ProxymanApp
When copying text from the UI whitespace characters are copied as "·"
Description
whitespace characters not copied with the original character
Steps to Reproduce
- Record a session
- Go to the headers table
- Find a header with white space (e.g. the accept header, that has a value of 'text/plain,·/;·q=0.01')
- Copy the header's text
- Paste the value in some editor
Current Behavior
Whitespace characters are copied as "·" character
Expected Behavior
Whitespace character should be copied with their original value
Environment
- App version: Proxyman 4.8.0
- macOS version: macOS Ventura 13.4
@seidnerj It seems the Show Invisibles in the View Menu is enabled, so it displays the space as a · -> Copy it will include the . too
You should turn the Invisibles OFF, so the bug is fixed 👍
I actually think that these should be separate, from a display-only perspective show invisibles is a great feature, but there should be a separation between the display value and the actual value. Regardless of what is displayed, when copying - the original value should be preserved.
@NghiaTranUIT since I was about to create the same issue, I am bumping this issue instead of creating a new one. As @seidnerj mentioned, it would be great if the "Show Invisibles" option only affected the display/rendering, not the actual content.
In Proxyman, the implementation of "Show Invisibles" is correct in some sections.
| Body tab (correct behavior) | Header tab (unexpected behavior) |
|---|---|
| | |
@raxityo do you think that "Show invisible" should not display the whitespace?
Honestly, I'm not sure how to fix it because the Copy action is handled by the system, so I can't override and ignore the whitespace.
Don't render the whitespace might easily fix it.
@raxityo do you think that "Show invisible" should not display the whitespace?
No, I meant to suggest that this option should only display the whitespace character (•) as a background.
Sorry if my examples were confusing. I meant that the behavior we see in the Body tab in ProxyMan is correct. "Show Invisibles" correctly shows the whitespace character, but it's rendered as a background instead of part of the text. So when you copy the text in the Body tab, the • character does not get copied.
However, in the "Header" tab in ProxyMan, the • character is part of the text rather than displaying it as background.