Add copy_on_selection, defaulting to false, which automatically copies selections to the clipboard. Resolves LP #241594.

doc/terminator_config.5

@@ -133,5 +133,8 @@ Default value: \fBFalse\fR
 .B cycle_term_tab
 If this is set to true, when switching to the next/previous term, Terminator will cycle within the same tab. Ctrl-PageUp/PageDown can then be used to move from one tab to the other one.
 Default value: \fBTrue\fR
+.B copy_on_selection
+If set to True, text selections will be automatically copied to the clipboard, in addition to being made the Primary selection.
+Default value: \fBFalse\fR
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR gnome\-terminal(1)

terminator

@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ class TerminatorTerm (gtk.VBox):
     self._vte.connect("drag-motion", self.on_drag_motion, self)
     self._vte.connect("drag-data-received", self.on_drag_data_received, self)
 
+    if self.conf.copy_on_selection:
+      self._vte.connect ("selection-changed", lambda widget: self._vte.copy_clipboard ())
+
     self._vte.connect ("composited-changed", self.on_composited_changed)
     self._vte.connect ("window-title-changed", self.on_vte_title_change)
     self._vte.connect ("grab-focus", self.on_vte_focus)
@@ -306,6 +309,7 @@ text/plain
     data.terminator.add(self, widgetsrc,pos)
     return
 
+
   def get_location(self, vte, x, y):
     pos = ""
     #get the diagonales function for the receiving widget

terminatorlib/config.py

@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class TerminatorConfValuestore:
     'f11_modifier'          : False,
     'force_no_bell'         : False,
     'cycle_term_tab'        : True,
+    'copy_on_selection'     : False,
   }
 
   def __getattr__ (self, keyname):