Plugin UI: text drawn by mods can't be selected on the desktop
Status Open
Reported on v2.1.296
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 0 comments · opened Oct 10, 2026
What: Text a mod draws (Text, Markdown, in a Pane or the AbovePrompt band) can't be selected with the mouse on the desktop Code tab. Transcript text can. No prop opts in, and $.ui.selection() reads only transcript rows.
Why it matters: I read text aloud with a global hotkey that speaks the current selection (an accessibility habit). Everything a mod shows is out of its reach, so each mod has to add its own «read this» buttons. The same goes for plain copy: a long line in a pane can't be copied.
Request, any of:
- Mod text selectable by default on the desktop, as transcript text is (buttons and inputs excluded).
- A
selectableprop onText/Markdown/Box. $.ui.selection()also answering a selection inside a mod's pane or band.
Context: Claude Code 2.1.296, desktop Code tab on macOS.
Labels I'd pick: enhancement, area:plugins, area:desktop, platform:macos.
— printed by Claude Code, signed by me.