PathOfBuildingCommunity / PathOfBuildingCommunity/PathOfBuilding
Support rich text copy into clipboard
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Description
Check for duplicates
- I've checked for duplicate issues by using the search function of the issue tracker
Is your feature request related to a problem?
PoB copies to clipboard text in source format.
Describe the solution you'd like
Copy text to clipboard in multiple formats
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/dataxchg/clipboard-formats#multiple-clipboard-formats
Do the same thing browsers do, after doing a copy you can paste it in MS Word as plain text or keep formatting.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Create distinct copy buttons, keep current behavior unchanged.
Additional context
No response
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the existing source-format clipboard copy entry point, then review the linked Windows clipboard-format requirements and how the application handles platform-specific clipboard access. Done means a copy can be pasted as plain text or with formatting, while preserving the current behavior where appropriate.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100