1261885 - Right click on a link in the console should show a "Copy link" entry in the context menu

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1457111

(DevTools :: Console, defect, P2)

Description

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

1)  Load a page that has errors in the console, with links to source locations (e.g. https://shop.cyberlink.com/c/shop?curr=EUR&cntr=&ml=EN&LOCALE=en_EU&OFFER_ID=6112WA033101&AFFILIATE_ID=2581_-1_37_CJaffiliate_SID-617e8c1ffb8145a88908cf5f85919deb&AM=1&ID=P11028558 from bug 1261572).
2)  Observe that there are links in the console to the source of the errors.
3)  Try to copy/paste the url the links are linking to so that you can point
    someone else to the relevant JS file.

ACTUAL RESULTS: No way to copy the link.

EXPECTED RESULTS: Have a way to copy the link (e.g. via the context menu).

Comment 1

[Brian Grinstead [:bgrins]]

OK, I see that.  This should have a 'Copy Link Address' or similar context menu item, similar to img tags in the inspector.  In the meantime a workaround is to click on the link to open view-source in a new tab and then copy / paste from the URL bar.

One difference between this and the inspector is that the error link displays as url:line:col.  Presumably you are wanting just the `url` part out of this?

Comment 2

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

> In the meantime a workaround is to click on the link to open view-source in a new tab 

I have view source in new tab disabled via prefs, fwiw.  But yes, good point.

> Presumably you are wanting just the `url` part out of this?

Yep, since the line:col bit would not work for people I give the link to, sadly.

Comment 3

[Brian Grinstead [:bgrins]]

Thinking this is something we should add to the 'frame' component [0] (which displays all of these source links across the tools) so it'll be consistent across the toolbox.  Also thinking it should *only* show the 'Copy Link Address' context menu item when right clicking this link ('store as global' / 'open in variables view' / 'select all' don't make sense in this context).

[0]: https://dxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/devtools/client/shared/components/frame.js

Comment 4

[Nicolas Chevobbe [:nchevobbe]]

Setting as dupe of Bug 1457111 (and not the opposite since the discussion here is about the old frontend)