LMMS / LMMS/lmms

Make copying LMMS' version info easy (easier) by adding text highlighting

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Description

### Enhancement Summary

Copying the version is required for bug reports but not intuitive.

### Implementation Details / Mockup

Right-clicking the version text, selecting "Select all", then right clicking again and selecting "copy" allows to copy the version info. The text does not get highlighted while doing so.

![lmms version copying](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7ee812dd-be01-4398-af4c-78d4570ced29)

It is very convenient this is possible but not very intuitive when used to
1. being able to double- or triple-click text to select it/the whole line
2. selected text being noticeably highlighted

GIMP, Audacity and Shotcut are examples of software that fulfill the above:
![GIMP/Audacity version selecting](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2534fcbe-2ce4-4182-bd56-cd593e1c6231)
![Shotcut version selecting](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c4c0f03d-ee3c-4352-b99c-032f9a911cc5)

Actually, having tested it a little more, I think selecting/tripleclicking actually works but the lack of highlighting convinced me they don't.

So this is a request then to add noticeable text highlighting for the version info text.

### Please search the issue tracker for existing feature requests before submitting your own.

- [X] I have searched all existing issues and confirmed that this is not a duplicate.

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Research direction

Start by locating the LMMS interface that displays the version information; the issue does not name a file, test, or entry point. Reproduce selecting and copying the version text, then verify that selected text is visibly highlighted and remains copyable as requested.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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