helix: Fix pasting from the system clipboard#51703
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Thanks for the PR! We did a round of manual testing and it seems to be working as expected.
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Closes zed-industries#51693 Helix was unable to paste from the system clipboard, ex: `vim: paste` would work but `helix: paste` would not work. Helix paste was silently requiring the content it was going to paste to have selection metadata exist, and just silently fail if it didn't, and the system clipboard doesn't have that metadata. note: this is not necessarily for parity with helix, as helix didn't seem to support this either in my testing, but rather parity with the other parts of zed, editor mode and vim mode. single-line paste: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c8696032-d265-4025-9c4c-a8c35dfd2529 multi-line paste: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4bf96033-e13d-4ec1-8a7e-8c56bbc12b94 I also added a new test verifying the behavior. Before you mark this PR as ready for review, make sure that you have: - [x] Added a solid test coverage and/or screenshots from doing manual testing - [x] Done a self-review taking into account security and performance aspects - [x] Aligned any UI changes with the [UI checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist) Release Notes: - helix: fixed helix paste not pasting from system clipboard.
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Closes zed-industries#51693 Helix was unable to paste from the system clipboard, ex: `vim: paste` would work but `helix: paste` would not work. Helix paste was silently requiring the content it was going to paste to have selection metadata exist, and just silently fail if it didn't, and the system clipboard doesn't have that metadata. note: this is not necessarily for parity with helix, as helix didn't seem to support this either in my testing, but rather parity with the other parts of zed, editor mode and vim mode. single-line paste: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c8696032-d265-4025-9c4c-a8c35dfd2529 multi-line paste: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4bf96033-e13d-4ec1-8a7e-8c56bbc12b94 I also added a new test verifying the behavior. Before you mark this PR as ready for review, make sure that you have: - [x] Added a solid test coverage and/or screenshots from doing manual testing - [x] Done a self-review taking into account security and performance aspects - [x] Aligned any UI changes with the [UI checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist) Release Notes: - helix: fixed helix paste not pasting from system clipboard.
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Closes zed-industries#51693 Helix was unable to paste from the system clipboard, ex: `vim: paste` would work but `helix: paste` would not work. Helix paste was silently requiring the content it was going to paste to have selection metadata exist, and just silently fail if it didn't, and the system clipboard doesn't have that metadata. note: this is not necessarily for parity with helix, as helix didn't seem to support this either in my testing, but rather parity with the other parts of zed, editor mode and vim mode. single-line paste: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c8696032-d265-4025-9c4c-a8c35dfd2529 multi-line paste: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4bf96033-e13d-4ec1-8a7e-8c56bbc12b94 I also added a new test verifying the behavior. Before you mark this PR as ready for review, make sure that you have: - [x] Added a solid test coverage and/or screenshots from doing manual testing - [x] Done a self-review taking into account security and performance aspects - [x] Aligned any UI changes with the [UI checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist) Release Notes: - helix: fixed helix paste not pasting from system clipboard.
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Closes #51693
Helix was unable to paste from the system clipboard, ex:
vim: pastewould work buthelix: pastewould not work. Helix paste was silently requiring the content it was going to paste to have selection metadata exist, and just silently fail if it didn't, and the system clipboard doesn't have that metadata. note: this is not necessarily for parity with helix, as helix didn't seem to support this either in my testing, but rather parity with the other parts of zed, editor mode and vim mode.single-line paste:
Screen.Recording.2026-03-16.at.3.32.57.PM.mov
multi-line paste:
Screen.Recording.2026-03-16.at.4.01.48.PM.mov
I also added a new test verifying the behavior.
Before you mark this PR as ready for review, make sure that you have:
Release Notes: