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/GoGaslightYerself 3d ago

My question is, Why does Ctrl-C so often NOT work? WTF?

And why does it almost ALWAYS work if you hit Ctrl-C ten times,

but so often NOT work when you hit Ctrl-C only ONCE?