Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api

Can't copy text out of Cross References pane

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Component: UI Effort: Low Impact: Medium UI: Cross References
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Description

Version and Platform (required):

  • Binary Ninja Version: 5.2.8420-dev (1d02d680)
  • Edition: Commercial
  • OS: macOS
  • OS Version: 26.0.1 (25A362)
  • CPU Architecture: arm64

Bug Description:
I can't copy text out of the Cross References pane.

Steps To Reproduce:

  1. Click on a function name in the main view.
  2. In Cross References, select one or multiple list entries.
  3. Press Cmd-C.

Expected Behavior:
Some kind of text representation of the selected list entries should be copied to the clipboard.

Actual Behavior:
The function name itself is copied as if the main view were still focused.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the issue on macOS by selecting one or more entries in the Cross References pane and pressing Cmd-C. Start by tracing focus and clipboard handling for that pane; done means the selected entries copy a text representation instead of the function name from the main view.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, macos
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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