History: copy entry via double-click and ⌘C (keyboard) in Activity → History

[Fe2-O3]

Feature request

In Activity → History, add two faster ways to copy a transcription entry to the clipboard, alongside the ones that already exist (the Copy button in the detail pane and the right-click Copy Text context menu):

1. Double-click a row in the history list → copies that entry's text to the clipboard.
2. ⌘C (Cmd+C) while a row is selected → copies the selected entry's text.

Why

The copy button and context menu both work, but they're an extra step/aim. Double-click and ⌘C are the muscle-memory gestures for "grab this text" everywhere else on macOS (Finder, Mail, Notes, most lists). For a dictation app where the whole point is getting text out quickly, making the history list copyable with the standard gestures removes friction. I'd use this constantly myself.

Proposed behavior (details)

• Double-click selects the row (if not already) and copies its text — same text the existing Copy button uses (processedText, i.e. TranscriptionHistoryEntry.clipboardText).
• ⌘C copies the currently-selected entry. No-op when nothing is selected.
• Both reuse the existing copyToClipboard(_:) helper — no change to what gets copied, only new triggers for it.
• A brief, subtle "Copied" confirmation would be a nice touch since double-click/⌘C give no other signal, but that's optional.

Notes

• The history list is currently a custom ScrollView + LazyVStack of Button rows (not a List(selection:)), so ⌘C would be wired via a focus/key path rather than a list selection binding. Happy to implement it consistently with the existing code.
• I searched open/closed issues and PRs — this doesn't appear to be tracked yet. feat(menu-bar): add copy last transcript action #450 added "copy last transcript" to the menu bar, which is adjacent but different (that's the last transcript, not an arbitrary selected/double-clicked row in History).

I'm happy to open a PR for this if it sounds good and fits the roadmap — just wanted to file the issue first per the contributing guidelines.

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Lineage: this builds on #3 (the original clipboard feature wish) and #450 (which added Copy Last Transcript to the menu bar). This issue extends the same idea into the History list.

[grohith327]

When you say double click, what do you mean ? The "Final Text" or the item in the history list ?

As you mentioned, we have copy buttons and users can also select text and copy. Although what is missing is the feedback from the copy buttons once successfully copied. I'd be happy if you can change the copy text to show a quick ✓ and Copied message. Not fully aligned on what you are suggesting (assuming I am understanding you correctly)

[Fe2-O3]

Implemented in #568 — double-click and ⌘C copy the selected entry, with a unified "Copied" toast at the cursor across all copy paths (double-click, ⌘C, Copy button, right-click menu).

[Fe2-O3]

Hey @grohith327, thanks for taking a look — happy to spell it out.

What "double-click" means: double-clicking the row in the middle History column (the entry showing source app + a preview). Not the Final Text field on the right.

The clean way to think about it: the middle History list is "give me the whole entry" — double-clicking a row copies that entry's entire transcription, the exact same text the Copy button already gives you (clipboardText). Selecting part of a transcription lives on the right, in the Final Text panel — which is exactly where that belongs. So the two never overlap, and double-clicking the list helpfully removes the aim-for-the-small-Copy-button step for the common "copy the whole thing" case.

On the feedback you asked for — I think this is where we're fully aligned. That's exactly what this PR adds: every copy now shows a quick ✓ "Copied" confirmation, unified across all copy paths — including the existing Copy button and the right-click Copy menu, not just the new gestures. So even if you're lukewarm on double-click, the Copy button now gives the success feedback that was missing. (Screenshots are on the PR — the toast pops next to the cursor and fades out.)

Full picture in #568:

• Double-click a history row → copies that entry (same text as the Copy button)
• ⌘C while a row is selected → copies it
• ↑ / ↓ move the selection within the list once it's focused (previously the arrows drove the sidebar) — companion issue Activity → History: keyboard support for the entry list (↑/↓ navigation + ⌘C to copy) #567
• ✓ "Copied" toast on every trigger: Copy button, right-click, double-click, and ⌘C

Thanks again. This is the best tool of its kind I've used and it's saved me more time than I can count — I'll follow your lead on scope.

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[grohith327]

Hey @Fe2-O3, replies to the features below

Double-click a history row → copies that entry (same text as the Copy button)

Not fully bought into this one yet, need to avoid accidental double taps. I would recommend moving this to a discussion so we can continue there.

⌘C while a row is selected → copies it

What is being copied though? Is it the final text? Either way, I'm not a full fan of this as well because the user don't really know what they're copying. You have a bunch of information on the side, so you're not really sure if you're copying the final text or if you're copying the raw text, etc.

↑ / ↓ move the selection within the list once it's focused (previously the arrows drove the sidebar) — companion issue #567

This one would be useful. I'm down to implementing this.

✓ "Copied" toast on every trigger: Copy button, right-click, double-click, and ⌘C

This one would be useful as well, but I saw the screenshots in the PR. That is not what I'm expecting. I'm expecting the copy button to basically change into a copied button with a check mark, not a toast notification and top of the copy button. Something like this - https://www.shadcn.io/hooks/use-copy-to-clipboard