Use XWayland clipboard bridge for reliable copying

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/src/parley/desktop.py b/src/parley/desktop.py
index 4072655..37f8a7f 100644
--- a/src/parley/desktop.py
+++ b/src/parley/desktop.py
@@ -12,24 +12,25 @@ class DesktopIntegrationError(ParleyError):
 
 
 def copy_text(text: str) -> None:
-    """Copy text with GDK, retaining ownership in the long-running daemon."""
+    """Copy text through XWayland's clipboard bridge on GNOME."""
+    executable = shutil.which("xclip")
+    if executable is None:
+        raise DesktopIntegrationError(
+            "xclip is not installed; transcript was saved but not copied"
+        )
     try:
-        import gi
-
-        gi.require_version("Gdk", "4.0")
-        gi.require_version("Gtk", "4.0")
-        from gi.repository import Gdk, Gtk
-
-        # GDK 4 treats opening a display before GTK initialization as fatal.
-        Gtk.init()
-        display = Gdk.Display.get_default()
-        if display is None:
-            raise DesktopIntegrationError("could not connect to the graphical display")
-        display.get_clipboard().set(text)
-    except DesktopIntegrationError:
-        raise
-    except Exception as error:
-        raise DesktopIntegrationError(f"GDK clipboard is unavailable: {error}") from error
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [executable, "-selection", "clipboard", "-in"],
+            input=text,
+            text=True,
+            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            timeout=10,
+        )
+    except (OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired) as error:
+        raise DesktopIntegrationError(f"could not copy transcript: {error}") from error
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        raise DesktopIntegrationError("xclip could not access the clipboard")
 
 
 def notify(summary: str, body: str) -> None: