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Cannot select my text

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
38/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
macos, swift
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Reproduce the copy failure in Copilot for Xcode 0.46.0 with Xcode 26.2 on macOS Tahoe 26.2, following the prompt, response, selection, and copy steps. Check the relevant logs under ~/Library/Logs/GitHubCopilot/; done when selected prompt text pastes into another window.

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When i copy my prompt from the copilot window it looks like it is copied, but when paste in another window nothing is pasted

Versions

  • Copilot for Xcode: 0.46.0
  • Xcode: 26.2 (17C52)
  • macOS: Tahoe 26.2
  1. write a promt
  2. wait for copilot to responde
  3. select your prompt and copy it.

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