[GH-ISSUE #1062] pasting to the TextArea #770

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opened 2026-03-04 01:07:37 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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2026-03-04 01:07:37 +03:00

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Originally created by @GrailFinder on GitHub (Dec 16, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/1062

Hello.
Pasting text to the TextArea has some unpleasant moments:

text is inserted by char (with delay);
formatting is broken (at least whitespaces are (\n \t));

video example (linux; xorg; neovim):
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7e498f8b-a739-422c-b3f0-553d8ef625bb

Is there a better way to paste?

Originally created by @GrailFinder on GitHub (Dec 16, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/1062 Hello. Pasting text to the `TextArea` has some unpleasant moments: - text is inserted by char (with delay); - formatting is broken (at least whitespaces are (\n \t)); video example (linux; xorg; neovim): https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7e498f8b-a739-422c-b3f0-553d8ef625bb Is there a better way to paste?

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kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:07:38 +03:00

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@rivo commented on GitHub (Dec 16, 2024):

This is explicitly addressed in TextArea's documentation:

https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/rivo/tview#hdr-Navigation_and_Editing-TextArea

Note that using your terminal's / operating system's key bindings for copy+paste functionality may not have the expected effect as tview will not be able to handle these keys. Pasting text using your operating system's or terminal's own methods may be very slow as each character will be pasted individually. However, some terminals support pasting text blocks which is supported by the text area, see Application.EnablePaste for details.

@rivo commented on GitHub (Dec 16, 2024): This is explicitly addressed in `TextArea`'s documentation: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/rivo/tview#hdr-Navigation_and_Editing-TextArea > Note that using your terminal's / operating system's key bindings for copy+paste functionality may not have the expected effect as tview will not be able to handle these keys. Pasting text using your operating system's or terminal's own methods may be very slow as each character will be pasted individually. However, some terminals support pasting text blocks which is supported by the text area, see [Application.EnablePaste](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/rivo/tview#Application.EnablePaste) for details.

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2026-03-04 01:07:38 +03:00

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@ivoGanev commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2025):

Application.EnablePaste doesn’t seem to work on a Windows terminal, so I was wondering if there can be anything else done about totally disabling paste in a TextArea. I was able to redirect the key bindings to use other keys for pasting, but I am worried about what kind of experience it is going to be for a user who is used to using the 'Ctrl+V' shortcut. I imagine they will assume the app has a terrible copy/paste experience and quit using it.

@ivoGanev commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2025): `Application.EnablePaste` doesn’t seem to work on a Windows terminal, so I was wondering if there can be anything else done about totally disabling paste in a TextArea. I was able to redirect the key bindings to use other keys for pasting, but I am worried about what kind of experience it is going to be for a user who is used to using the 'Ctrl+V' shortcut. I imagine they will assume the app has a terrible copy/paste experience and quit using it.

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@rivo commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2025):

I don't think there is a way to change the settings of a terminal application from within. At least I'm not aware of one.

@rivo commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2025): I don't think there is a way to change the settings of a terminal application from within. At least I'm not aware of one.