Add “Copy Source” to markup comment menu by shafi-VM · Pull Request #36726 · go-gitea/gitea

shafi-VM · 2026-02-23T18:06:29Z

Description

Any user with read access to a comment can now copy its raw markdown source via the ··· context menu — no edit permission required.

Previously, copying the markdown source of a comment (e.g. to reuse a table, formatting, or template) required edit access. This change adds a Copy Source menu item for all readers, alongside the existing Copy Link option.

This improves usability for users who want to reference or reuse formatted content without needing permission to modify the comment.

Screenshots

Before:

Menu without Copy Source
(Copy Link, Quote Reply, Reference in New Issue, Edit, Delete)

After:

Menu with Copy Source
(Copy Link, Copy Source, Quote Reply, Reference in New Issue, Edit, Delete)

Testing

Open any issue or pull request with a comment
Click the ··· context menu on any comment (including comments you cannot edit)
Click Copy Source
Paste into a text editor — the raw markdown source should appear

Closes #36722.

Add a new localization key (repo.issues.context.copy_source) to en-US locale and insert a context menu item in the issue comment view template. The new menu entry exposes the comment's raw content via data-clipboard-text, allowing users to copy the source of an issue comment from the context menu.

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It just make the page much longer than before (larger response size).

You shouldn't duplicate the issue content again and again.

silverwind · 2026-02-23T18:17:11Z

You shouldn't duplicate the issue content again and again.

Where else do we have the source already?

One thing to consider is that the source would be incorrect after an edit, so the feature will involve some JS too.

Instead of duplicating the comment content in a data attribute, read the raw markup from the already-present hidden raw-content div, consistent with how Quote Reply accesses the same data

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silverwind · 2026-02-24T02:53:44Z

It works but there is a issue with the temporary tooltip "Copied!" not hiding, investigating. I think maybe we should just not show that tooltip on dropdowns.

silverwind · 2026-02-24T03:44:41Z

Fixed with f4c78cd, this was a pre-existing issue that also affected "Copy Link" in the same menu.

web_src/js/modules/tippy.ts

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web_src/js/modules/tippy.ts

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silverwind · 2026-02-24T05:54:34Z

Tooltip is still not quite bug-free, I'm checking.

silverwind · 2026-02-24T05:59:29Z

Ok all fixed. The problem was with empty content. The menu item is now disabled when it would copy nothing. With 608e091, disabled state is now also correctly set after edit.

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web_src/js/features/repo-issue-edit.ts

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Pull request overview

This PR adds a "Copy Source" button to the comment context menu that allows any user with read access to copy the raw markdown source of comments without needing edit permissions. Previously, users could only view and copy markdown source when editing a comment, which required edit access.

Changes:

Added "Copy Source" menu item to all comment context menus, positioned between "Copy Link" and "Quote Reply"
Extended clipboard handler to support copying from DIV elements using textContent (previously only INPUT/TEXTAREA)
Added tooltip auto-hide timeout for dropdown menus to fix tooltip persistence issue
Changed raw content DIV IDs from hardcoded issuecomment-{ID} pattern to use the HashTag() method for consistency

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File	Description
templates/repo/issue/view_content/context_menu.tmpl	Added "Copy Source" menu item with disabled state for empty comments
templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl	Updated raw content DIV ID to use HashTag for issues
templates/repo/issue/view_content/comments.tmpl	Updated raw content DIV IDs to use HashTag for comments (2 locations)
templates/repo/issue/view_content/conversation.tmpl	Updated raw content DIV ID to use HashTag for code review comments
templates/repo/diff/comments.tmpl	Updated raw content DIV ID to use HashTag for diff comments
web_src/js/features/clipboard.ts	Extended to support DIV elements and disabled state checking
web_src/js/features/repo-issue-edit.ts	Added logic to update "Copy Source" disabled state after editing
web_src/js/modules/tippy.ts	Added timeout to auto-hide tooltips in dropdown menus
options/locale/locale_en-US.json	Added English translation string for "Copy Source"

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silverwind · 2026-02-24T11:28:53Z

What I did not test here yet is whether it also works correctly on inline comments. Redacting my review until then.

The "Copy Source" button no longer needs to be disabled when there is no content, simplifying the clipboard and context menu logic. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

silverwind · 2026-02-28T15:28:25Z

What I did not test here yet is whether it also works correctly on inline comments. Redacting my review until then.

Tested, works fine on inline review comments.

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