LibrePhotos/librephotos

Allow copy photo to clipboard

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#544 opened on Jul 12, 2022

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Description

Describe the enhancement you'd like Currently, trying to copy a photo from the timeline to clipboard results in a blank 0byte .webp file being copied. It would be nice to be able to copy the photo in a compatible format (like jpg) and paste into another application. We could add a menu item for selected photos that is called something like "Copy to Clipboard", or perhaps we could add a copy icon overlay on the image, or even a keyboard Ctrl-C shortcut.

Describe why this will benefit the LibrePhotos This would be much easier than having to download a single file as a zip, then unzip it, then copy it into another application.

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Research direction
Examine existing photo serving endpoints (e.g., how thumbnails and originals are fetched). Add a new endpoint that returns the photo in JPEG format using Pillow for conversion. Ensure proper error handling and performance for large images. Then integrate with frontend clipboard copy if frontend is within the repo; otherwise, document the endpoint for frontend use.
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python
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2
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