Microsoft/vscode

Copy/paste from custom titlebar doesn't work in markdown previews

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#105,603 opened on Aug 28, 2020

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Description

Issue Type: Bug

  1. Open a markdown file for editing
  2. Open the preview view
  3. Select some text in the preview
  4. Choose context menu entry "Copy"
  5. Navigate to external program
  6. Paste

Expected: text from VSCode appears Actual: Only a blank space is pasted

VS Code version: Code 1.47.3 (91899dcef7b8110878ea59626991a18c8a6a1b3e, 2020-07-23T13:12:49.994Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.20185

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Research direction
Investigate the copy event handling for the custom titlebar in the markdown preview. Look at the webview or Electron context menu implementation to see why the clipboard is not populated correctly.
Tech stack
typescriptelectron
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
GitNode.js
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75