[documentation] how to select URL for copy & paste

[panlinux]

conjure-up 2.1.2 140 canonical classic Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 gnome-terminal 3.18.3-1ubuntu1

For some reason, it's not possible to select a URL that's on screen for copy & pasting.

For example, I want to copy the Landscape URL given in this screenshot to paste it into my browser:

Hovering over it sometimes underlines it (that's when the screenshot was taken), but I still can't click, select, or right-click to get a context menu from my terminal like it does with urls in other applications or text files.

[johnsca]

urwid supports mouse-based interactions, meaning you will need to use Ctrl+Shift+Drag to select text with the mouse. The underlining is a function of Gnome Terminal that allows you to right-click on URLs and select Open Link or Copy Link Address, so you could also use that.

I'm not sure if there's a way to get around urwid's mouse capture to get standard text selection.

[panlinux]

shift+drag worked for me

[dpb1]

on mac os x, imac with a wireless apple keyboard, had to hold down the fn button while click-dragging to select. This is in the default terminal.app.

[dpb1]

Also, could it not be possible to shut off urwid mouse capture on just the 'view summary' page? it appears to me there is no mouse interaction on that page currently. Just the option to Quit.

[zhangleimao]

I use ssh login and want to past maas api-key form other ssh login terminal. I can drag (highlight text) and select copy by right mouse, but this right click can't work in conjure-up terminal.

By the way, the tab key also didn't work as expected, it can't switch between api-key and maas input field.

[adam-stokes]

Shift+insert to paste, and use up and down arrow to switch fields