Copying code does not work

[atirjavid]

Copying the generated code does not work. The only thing that works is the copy button which copies the whole code. You can't CTRL+C or use mouse to copy, it doesn't work.

This is really a breaking bug. We can't get our work done, because it's just extremely difficult to almost impossible to copy any code out, unless you copy everything.

Hopefully this can be resolved quickly.

[varungandhi-src]

Could you please attach a small video recording or similar or provide more details under what situations the operation doesn't work?

[atirjavid]

Under any and all circumstances, you cannot copy generated code using mouse or keyboard. The only thing that works is the copy all code button, and that's it. This is a seriously severe bug and I being a paid customer, not being able to use the software, is a little annoying I'll be honest with you.

I mean, the one thing a person expects is the basic copy functionality. That doesn't even work. You highlight text, CTRL+C or mouse right click then click copy, it does not copy text into the clipboard. They keep asking me to explain myself instead of fixing the issue and that's even more frustrating.

I feel like I paid for a product that I cannot use, and that genuinely bugs me.

I'm using VSCode and the VSCode extension for Cody.

[hashborgir]

I confirm. Copying code does not work. Neither Ctrl+C, nor mouse context menu copy. The only thing that works is the copyAll button, which is not what we want most of the time.

[atirjavid]

YOU CANNOT COPY TEXT not with CTRL C or with mouse.

codynotworking1-2024-05-02_12.14.30.mp4

[sqs]

Definitely some weirdness going on here. Thank you for reporting it.

I can repro the issue on macOS when right-clicking on selected text in the chat response and choosing Copy. The text does not paste into the chat box; nothing gets inserted.

It works if I use Cmd+C to copy on macOS, although the report above is that even Ctrl+C fails on Windows.

CleanShot.2024-05-02.at.13.10.47.mp4

[sqs]

Appears to be caused by microsoft/vscode#141080 and affects all VS Code extensions.

For me, this is fixed in VS Code 1.89.0. The video above is from VS Code 1.88.0, where it is broken. @atirjavid @hashborgir can you please try upgrading to VS Code 1.89.0+ and see if that fixes the issue for you? Thank you!

[varungandhi-src]

Closing this since it is due to an upstream bug