Inkscape creates pixelated images whenever I copy and paste

Question

Whenever I copy and paste something in Inkscape the result is a pixelated image and not the original object. For example a copied and pasted rectangle cannot be edited as a rectangle anymore and gets blurry if I zoom in.

I am working on OSX 10.10.1 and X11 2.7.7.

Answer 1

This has to do with the clipboard and pasteboard syncing of OSX and X11. As pointed out in the Inkscape FAQ you can prevent this by unchecking X11 preferences > Pasteboard: "Update Pasteboard when CLIPBOARD changes". Downside is that you cannot copy anything from Inkscape to other OSX programs anymore. From OSX to X11 should still be possible.

If you use duplicate instead of copy and paste the problem doesn't appear in the first place, so you can keep the pasteboard syncing.