From 1dc0790d77e04d7d3514e4cbb3ae57079d7facbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mario Mohar <76663003+Mario-Mohar@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2026 23:08:43 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] clipboard: skip the clear confirmation when there is nothing
 to clear (#3730)

---
 quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardActions.qml        | 1 +
 quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardHistoryContent.qml | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardActions.qml b/quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardActions.qml
index 5ba9981d3..123c2a998 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardActions.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardActions.qml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Item {
         DActionButton {
             Keys.forwardTo: [actions.modal.modalFocusScope]
             iconName: "delete_sweep"
+            enabled: actions.modal.canClear
             iconColor: Theme.onSecondaryContainer
             backgroundColor: Theme.secondaryContainer
             tooltipText: actions.modal.clearsFilteredOnly ? I18n.tr("Clear Filtered", "clipboard modal: clear button tooltip while a search filter is active") : I18n.tr("Clear All")
diff --git a/quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardHistoryContent.qml b/quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardHistoryContent.qml
index 32a445fc1..637a7daf1 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardHistoryContent.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardHistoryContent.qml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ FocusScope {
     readonly property int selectedIndex: ClipboardService.selectedIndex
     readonly property bool keyboardNavigationActive: ClipboardService.keyboardNavigationActive
     readonly property bool clearsFilteredOnly: activeTab === "recents" && ClipboardService.filterActive
+    readonly property bool canClear: clearsFilteredOnly ? unpinnedEntries.length > 0 : ClipboardService.internalEntries.length > pinnedCount
     readonly property var currentEntry: selectedEntry()
 
     readonly property var modalFocusScope: root
@@ -187,6 +188,8 @@ FocusScope {
             }, function () {});
             return;
         }
+        if (!canClear)
+            return;
         const hasPinned = pinnedCount > 0;
         const message = hasPinned ? I18n.tr("This will delete all unpinned entries. %1 pinned entries will be kept.", "clear clipboard history confirmation, %1 is a count").arg(pinnedCount) : I18n.tr("This will permanently delete all clipboard history.");
         clearConfirmDialog.show(I18n.tr("Clear History?"), message, function () {