Bug 426439

Summary:	Lack of element copy/paste feature
Product:	[Applications] LabPlot2	Reporter:	Orestes Mas <orestes>
Component:	frontend	Assignee:	Alexander Semke <alexander.semke>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	disuser
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	latest
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian stable
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:	2.9
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Orestes Mas 2020-09-12 11:51:12 UTC

SUMMARY

Please implement copy/paste of elements, along with their hierarchy.

Copy/paste mechanism would be very useful when creating different worksheets with similar content. For instance: similar graphs with different functions. If you want so, at present you have to reproduce all the format settings into newly created elements.

Nowadays the only way to save work is to uncompress the .lml file, edit the result (which is XML by the way), copy/paste the desired elements and compress back to the .lml file. This procedure is a bit painful and error-prone.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Does not apply

EXPECTED RESULT
Ability to copy-paste elements from within the UI

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: 4.19.0-10-amd64
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.14.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.54.0
Qt Version: 5.11.3

Comment 1 disuser 2020-12-06 15:54:28 UTC

I second this feature request!

Comment 2 Alexander Semke 2021-01-03 12:31:07 UTC

I implemented copy&paste of single objects in the project explorer. Minor refinement will be done in the next days but this new feature is already very usable. It will be part of the next release 2.9 and can be tested now with our nightly builds. Feedback is appreciated, as always!

Comment 3 disuser 2021-01-05 18:54:54 UTC

Great job! Now the Project Explorer can be exploited to a greater extent. Thank you, Alex.