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fix(desktop): copy rendered text instead of Markdown (#7454) - #7591

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What & why

Fixes #7454

Rendered Markdown used the Markdown serializer for the clipboard text/plain payload. As a result, copying inline code or a fenced block into a plain-text destination included backticks and fences.

Cmd/Ctrl+C now copies the rendered text instead. Markdown remains available explicitly through Copy as Markdown in the selection context menu, including in editable Markdown views. The TipTap Markdown extension's second copied-text serializer is disabled so it cannot overwrite the plain-text result. Added translations for the new action.

How I tested it

  • bun test apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/MarkdownRenderer/components/TipTapMarkdownRenderer/serializeMarkdownTable.test.ts — 14 pass. The regression test was RED before the change (**hi** returned) and GREEN after (hi). Existing whole-table GFM and partial-table plain-text cases remain covered.
  • bun run lint — pass (7,919 files).
  • bun run check:i18n — pass for all locales.
  • bun run typecheck cannot complete in this isolated worktree because its package-local dependencies are absent (@superset/typescript/internal-package.json, bun-types). A desktop tsc check from the available dependency-bearing checkout has existing unrelated errors, but none in the five modified Markdown files.

Checklist

  • PR title follows conventional commits (type(scope): subject)
  • bun run lint passes
  • bun run typecheck passes (blocked by the isolated worktree dependency layout above)
  • "Allow edits from maintainers" is checked on this fork PR

Summary by cubic

Fixes copying in rendered Markdown so Cmd/Ctrl+C copies visible text instead of Markdown source (e.g. **hi** → hi); previously backticks and fences leaked into plain-text destinations. Markdown remains available through a new "Copy as Markdown" item in the selection context menu on read-only views.

  • The context menu stays off editable Markdown views so they keep the native Paste/Cut/Undo menu and spellcheck.
  • Whole-table copies still produce GFM Markdown; all other table-touching selections produce plain text.
  • Disabled the TipTap Markdown extension's transformCopiedText so it can't override the plain-text clipboard payload.
  • Added translations for "Copy as Markdown" across all locales.

Written for commit 250e68c. Summary will update on new commits.

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  • New Features

    • Added a Copy as Markdown option to the text selection menu.
    • Use it to copy selected content with Markdown formatting. Standard copy continues to copy plain text outside tables; complete table selections are copied as Markdown.
  • Localization

    • Added translations for Copy as Markdown across supported languages.

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  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/MarkdownRenderer/components/SelectionContextMenu/SelectionContextMenu.tsx
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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The rendered Markdown view now provides an explicit “Copy as Markdown” action. Regular clipboard copying returns visible plain text outside tables. The action is available for editable and non-editable content, with translations added across locale catalogs.

Changes

Rendered Markdown copy behavior

Layer / File(s) Summary
Markdown context-menu action
apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/MarkdownRenderer/components/SelectionContextMenu/SelectionContextMenu.tsx
SelectionContextMenu accepts an optional Markdown-selection callback. When supplied, it renders “Copy as Markdown” and copies non-empty serialized Markdown.
Selection serialization and clipboard behavior
apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/MarkdownRenderer/components/TipTapMarkdownRenderer/TipTapMarkdownRenderer.tsx, apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/MarkdownRenderer/components/TipTapMarkdownRenderer/createMarkdownExtensions.ts, apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/MarkdownRenderer/components/TipTapMarkdownRenderer/serializeMarkdownTable.ts, apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/MarkdownRenderer/components/TipTapMarkdownRenderer/serializeMarkdownTable.test.ts
The renderer serializes the current selection for the explicit action and wraps both editable and non-editable content. Non-table clipboard selections now use visible plain text, while explicit serialization still produces Markdown.
Localized context-menu label
packages/i18n/locales/*/messages.po
The locale catalogs add translations for “Copy as Markdown” in Czech, German, English, Spanish, French, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant SelectionContextMenu
  participant TipTapMarkdownRenderer
  participant Clipboard
  User->>SelectionContextMenu: Selects "Copy as Markdown"
  SelectionContextMenu->>TipTapMarkdownRenderer: Requests selected Markdown
  TipTapMarkdownRenderer-->>SelectionContextMenu: Returns serialized selection
  SelectionContextMenu->>Clipboard: Copies Markdown
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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to b5a0f

The Markdown copy changes have no unresolved merge-blocking risk.

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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 14.29% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 7 functions across 5 files. (17 skipped: … Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title uses conventional commit format and clearly describes the primary change: copying rendered text instead of Markdown.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes the required What & why, How I tested it, and Checklist sections. It explains the behavior change, testing results, known typecheck limitation, and checklist status.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR satisfies the coding requirements in [#7454]. serializeSelectionForClipboard now returns the selected visible slice text for non-table selections, so inline code and fenced blocks do not add …
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes stay within [#7454]. They modify clipboard serialization, add the requested Copy as Markdown context-menu action, make the action available in editable views, add its translations, and u…
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The Radix SelectionContextMenu calls preventDefault on the contextmenu
event, which stops Chromium emitting the webContents event that
attachEditContextMenu turns into the native edit menu. Wrapping editable
views in it traded Paste, Cut, Undo/Redo and spellcheck for the in-page
copy actions in the markdown file editor (FileViewerContent,
MarkdownPreviewView).

