X11-pasteboard-preferences.png>

Linking as duplicate to
Bug #307005 “[OS X] copy & paste inserts a bitmap copy instead of the vector object”
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/307005>