[Bug 168865] copy text from the article's view widget doesn't work as expected

[Jekyll Wu]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=168865


Jekyll Wu <adaptee at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #11 from Jekyll Wu <adaptee gmail com>  2012-01-02 07:45:29 ---
The problem still exists in KDE SC 4.8 RC1. It is really a pity. 

I did some analysis. If I understand correctly, ArticleViewer::slotCopy() is
where the copying happens. And here comes the real problem behind this report :
it is not that the method is buggy in putting selected contents onto clipboard,
but that the methode is not triggered at all when I press Ctrl+C. And that is
because the 'Copy' action is plugged only when the context menu is shown. So
Ctrl+C, the well known shortcut for the 'Copy' action, does not work.

I wonder whether that is an coding mistake, or an intentional decision to
provide 'Copy' action only through context menu (is there some good reason?).
Anyway, it should be relatively easy to fix for those who are familiar with the
code. Frankly, I'm neither familiar with the code nor the application.

Hope that helps.

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