Notes: select, copy and paste text #50

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2026-10-06T07:28:30Z

twisla commented

2026-10-06 07:28:30 +00:00

Idea

Mark a stretch of text in the Notes editor, then cut, copy and paste it, inside a note and from one note to another.

Why

The first editor inserts and deletes at the cursor only (F1, Q145). Moving a paragraph means retyping it.

What's known

The keyboard has Shift, Ctrl and Fn; in Text Entry the arrows need Fn to move (they type ; . , / otherwise), so a selection would be Fn+Shift+arrows, three keys at once, or a mark set with one key and extended by moving.
A text clipboard kept in memory between notes costs what it holds; it should be bounded.
Other Apps have text worth taking: a line of an IRC Buffer, an address in Gemini. A clipboard shared between Apps is a bigger question.

Questions

Selection by holding Shift, or by setting a mark?
The keys for cut, copy and paste: Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V?
One clipboard for the Notes App, or one for the whole firmware?
Whole-line shortcuts (cut this line, duplicate it) as a cheaper first step?

## Idea Mark a stretch of text in the Notes editor, then cut, copy and paste it, inside a note and from one note to another. ## Why The first editor inserts and deletes at the cursor only (F1, Q145). Moving a paragraph means retyping it. ## What's known - The keyboard has Shift, Ctrl and Fn; in Text Entry the arrows need Fn to move (they type `;` `.` `,` `/` otherwise), so a selection would be Fn+Shift+arrows, three keys at once, or a mark set with one key and extended by moving. - A text clipboard kept in memory between notes costs what it holds; it should be bounded. - Other Apps have text worth taking: a line of an IRC Buffer, an address in Gemini. A clipboard shared between Apps is a bigger question. ## Questions 1. Selection by holding Shift, or by setting a mark? 2. The keys for cut, copy and paste: Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V? 3. One clipboard for the Notes App, or one for the whole firmware? 4. Whole-line shortcuts (cut this line, duplicate it) as a cheaper first step? ## Related `docs/milestones/F1.md` (Q145, Q149), #19.

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