Linux can not copy text

[lucasjinreal]

Please add some notice on readme or doc, I tried both macos and linux (buntu)

all can not copy text out-of-box, this is realy annoying and effect the experience for using this useful tool!

It would be much more better if copy text can use out-of-box at least on:

• iTerm2 on macOS, 80% develop using this;
• terminator on linux, 80% developer using this.

[odrevet]

I had this problem too, copy works with alacritty

[imsnif]

This happens because iTerm2 and terminator do not support the OSC52 signal, which is what we use to copy text to the clipboard. The workaround we have for this, as I guess you know, is to allow the user to define a custom copy command that we can use instead.

There are two issues with making this the default:

1. It would not work over SSH or in any remote environment
2. We can't install this external command for the user

While I agree with you that it would have been much better for this to "just work", I think we don't really have a very good option here. Maybe you can suggest a way to make this clearer to the user?

[lucasjinreal]

@imsnif Since this related about zellij deep machenism, I suggest we take those iterm use into accurtoun, make a special install instructions for them so that they follow it and can use copy right out-of-box, wihtout any further interruptions when using.

Any config file is OK, but just better need a speciial install tips of iterm2 && terminator users.

Of course, if zellij can suggest a more wideused terminal APP is also OK. But from I can see, these two are mostly used as thirdy party terminal APP.

[imsnif]

@jinfagang - how about if we add a special copy/paste section here? https://zellij.dev/documentation/faq

[lucasjinreal]

@imsnif Sure. If there is a example config file could be better, I think these APPs should only need a unified configuration.

As well as prerequested command it need.

[tlinford]

It should work on iterm2, if configured.

When first selecting text I got this warning:

The option Applications in terminal may access clipboard option needs to be enabled:

[lucasjinreal]

this works on paste, not copy.

[tlinford]

this works on paste, not copy.

hmm i'm a bit confused here then - as far as I can tell it works fine, after setting the option, with zellij on default config i can select text with mouse and it goes to the system clipboard.

This osc52 mechanism could also in theory also be used to read from the system clipboard (basically do a paste), but we don't use that in zellij, and it is not widely supported by terminal emulators.

[lucasjinreal]

that's weird, my iterm2 not work, zellij promote copied, but my clipboard actually has nothing. I believe if you don't config anything it shouldn't work as @imsnif says.

[imsnif]

@jinfagang - do you mean that you checked the checkbox like @tlinford showed in the screenshot and it's still not in the clipboard?

[lucasjinreal]

oh shit. shit shit shit, It works on my home Mac, but my company Mac.... so weird.

[imsnif]

No problem @jinfagang ! Would you like help troubleshooting this?

[lucasjinreal]

Let me check again when get to work

[imsnif]

@jinfagang - any news? If all is working for you, can we close this issue?

[lucasjinreal]

Yes for sure, now I can using zellij in my daily work without pain!

[lucasjinreal]

I am using system ternimal now, it still can not copy text, why life so hard?

[imsnif]

Hey @jinfagang - as explained in https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/issues/1699#issuecomment-1231311251 (and after we added this to the FAQ section here: https://zellij.dev/documentation/faq.html#copy--paste-isnt-working-how-can-i-fix-this) I'm closing this issue.