--- a/QTfrontend/game.cpp	Tue Nov 10 20:43:13 2015 +0100
+++ b/QTfrontend/game.cpp	Tue Nov 10 22:18:06 2015 +0100
@@ -267,12 +267,6 @@
             QApplication::clipboard()->setText(QString::fromUtf8(msg.mid(2)));
             break;
         }
-        case 'Y':
-        {
-            // paste clipboard to game
-            SendIPC(QString("Y").toAscii() + QApplication::clipboard()->text().toUtf8().left(250).replace('\n', ' '));
-            break;
-        }
         case 'i':
         {
             emit GameStats(msg.at(2), QString::fromUtf8(msg.mid(3)));

--- a/hedgewars/SDLh.pas	Tue Nov 10 20:43:13 2015 +0100
+++ b/hedgewars/SDLh.pas	Tue Nov 10 22:18:06 2015 +0100
@@ -780,6 +780,8 @@
 function  SDL_InitSubSystem(flags: LongWord): LongInt; cdecl; external SDLLibName;
 procedure SDL_Quit; cdecl; external SDLLibName;
 
+procedure SDL_free(mem: Pointer); cdecl; external SDLLibName;
+
 procedure SDL_Delay(msec: LongWord); cdecl; external SDLLibName;
 function  SDL_GetTicks: LongWord; cdecl; external SDLLibName;
 
@@ -986,6 +988,9 @@
 function  SDLNet_AddSocket(_set: PSDLNet_SocketSet; sock: PTCPSocket): LongInt; cdecl; external SDL_NetLibName;
 function  SDLNet_CheckSockets(_set: PSDLNet_SocketSet; timeout: LongInt): LongInt; cdecl; external SDL_NetLibName;
 
+// SDL 2 clipboard functions
+function SDL_HasClipboardText(): Boolean; cdecl; external SDLLibName;
+function SDL_GetClipboardText(): PChar; cdecl; external SDLLibName;
 
 procedure SDLNet_Write16(value: Word; buf: Pointer);
 procedure SDLNet_Write32(value: LongWord; buf: Pointer);
@@ -1060,5 +1065,6 @@
                   (PByteArray(buf)^[0] shl 24)
 end;
 
+
 end.
 

--- a/hedgewars/uChat.pas	Tue Nov 10 20:43:13 2015 +0100
+++ b/hedgewars/uChat.pas	Tue Nov 10 22:18:06 2015 +0100
@@ -270,8 +270,6 @@
 inc(visibleCount)
 end;
 
-procedure CheckPasteBuffer(); forward;
-
 procedure UpdateInputLinePrefix();
 begin
 if liveLua then
@@ -305,7 +303,6 @@
 // draw chat input line first and under all other lines
 if (GameState = gsChat) and (InputStr.Tex <> nil) then
     begin
-    CheckPasteBuffer();
 
     if InputLinePrefix.Tex = nil then
         RenderChatLineTex(InputLinePrefix, InputLinePrefix.s);
@@ -802,16 +799,18 @@
 end;
 
 procedure PasteFromClipboard();
+var clip: PChar;
 begin
-    SendIPC(_S'Y');
-end;
-
-procedure CheckPasteBuffer();
-begin
-    if Length(ChatPasteBuffer) > 0 then
+    // use SDL2 clipboard functions
+    if SDL_HasClipboardText() then
         begin
-        InsertIntoInputStr(ChatPasteBuffer);
-        ChatPasteBuffer:= '';
+        clip:= SDL_GetClipboardText();
+        // returns NULL if not enough memory for a copy of clipboard content 
+        if clip <> nil then
+            begin
+            InsertIntoInputStr(shortstring(clip));
+            SDL_free(Pointer(clip));
+            end;
         end;
 end;
 
@@ -826,8 +825,6 @@
     LastKeyPressTick:= RealTicks;
     action:= true;
 
-    CheckPasteBuffer();
-
     selMode:= (modifier and (KMOD_LSHIFT or KMOD_RSHIFT)) <> 0;
     ctrl:= (modifier and (KMOD_LCTRL or KMOD_RCTRL)) <> 0;
     ctrlonly:= ctrl and ((modifier and nonStateMask and (not (KMOD_LCTRL or KMOD_RCTRL))) = 0);

--- a/hedgewars/uIO.pas	Tue Nov 10 20:43:13 2015 +0100
+++ b/hedgewars/uIO.pas	Tue Nov 10 22:18:06 2015 +0100
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@
              ParseChatCommand('chatmsg ' + #4, s, 2)
           else
              isProcessed:= false;
-     'Y': ChatPasteBuffer:= copy(s, 2, Length(s) - 1);
      else
         isProcessed:= false;
      end;

--- a/hedgewars/uVariables.pas	Tue Nov 10 20:43:13 2015 +0100
+++ b/hedgewars/uVariables.pas	Tue Nov 10 22:18:06 2015 +0100
@@ -244,8 +244,6 @@
 
     MaxTextureSize: LongInt;
 
-    ChatPasteBuffer: shortstring;
-
 /////////////////////////////////////
 //Buttons
 {$IFDEF USE_TOUCH_INTERFACE}
@@ -2739,8 +2737,6 @@
     cViewLimitsDebug:= false;
     AprilOne := false;
 
-    ChatPasteBuffer:= '';
-
     // initialize pointers to nil
     // (don't rely on implicit init of fpc, because that one only happens ONCE when used as lib)
     CurAmmoGear:= nil;