html links from chrome and clipboard

If I highlight a link in firefox, in the URL bar (for lack of a better term), the link appears in the clipboard history and is accessible after other entries are made. However, if I do the same with chrome I don't see the text but a sort of image. Later clicking on the entry results in nothing appearing when pasting into an email or konsole for example. I can't see a way to configure this to work. Am I missing something? -- In reality, some people should stick to running Windows and others should stay away from computers altogether.