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FAQ: update middle_click_paste (#703)

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### How to disable middle-click paste?
You can simply intercept the middle-click action all together via Hyprland
binds. However, there are drawbacks to this solution. It disables the
rest of the functionality of the middle-click action, such as auto scroll,
closing browser tabs, etc. Additionally, many applications (such as kitty) manually
intercept the middle-click events and bind them to paste from the primary buffer
themselves, bypassing the solution altogether. For this solution, add this bind
to your config:
`bind = , mouse:274, exec, ;`. Note that the exact bindcode may vary, so you may
want to check it with `wev` first.
<details>
<summary> Alternative method using wl-paste (warning: major power consumption)</summary>
The middle-click paste action pastes from a separate buffer (primary buffer)
than what the regular clipboard uses (clipboard buffer). Since the primary
buffer is unrelated to the clipboard buffer, it's easy to simply keep the
primary buffer empty, allowing the middle-click action to retain the rest of its
functionality without having anything to paste. Run the following command (in
your config with `exec-once`, for example) to achieve this:
`wl-paste -p --watch wl-copy -p ''` (`wl-paste -p --watch` watches for changes
to the primary buffer, `wl-copy -p ''` clears the primary buffer)
**As you can see, however, this creates an endless loop (found copied text ->
copy -> found copied text...). Therefore, this method is not recommended.**
</details>
Setting `misc:middle_click_paste` to `false` disables the feature altogether with the exception of some browsers (notably firefox) having a separate built-in way of emulating that feature which has to be disabled within the browser's settings.
### How do I make Hyprland draw as little power as possible on my laptop?