Copying diff code block

[jeromew]

What version of starlight are you using?

0.32.1

What is your idea?

When I copy a diff code block into the clipboard, I would like to keep only the "+" lines and not the "-" lines

Why is this feature necessary?

In documentation steps, if I want to copy what is shown in the diff in order to use it, I want the "real" code in order to paste it. I do not want to have all the lines since in the current version the "+"/"-" have been removed and it is error prone to try and remember what should be kept and what should be removed

Do you have examples of this feature in other projects?

on https://starlight.astro.build/fr/guides/authoring-content/#blocs-de-code you have

which, when copied gives

function ceciEstDuJavaScript() {
  // Ce bloc entier utilise la coloration syntaxique JavaScript,
  // et nous pouvons toujours y ajouter des marqueurs de différence !
  console.log('Ancien code à supprimer')
  console.log('Nouveau code brillant !')
}

the expected result for me would be

function ceciEstDuJavaScript() {
  // Ce bloc entier utilise la coloration syntaxique JavaScript,
  // et nous pouvons toujours y ajouter des marqueurs de différence !
  console.log('Nouveau code brillant !')
}

Participation

• I am willing to submit a pull request for this feature.

[HiDeoo]

Thanks for the feedback 🙌

Starlight uses Expressive Code as its code block renderer. I think this may be a good candidate to a feature request on their repository to discuss the idea and its feasibility.

[jeromew]

ok thanks for the info @HiDeoo I opened an issue on expressive-code/expressive-code#314