From c45ec0aaffdb3ff82d7a21583d8674e844f2bfe5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sebastian <>
Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2024 09:24:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add copy button

---
 src/app/qgsabout.cpp | 8 ++++++++
 src/app/qgsabout.h   | 1 +
 src/ui/qgsabout.ui   | 7 +++++++
 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/app/qgsabout.cpp b/src/app/qgsabout.cpp
index c804500df96..2d44a7f941e 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsabout.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsabout.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "qgsauthmethodregistry.h"
 #include "qgsproviderregistry.h"
 #include "qgslogger.h"
+#include <QClipboard>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QTextStream>
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ QgsAbout::QgsAbout( QWidget *parent )
   setupUi( this );
   connect( btnQgisUser, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &QgsAbout::btnQgisUser_clicked );
   connect( btnQgisHome, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &QgsAbout::btnQgisHome_clicked );
+  connect( btnCopyToClipboard, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &QgsAbout::btnCopyToClipboard_clicked );
   if constexpr( QSysInfo::WordSize != 64 )
   {
     // 64 bit is the current standard. Only specify word size if it is not 64.
@@ -271,6 +273,12 @@ void QgsAbout::setPluginInfo()
   txtProviders->setText( myString );
 }
 
+void QgsAbout::btnCopyToClipboard_clicked()
+{
+  QString markdown = txtVersion->toHtml();
+  QGuiApplication::clipboard()->setText( markdown );
+}
+
 void QgsAbout::btnQgisUser_clicked()
 {
   openUrl( QStringLiteral( "https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user" ) );
diff --git a/src/app/qgsabout.h b/src/app/qgsabout.h
index 8fa47ca7ec5..f3bdf8267c7 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsabout.h
+++ b/src/app/qgsabout.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class APP_EXPORT QgsAbout : public QgsOptionsDialogBase, private Ui::QgsAbout
     void init();
 
   private slots:
+    void btnCopyToClipboard_clicked();
     void btnQgisUser_clicked();
     void btnQgisHome_clicked();
     void openUrl( const QUrl &url );
diff --git a/src/ui/qgsabout.ui b/src/ui/qgsabout.ui
index ef24896f7fe..0c8aa28639e 100644
--- a/src/ui/qgsabout.ui
+++ b/src/ui/qgsabout.ui
@@ -222,6 +222,13 @@
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
+           <item>
+            <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnCopyToClipboard">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Copy to Clipboard</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
            <item>
             <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
              <property name="text">