notepad-plus-plus / notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus
copy text with syntax highlighting to clipboard copy also the background (unseless output)
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Description
Description of the Issue
This screenshot explains the problem and how to reproduce it
Expected Behavior
I guess it also copy the (black) background with it. I should only copy the text (and it's color).
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Research direction
No source files or tests are named. Start by reproducing the copy operation on syntax-highlighted text using the linked screenshot as reference, then trace the desktop clipboard handling; done means the clipboard contains the text and its colors without the editor background.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100