Copy/Paste text with CMD+C/CMD+V

[MatthewB19]

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Problem Description

Lots of users would like to be able to copy/paste text using CMD+C/CMD+V without having to manually set up a "menu" in the main process.

Proposed Solution

Add native CMD+C and CMD+V copy/pasting without needing to manually implement a menu.

Alternatives Considered

The alternative is having the user implement a menu in the main process. However, this is inconvenient and far from ideal.

Additional Information

The issue has been mentioned before in other threads, such as: #1902

[miniak]

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[miniak]

@MatthewB19 are we talking about macOS or all platforms?

[MatthewB19]

This problem only concerns MacOS.
I have already done some research and it's definitely a known issue.

[vladimiry]

Enabling CMD+C/CMD+V without context menu is already feasible but it requires custom implementation (custom event listening and then triggering the copy/cut action on webContents).

[codebytere]

The maintainers agree with @vladimiry above: this isn't something we think would be in our best interest to add as maintenance overhead when it's already possible by means of event listening and accelerators.