Context menu for copying text/URI's

Bug #579275 reported by Tyler Morgan
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This bug affects 7 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Gwibber
Fix Released
Medium
Ken VanDine
gwibber (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gwibber

I feel there should be a right-click menu for copying links and highlighted text to the clipboard. It's not a show-stopper by any means, but not everyone (especially novice users) are aware of the CTRL+C/V shortcuts. A context menu would be appropriate here.

Tyler Morgan (digismack)
description: updated
summary: - Doesn't allow copying of link URI's
+ Context menu for copying text/URI's
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Victor Vargas (kamus) wrote :

I will set your requirement such as a wishlist one

Changed in gwibber (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Andy Buckley (andy-insectnation) wrote :

I agree: from Web browsers it's now normal to expect to be able to right-click on a link and get a context menu with a "Copy link location" entry... useful particularly if you want to open a Gwibber link in a non-default Web browser, or paste somewhere else.

Victor Vargas (kamus)
Changed in gwibber (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
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Vadim Rutkovsky (roignac) wrote :

Not sure, if this is possible in pywebkit, yet, user may copy by selecting and paste using middle click, which is a default behavior for any X Server application

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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote :

context menu is a common feature in apps

Changed in gwibber:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → Confirmed
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Xavier Guillot (valeryan-24) wrote :

I agree.

Now, in Gwibber 3.1.4, context menu is well available for links, but it is impossible to select other text from tweet !

It would be great to have ability to select some text, and have in right click context menu options "Copy", "Search in Google / Bing"

Changed in gwibber:
assignee: nobody → Ken VanDine (ken-vandine)
importance: Wishlist → Medium
milestone: none → 3.1.5
Changed in gwibber:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gwibber - 3.1.5-0ubuntu1

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gwibber (3.1.5-0ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low

  * New upstream release
    - Context menu for copying text/URI's (LP: #579275)
    - gwibber-accounts crashed with TypeError in on_button_create_clicked():
      iter must be a GtkTreeIter (LP: #720920)
    - Buttons on information bar do not scale with font size (LP: #785599)
    - messages window opens outside screen (LP: #804194)
    - loses some of the messages from the bottom when switching
      views (LP: #812049)
    - service hangs if an avatar isn't obtained (LP: #828142)
 -- Ken VanDine <email address hidden> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:11:57 -0400

Changed in gwibber (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
Changed in gwibber:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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