Feature request: Allow selection and copying of text in the Positron Assistant chat pane

[donboyd5]

Feature request: It would be great to have the ability to select and copy text from the chat pane

Often I want to copy small amounts of text from the Positron Assistant chat pane -- file names, variable names, etc. On my Windows 11 system and my version of Positron (details for both below), I am not allowed to select and copy any text in the chat window response. I also do not seem to be able to copy the entire window, either (an entire conversation). This leaves me needing to type file names and variable names and other small sections of text from scratch or look for workarounds (there are probably ways to save the chat, or save a plan created from a chat, but many of my efforts to do this have failed).

Windows info
Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 25H2
Installed on ‎9/‎26/‎2025
OS build 26200.7462
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.275.0

Positron info
Positron Version: 2026.01.0 (user setup) build 85
Code - OSS Version: 1.106.0
Commit: bbe2c76
Date: 2025-12-12T07:42:42.909Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

[juliasilge]

Thank you for this report! 🙌 I opened #11115 for us to track and prioritize a fix here; this is actually a regression from previous expected behavior.

[donboyd5]

Thanks! Don

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