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Feature-request: copy-as-rtf, copy-selection-as-rtf

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Description

Support copy sketch (or selection) to allow pasting into other documents with syntax highlighting, etc.

This is a really common task for teachers: code an example, paste it into a powerpoint or keynote doc...

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the editor's existing copy behavior for a whole sketch and for a selection. Determine how copied code can preserve syntax highlighting when pasted into PowerPoint or Keynote, and consider both requested cases done when they paste as formatted code into other documents.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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