Which widgets allow cursor highlighting and copying? #1843
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I've made a small app that generates data (flat text) in a I want to be able to use the mouse to highlight text and right-click for copy, or use CTRL+C to copy. Is highlighting and/or copying text from a Static() widget available? |
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Generally copying text from the application is something that is down to your terminal, and how that works can differ between terminals. Textual itself doesn't have a method of placing text in your operating system's clipboard. I've not tested it myself but I imagine it would be possible to add something like that to your application with a library such as pyperclip. |
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Thanks, I wasn't sure if I'd need an external library or not. I've used pyperclip before so I'm sure I can make something work move data between the app and clipboard. I'm still struggling to get anything to highlight on the screen. Is anyone else experiencing this or have a solution? Running Textual and Python in a WSL2, accessing it via Windows Command Prompt (albeit renders a terrible UI), also the new "Windows Terminal" (renders a beautiful UI). Neither seem to allow highlighting while in a Textual app, however all other highlighting works when working within in the WSL2 UbuntuOS. |
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This is quite normal for terminal applications that place the terminal in "application mode" -- keep in mind that you can use the mouse to interact with the application. Most terminals have some sort of system that allows for making and copying. On macOS I use iTerm and the default configuration there is to hold down the Shift key while marking text. |
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@davep Thanks for your excellent explanations and expertise. I'll continue to investigate with different terminals and systems. |
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Most welcome. All being well we should end up with a more comprehensive FAQ entry at some point: #1848 |
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Generally copying text from the application is something that is down to your terminal, and how that works can differ between terminals. Textual itself doesn't have a method of placing text in your operating system's clipboard.
I've not tested it myself but I imagine it would be possible to add something like that to your application with a library such as pyperclip.