fix(web): copy final code block lines as plain text

[jinrehacek]

Fixes #8042.

Triple-clicking the final or only line of a code block can place the selection's trailing boundary outside <pre>. The clipboard handler then serializes the partial block back into fenced Markdown.

Treat the selection as plain code when it starts inside <pre> and contains no non-whitespace text after the block. Selections that continue into prose still use the Markdown serializer.

Tests:

• vp test run --project unit src/markdown-clipboard.test.ts (6 passed)
• targeted formatter and lint checks for the two changed files
• vp run --filter @t3tools/web typecheck
• manually verified in the web client with final-line and single-line triple-click selections

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Low Risk
Clipboard behavior change in the web markdown copy path; logic is narrow and covered by new unit tests, with intentional fallback when selections span code and prose.

Overview
Fixes clipboard copy when a code selection’s trailing boundary sits outside <pre> (e.g. triple-click on the last line), which previously forced fenced Markdown on paste.

Adds plainTextForCodeSelection so copy uses range.toString() when the range is fully inside a <pre>, or when it starts in <pre> and nothing meaningful follows the block (whitespace-only trailing content). If the selection continues into prose or other nodes, the helper returns null and chatMarkdownClipboardPayload keeps using markdown serialization.

Unit tests cover in-<pre> selections, final-line boundary cases, and mixed code+prose selections.

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Fix copying final code block lines as plain text in web client

Adds plainTextForCodeSelection(range) to markdown-clipboard.ts, which returns range.toString() when a selection is fully within a <pre> or only its trailing boundary exits the block with no following content. Otherwise it returns null so the caller falls back to markdown serialization. Updates chatMarkdownClipboardPayload to use this helper instead of the prior inline closest('pre') check.

• Risk: selections starting in a code block and continuing into prose now correctly serialize as markdown rather than plain text; reviewers should confirm no existing copy flows relied on the old broad plain-text behavior.

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Pull request overview

Fixes web clipboard handling so final or single-line code selections copy as plain code instead of fenced Markdown.

Changes:

• Detects code selections trailing only whitespace outside <pre>.
• Preserves Markdown serialization when selections extend into prose.
• Adds focused unit tests.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File	Description
apps/web/src/markdown-clipboard.ts	Implements plain-text handling for eligible code selections.
apps/web/src/markdown-clipboard.test.ts	Tests contained, final-line, and prose-spanning selections.

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Verdict: Approved at 88516f9

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a focused clipboard bug fix that changes only how code-block selections are classified, preserving Markdown serialization for selections that extend into prose. The added unit tests cover the new final-line behavior and the surrounding fallback cases.

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🤖 GPT-6 Astra (preview) responding on behalf of Theo

This was closed as part of an automated cleanup pass. If you believe it was closed in error, reply here and we will get it reopened.

Closing because #8448 already fixes this on main. The current code copies the selected code block without Markdown fences, including selections that reach the final newline.

This no longer needs a separate implementation.