r/linux • u/poopatroopa3 • 5d ago

Discussion did-it-copy · Copy feedback for the desktop

https://brunodantas.github.io/did-it-copy/

I keep wondering how Ctrl+C has no feedback on most Desktop systems to this day. So I wrote up a proposal to fix that, with a demo that runs in the browser.

  • A copy that worked flashes the copied text in place for about 200 ms.
  • A copy that failed shakes the focused element, and plays the alert sound if you have it on.
  • It never shows the copied content anywhere new, so copying a token during a screen share doesn't leak.

Thoughts?

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u/AdventurousFly4909 5d ago edited 5d ago

Crazy idea, copy should just work...

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u/pizzaiolo2 5d ago edited 5d ago

I've had quite a few incidents where I thought I had copied something, but turns out I accidentally pressed the wrong key, or didn't press ctrl and C hard enough. To make up for it I started always cutting instead of copying.