#5753 HIGH Update.: A shared copyText() method should exist in the common Sugar API.

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#5753: A shared copyText() method should exist in the common Sugar API.
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  Reporter:  legutierr  |       Owner:  marco    
      Type:  defect     |      Status:  new      
  Priority:  high       |   Milestone:  Update.2 
 Component:  sugar      |     Version:  Build 650
Resolution:             |    Keywords:           
  Verified:  0          |    Blocking:           
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Comment(by legutierr):

 Replying to [comment:4 tomeu]:
 > > In other words, I believe that there is a design-oriented solution to
 this problem.
 >
 > You mean adding something to the python sugar API in the lines of what
 cocoa has? If so, can you give an example of what you propose? But take in
 mind that we really need to support the X selection mechanism in which is
 based copy&paste and dnd, as we cannot force all activities to be written
 in python and use our APIs (other than the strictly necessary).

 Right now, I have no specific ideas, just a general sense of what could
 help.  And you're right; by trying to keep backwards-compatible with old
 open-source X applications that you're using, you have much less
 flexibility to design something from scratch.  I hadn't though about that.
 You've given me a lot of material to read, though (Thanks!), so hopefully
 I'll start to get some specific ideas.

 > Almost all communication between the sugar and design teams happens in
 the sugar mailing list, trac and #sugar, you are welcome to jump and ask
 anything you want.

 OK, I will.  Unfortunately, I can't get XoIRC to work, however (#5443), so
 I won't be able to get on IRC until I figure that out (this XO is my only
 working machine right now).  Thanks for the lengthy reply!

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