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[PATCH] Expose the native sharing dialog (macOS)

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From: Rudolf Schlatte <rudi <at> constantly.at>
To: 76120 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#76120: [PATCH] Expose the native sharing dialog (macOS)
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:09:24 +0100

Po Lu via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text
editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Álvaro Ramírez <alvaro <at> xenodium.com> writes:
>
>> 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.
>
> Thanks.  No such functionality exists on Free operating systems, and
> consequently we cannot accept such features, until such time as similar
> file sharing facilities appear and become widely available in GNU/Linux.

Hmm, doesn't Android have this feature?  I'm looking at
https://developer.android.com/training/sharing/send and it seems very
similar.  Maybe Emacs should support this on Android?

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