Add shortcuts for copying to clipboard

docs/kittens/diff.rst

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Keyboard controls
 =========================   ===========================
 Action                      Shortcut
 =========================   ===========================
-Quit                        :kbd:`Q`, :kbd:`Ctrl+C`, :kbd:`Esc`
+Quit                        :kbd:`Q`, :kbd:`Esc`
 Scroll line up              :kbd:`K`, :kbd:`Up`
 Scroll line down            :kbd:`J`, :kbd:`Down`
 Scroll page up              :kbd:`PgUp`
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ Search backwards            :kbd:`?`
 Clear search                :kbd:`Esc`
 Scroll to next match        :kbd:`>`, :kbd:`.`
 Scroll to previous match    :kbd:`<`, :kbd:`,`
+Copy selection to clipboard :kbd:`y`
+Copy selection or exit      :kbd:`Ctrl+C`
 =========================   ===========================
 
 

kittens/diff/main.py

@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ map('Search forward (no regex)',
 map('Search backward (no regex)',
     'search_backward_simple b start_search substring backward',
     )
+
+map('Copy selection to clipboard', 'copy_to_clipboard y copy_to_clipboard')
+map('Copy selection to clipboard or exit if no selection is present', 'copy_to_clipboard_or_exit ctrl+c copy_to_clipboard_or_exit')
+
 egr()  # }}}
 
 OPTIONS = partial('''\

kittens/diff/mouse.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"kitty"
 	"kitty/tools/config"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ var _ = fmt.Print
 
 type KittyOpts struct {
 	Wheel_scroll_multiplier int
+	Copy_on_select          bool
 }
 
 func read_relevant_kitty_opts(path string) KittyOpts {
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ func read_relevant_kitty_opts(path string) KittyOpts {
 			if err == nil {
 				ans.Wheel_scroll_multiplier = v
 			}
+		case "copy_on_select":
+			ans.Copy_on_select = strings.ToLower(val) == "clipboard"
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -188,8 +192,12 @@ func (self *Handler) finish_mouse_selection(ev *loop.MouseEvent) {
 	self.mouse_selection.Finish()
 	text := self.text_for_current_mouse_selection()
 	if text != "" {
+		if RelevantKittyOpts().Copy_on_select {
+			self.lp.CopyTextToClipboard(text)
+		} else {
 			self.lp.CopyTextToPrimarySelection(text)
 		}
+	}
 }
 
 func (self *Handler) add_mouse_selection_to_line(line_pos ScrollPos, y int) string {

kittens/diff/ui.go

@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ func (self *Handler) on_key_event(ev *loop.KeyEvent) error {
 	}
 	ac := self.shortcut_tracker.Match(ev, conf.KeyboardShortcuts)
 	if ac != nil {
+		ev.Handled = true
 		return self.dispatch_action(ac.Name, ac.Args)
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -572,6 +573,20 @@ func (self *Handler) dispatch_action(name, args string) error {
 	switch name {
 	case `quit`:
 		self.lp.Quit(0)
+	case `copy_to_clipboard`:
+		text := self.text_for_current_mouse_selection()
+		if text == "" {
+			self.lp.Beep()
+		} else {
+			self.lp.CopyTextToClipboard(text)
+		}
+	case `copy_to_clipboard_or_exit`:
+		text := self.text_for_current_mouse_selection()
+		if text == "" {
+			self.lp.Quit(0)
+		} else {
+			self.lp.CopyTextToClipboard(text)
+		}
 	case `scroll_by`:
 		if args == "" {
 			args = "1"