Re: [orca-list] How to copy pieces of text from a gnome-terminal window

[Matt Dizak <matt dizak gmail com>]

Make sure the cursor is over the link, not at the beginning of it.
Just before you hit Insert + C to copy, use the 4 and 6 keys on the
keypad to put the cursor over the link.

Then when you hit Insert + C, assuming your key binding is setup
properly, Orca will say "Copied contents to clipboard".

Hope that helps.

Matt



On 9/9/21, Christophe Delaunay <christophe delaunay-ext ariadnext com> wrote:
> Hi Matt,
>
>
> Thanks for this response. It seems that it is kinda what I'm looking
> for, at least when I can't predict a command will bring back something
> interesting to me.
>
>
> I just had the problem one hour ago or so. I entered a command. In its
> result, the command displayed an HTTP link I did not expect. I read the
> command result and wanted to copy this link in my preferred web browser.
> I pressed <keypad minus> and noticed orca entered flat screen review.
> Then I placed the flat review cursor at the beginning of the link and
> pressed <insert+c> which I previously assigned to "copy text under flat
> review cursor to the clipboard".
>
>
> I then switch to a text editor window, and pressed <ctrl+v>. Something
> was pasted into my editing window but it was the last thing I copied to
> my clipboard before pressing <insert+c>, in other words, something which
> was not in my terminal window.
>
>
> As a workaround, I switched back to the terminal, pressed <alt+e> to
> open the terminal's edit menu and then chose "Select All". I then press
> <walt+e> once more and chose "copy". I switched back to my editor and
> pressed <ctrl+v>. Tghis time, the whole content of the terminal window
> was pasted to my editing window. Since in the editing window, I'm able
> to select, just the piece of text I want, I selected the whole link,
> copied it to the clipboard, and finally could successfully paste it in
> the browser.
>
>
> I'll try one more time later but at this time, I don't understand why
> orca did not do anything with my assigned keyboard shortcut, although I
> previously successfully assigned some orca commands to keyboard shortcuts.
>
>
> Have a nice day. Chrfis D
>
>
> On 09/08/2021, 19:16, Matt Dizak wrote:
> > Yep, go into Orca settings and you'll see a tab for key bindings.
> > Within the bindings there's one for copy while in flat review.
> >
> > Assign a keyboard shortcut to that binding.  For myself, I have Insert+C.
> >
> > Now while in terminal, just hit the dash - key on the keypad and Orca
> > will say "Entering flat review".  Now you can navigate through the
> > terminal by using the keypad:
> >
> > 7 and 9 = up and down one line
> > 4 and 6 = left and right one word
> > 1 and 3 = left and right one character
> >
> > Scroll to the piece of text you want (ie. database field) hit your
> > copy keyboard binding, and it'll be in your clipboard.
> >
> > Hope that helps,
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 9/8/21, Christophe Delaunay <christophe delaunay-ext ariadnext com>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > >
> > > If the portion of text I'm interested in is a command I just typed, I
> > > can edit the .bash_history.
> > >
> > >
> > > If the text I want is a large piece of output, I can redirect the output
> > > and errors of the command before submitting it and then edit the
> > > resulting file to select the wanted text and copy it.
> > >
> > >
> > > If the wanted text is part of a whole session, I run the commands I want
> > > in a screen session with logging turned on.
> > >
> > >
> > > But is there a way to select text directly from inside the terminal
> > > window and copy it please?
> > >
> > >
> > > Many thanks in advance. Have a nice day. Chris D
> > >
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