Restore the editable early return so editable views stay on the native
menu; read-only views keep the in-page menu and its Copy as Markdown.

Verified over CDP against the running app: right-click on an editable
view now leaves defaultPrevented false and pops the native menu with Cut,
Copy and Paste enabled; read-only still shows Copy as Markdown.
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* docs: weekly update for PRs merged 2026-09-23 to 2026-09-30

Source of truth: live Notion SOP "Weekly Docs Update (automation SOP)".
Window: merged:>=2026-09-23 (139 PRs). PRs through the morning of 09-23
were covered by #7771.

Changes
- Pages: no auto-open on publish (#7790); page links and URL links split
  into their own settings (#7916, #7962, #7946); Listening agents menu with
  per-row stop and Add listening agent (#7724, #7820, #7919); globe on the
  Share button (#7766); Report on public pages (#7886); agents offer a page
  (#7759). Files: pages.mdx, cli/cli-reference.mdx.
- Settings moves: Links replaced by Browser and Files & Editor (#7916,
  #7962). Files: editor.mdx, terminal-integration.mdx, customization.mdx.
- Editor: inline rename and drag to move (#7692), Auto Save (#7693, #7916),
  open and save files outside the workspace (#7897, #7982), Copy as Markdown
  (#7591), per-pane error screen (#7983). File: editor.mdx.
- Terminal copy follows Ghostty's whitespace rules (#7868).
  File: terminal-integration.mdx.
- Agents: UFO (#7898); GPT-6 Astra, Sonnet 5.5, retiring GPT-5.5, retired
  GPT-5.4/5.3 Codex (#7783, #7894, #7935). Files: agent-integration.mdx,
  cli/cli-reference.mdx.
- Host: superset start --daemon --auto-update and update-lock permission
  errors (#7735, #7952). Files: cli/host-server.mdx, cli/cli-reference.mdx.
- Removed the mcp CLI section and the Connected Service Plugins section:
  #7776 made plugins/mcp internal, the Plugins page is staff-flagged, and
  apps/docs/AGENTS.md keeps internal commands out. Files: skills.mdx,
  cli/cli-reference.mdx.
- Slack page unfurls and details panel (#7817, #7821, #7914, #7957).
  File: use-with-slack.mdx.
- Workspaces: instant creation with background naming (#7518); recoverable
  project deletion (#7896). File: workspaces.mdx.
- Shortcuts: prev/next workspace includes Pinned and wraps (#7851); ⌘B
  collapses the sidebar to a rail (#7964). File: keyboard-shortcuts.mdx.
- Ship controls and open-in button moved to the right sidebar strip (#7958).
  Files: diff-viewer.mdx, use-with-ide.mdx.

Deliberately skipped
- Cloud workspaces/environments/sandboxes (flag-gated, AGENTS.md rule):
  #7784 #7795 #7824 #7840 #7844 #7845 #7847 #7849 #7850 #7858 #7861 #7863
  #7874 #7911 #7913 #7918 #7922 #7931 #7932 #7937 #7956 #7961 #7969 #7981
  #7637 #7794 #7789 #7838 (its CLI docs already shipped in the PR).
- Staff-only plugins: #7912 Sentry plugin, #7716, #7727, #7955.
- Already documented in their own PRs: #7917, #7921.
- Removed feature never documented: #7796 Google Calendar triggers.
- Agents chip remove/revert/default-off, never documented: #7870 #7871 #7872.
- Billing/backend policy with no docs surface: #7947, #7812, #7786, #7792,
  #7798, #7761, #7948, #7949, #7951, #7827.
- Reverted security trio: #7828 #7829 #7830 (reverted by #7834).
- Fixes restoring expected behavior: #7683 #7696 #7707 #7743 #7751 #7756
  #7764 #7765 #7781 #7788 #7791 #7823 #7825 #7833 #7837 #7852 #7857 #7860
  #7864 #7865 #7869 #7873 #7897-covered #7903 #7938 #7980 #7943 #7964-chrome.
- Mobile (no docs page): #7746 #7747 #7748 #7749 #7750 #7782 #7793 #7810
  #7814 #7816 #7889 #7968.
- Marketing, internal docs, CI, version bumps: #7651 #7744 #7752 #7771 #7774
  #7776-infra #7777 #7785 #7811 #7818 #7822 #7826 #7834 #7884 #7885 #7895
  #7909 #7933 #7934 #7942 #7944 #7965 #7966.

Validation: bun run --cwd apps/docs typecheck, bun run lint:fix,
bun run lint (exit 0), Vale on 13 changed files (0 errors, 0 warnings),
git diff --check.

* chore: log weekly docs update follow-ups

* docs: tighten review findings in the weekly update

Only the page creator can stop or add listening agents. On focus change also
saves on window blur, and Auto Save pauses on conflicts. Taken-down pages do
not unfurl. Model picker coverage matches agent-models.ts.

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