[BRLTTY] xbrlapi: Minor clipboard issues and one small feature request

[Nicolas Pitre]

On Tue, 17 Feb 2026, Sébastien Hinderer wrote:

> Nicolas Pitre (2026/02/16 16:55 -0500):
> > On Mon, 16 Feb 2026, Sébastien Hinderer wrote:
> >
> > > Nicolas Pitre (2026/02/16 13:51 -0500):
> > > > On Fri, 13 Feb 2026, Sébastien Hinderer wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > One other workflow I find cumbersome at themoment is copying lenthgy
> > > > > URLs. That, too, is something where I'd like to get more help from BRLTTY.
> > > >
> > > > I do copy lengthy URLs all the time. What issues are you experiencing?
> > >
> > > Well, it may not be an issue to you, but to me what I find cumbersome
> > > is to find where the URL to copy stops.
> > >
> > > There are two aspects to it. The first is, given how long the URL is, I
> > > find it super annoying to locate its end, especially if there is some
> > > non-URL text after it.
> > >
> > > The second aspect is that I always find myself
> > > thinking that I shouldn't not have to do that, in the sense that it
> > > should not be necessary for me to sepdn time and energy locating theend
> > > of an URL. I eman, I am super unconvinced any sighted people does that
> > > or would even accept to do it. It's jsut that we blindusers are so used
> > > to struggle that we simply accept the struggle. At least, that's how I
> > > see it.
> >
> > Well... if such a "super annoying" thing was among my struggles I think
> > I'd be enjoying a much simpler life!  :-)
> 
> Are you saying I'm kind of cmplaining for nothing, here?
> 
> Genuine quesiton, I'm unsure how to read your message.

This was tongue in cheek. But you _were_ complaining nevetheless. (wink)

> > But hey, let's bring some joy to your own life. Please have a look at
> > https://github.com/npitre/brltty/commit/8933bdf154a3efddb1ee8730804ba83c55d9b5df
> > (woooh it worked!) and tell me what you think.
> 
> That's great, thanks!
> 
> Do you intent to turn this into a PR?

Sure. But try it and tell me about it first.


Nicolas