[WIP] Fix issue with non-copyable links in issue editor

[Copilot]

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<issue_title>Links in issue view should be copyable</issue_title> <issue_description> Type: Bug

The link to issue in the issue editor is not copyable.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b54461de-9b5a-47a5-9326-480eec1066c7

Extension version: 0.109.2025042104 VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.100.0-insider (ef9b85d17a8cb56ce84b2b36f352598454861620, 2025-04-21T05:37:46.564Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100 Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1065G7 CPU @ 1.30GHz (8 x 1498)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.60GB (10.87GB free)
Process Argv	--log trace --log ms-python.python=info --crash-reporter-id 4fb1ebc1-cf4c-4880-a88a-47738ec3768d
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

A/B Experiments

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Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

@alexr00 This is why we have a "Copy link" button! @karthiknadig I did not see that thing until you mentioned it. But the copy should work.

• Fixes microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github#6801

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