i3: disable middle mouse paste

modules/i3/default.nix

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ in with theme.colors; {
     wmctrl # For rofi power menu
     xborders # Active window borders
     maim xdotool unclutter # Active window screenshots
+    xsel # Disable middle mouse paste
   ];
 
   # Screenshots
@@ -82,6 +83,16 @@ in with theme.colors; {
           always = true;
           notification = false;
         }
+        {
+          # Disable middle mouse paste
+          # https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/501445
+          # Other solutions such as the xbindkeys approach
+          # will break other functionality, such as panning
+          # https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/277488
+          command = "(while true; do xsel -fin < /dev/null; done) &";
+          always = true;
+          notification = false;
+        }
       ];
       keybindings = lib.mkOptionDefault {
         "${mod}+Return" = "exec kitty";