[Pidgin] #9401: support ctrl+c as copying text from conversation (was: conversation window should support ctrl+c as copying text)

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#9401: support ctrl+c as copying text from conversation
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 Reporter:  yaoziyuan                      |        Owner:              
     Type:  enhancement                    |       Status:  new         
Milestone:                                 |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.5.6                          |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:  copy conversation text ctrl+v  |  
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Description changed by yaoziyuan:

Old description:

> we can already copy/paste text in the input box (where we type messages
> to send), but we can't copy text from the conversation window (the read-
> only text box that shows the conversation) with ctrl+c. i find this very
> desirable and, before it is supported, can cause misunderstandings
> between friends:
>
> imagine a user presses ctrl+c in the conversation window and believes it
> has copied the selected text and then goes to the input box for another
> buddy and presses ctrl+v and Enter (without checking if the text pasted
> is really what was just "copied"), he would actually have pasted
> something he copied to the clipboard earlier, which can be a password or
> other sensitive information.

New description:

 we can already copy/paste text in the input box (where we type messages to
 send), but we can't copy text from the conversation box (the read-only
 text box that shows existing messages) with ctrl+c. i find this very
 desirable and not supporting it can cause misunderstandings between
 friends:

 imagine a user presses ctrl+c in the conversation box and believes it has
 copied the selected text and then goes to the input box for another buddy
 and presses ctrl+v and Enter (without checking if the text pasted is
 really what was just "copied"), he would actually have pasted something he
 copied to the clipboard earlier, which can be a password or other
 sensitive information.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/9401#comment:2>
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