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[PATCH] Expose the native sharing dialog (macOS)

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To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#76120: closed ([PATCH] Expose the native sharing dialog (macOS))
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 10:39:02 +0000

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From: Álvaro Ramírez <alvaro <at> xenodium.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] Expose the native sharing dialog (macOS)
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:59:21 +0000

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Hi folks,

Similar to the existing ns-do-show-character-palette command, this 
patch exposes a native macOS context dialog.

The new addition enables users to share (send) text or files to 
other apps.

Examples:

- Send current buffer file.
- Send a list of dired files.
- Send region text.

I'm keen to polish the patch a bit more, but wanted to pre-fly 
things before investing further.

Overall it's a nice/convenient addition. I use it frequently to 
quickly send things to my phone over local network/Bluetooth.

I'm attaching a couple of screenshots showcasing a couple of uses:

share-dired-files.jpg (send files from dired)
share-region-text.jpg (send region text)

Hope you like it.

Álvaro

In GNU Emacs 31.0.50 (build 44, aarch64-apple-darwin24.0.0, NS
appkit-2566.00 Version 15.0.1 (Build 24A348)) of 2025-02-07 built 
on
MacBookPro
Repository revision: 811d575336942b1cd1e1c6fb50620babdf9cc82c
Repository branch: macos-share
Windowing system distributor 'Apple', version 10.3.2566
System Description:  macOS 15.0.1

Configured using:
'configure --with-ns
--prefix=/Users/alvaro/stuff/active/code/third_party/emacs/nextstep/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS
--enable-locallisppath=/Users/alvaro/stuff/active/code/third_party/emacs/nextstep/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS'

[0001-Expose-the-native-sharing-dialog-macOS.patch (text/patch, attachment)]

[share-dired-files.jpg (image/jpeg, attachment)]

[share-region-text.jpg (image/jpeg, attachment)]

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Alvaro Ramirez <alvaro <at> xenodium.com>
Cc: gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com, alan <at> idiocy.org, 76120-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 rpluim <at> gmail.com, stefankangas <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#76120: This feature is not about "sharing",
 or a "native" anything.
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 13:38:06 +0300

> From: Alvaro Ramirez <alvaro <at> xenodium.com>
> Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 10:23:03 +0100
> Cc: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>,
>  alan <at> idiocy.org, rpluim <at> gmail.com, stefankangas <at> gmail.com,
>  76120 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> 
> > On 26 Jul 2025, at 10:15, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >> 
> >> From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>
> >> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  alan <at> idiocy.org,  rpluim <at> gmail.com,
> >>  stefankangas <at> gmail.com,  76120 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> >> Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2025 19:54:31 +0200
> >> 
> >> Alvaro Ramirez <alvaro <at> xenodium.com> writes:
> >> 
> >>>> I guess I could add a first entry to send-to-handlers that invokes a
> >>>> transient or something that acts as a replacement for the GUI share
> >>>> menu. So I'd aay send-to-handlers solves this. Thanks!
> >>>> 
> >>>> (I was thinking of "open -a Mail FILE" which opens a new message
> >>>> with
> >>>> FILE attached, while "open FILE" opens some application which is
> >>>> associated with the file type, e.g. TextEdit for text files.
> >>>> Sometimes
> >>>> one wants to do that, sometimes the other.)
> >>> 
> >>> Ah, I see what you mean. Closest I got to that on macOS is M-x
> >>> dwim-shell-commands-macos-open-with:
> >>> 
> >>> https://github.com/xenodium/dwim-shell-command/blob/4b077432a94873e5f505c8f569743cfd984eebb1/dwim-shell-commands.el#L1331
> >>> 
> >>> If you do add your own handler, I’d love to see what you come up with.
> >> 
> >> I've added that the my EGTL (Ever Growing Todo List), but I must admit
> >> it's unlikely that I'll do it :-). In similar cases, M-! plus Pcomplete
> >> and Corfu for command, options, file name completions is pretty good, I
> >> must say.
> > 
> > Should we now close this bug?
> 
> Sounds good to me.
> 
> Thanks everyone for all your help.

Closing.

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