Two new ciolib functions:

void copytext(const char *text, size_t buflen) which places the buffer in
the clipboard and
char *x_getcliptext(void) which returns a malloc()ed copy of the current
clipboard buffer.
Currently, only implemented in Win32.

src/conio/ciolib.c

@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ void ciolib_window(int sx, int sy, int ex, int ey);
 void ciolib_delline(void);
 void ciolib_insline(void);
 char *ciolib_getpass(const char *prompt);
+void ciolib_copytext(const char *text, size_t buflen);
+char *ciolib_getcliptext(void);
 
 #define CIOLIB_INIT()		{ if(!initialized) initciolib(CIOLIB_MODE_AUTO); }
 
@@ -121,6 +123,8 @@ int try_x_init(int mode)
 		cio_api.showmouse=NULL;
 		cio_api.hidemouse=NULL;
 		cio_api.settitle=x_settitle;
+		cio_api.copytext=x_copytext;
+		cio_api.getcliptext=x_getcliptext;
 		return(1);
 	}
 	return(0);
@@ -148,6 +152,8 @@ int try_curses_init(int mode)
 		cio_api.showmouse=curs_showmouse;
 		cio_api.hidemouse=curs_hidemouse;
 		cio_api.settitle=NULL;
+		cio_api.copytext=NULL;
+		cio_api.getcliptext=NULL;
 		return(1);
 	}
 	return(0);
@@ -176,6 +182,8 @@ int try_ansi_init(int mode)
 		cio_api.showmouse=NULL;
 		cio_api.hidemouse=NULL;
 		cio_api.settitle=NULL;
+		cio_api.copytext=NULL;
+		cio_api.getcliptext=NULL;
 		return(1);
 	}
 	return(0);
@@ -207,6 +215,8 @@ int try_conio_init(int mode)
 		cio_api.showmouse=win32_showmouse;
 		cio_api.hidemouse=win32_hidemouse;
 		cio_api.settitle=win32_settitle;
+		cio_api.copytext=win32_copytext;
+		cio_api.getcliptext=win32_getcliptext;
 		return(1);
 	}
 	return(0);
@@ -836,3 +846,21 @@ void ciolib_settitle(const char *title) {
 	if(cio_api.settitle!=NULL)
 		cio_api.settitle(title);
 }
+
+void ciolib_copytext(const char *text, size_t buflen)
+{
+	CIOLIB_INIT();
+
+	if(cio_api.copytext!=NULL)
+		cio_api.copytext(text,buflen);
+}
+
+char *ciolib_getcliptext(void)
+{
+	CIOLIB_INIT();
+
+	if(cio_api.getcliptext!=NULL)
+		return(cio_api.getcliptext());
+	else
+		return(NULL);
+}

src/conio/ciolib.h

@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	int		(*hidemouse)	(void);
 	int		(*showmouse)	(void);
 	void	(*settitle)		(const char *);
+	void	(*copytext)		(const char *, size_t);
+	char 	*(*getcliptext)	(void);
 } cioapi_t;
 
 extern cioapi_t cio_api;
@@ -243,6 +245,8 @@ void settitle(const char *title);
 int ciolib_showmouse(void);
 int ciolib_hidemouse(void);
 void ciolib_settitle(const char *title);
+void ciolib_copytext(const char *text, size_t buflen);
+char *ciolib_getcliptext(void);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
@@ -286,6 +290,8 @@ void ciolib_settitle(const char *title);
 	#define	hidemouse()				ciolib_hidemouse()
 	#define showmouse()				ciolib_showmouse()
 	#define settitle(a)				ciolib_settitle(a)
+	#define copytext(a,b)			ciolib_copytext(a,b)
+	#define getcliptext()		ciolib_getcliptext()
 #endif
 
 #endif	/* Do not add anything after this line */

src/conio/win32cio.c

@@ -645,3 +645,47 @@ void win32_settitle(const char *title)
 {
 	SetConsoleTitle(title);
 }
+
+void win32_copytext(const char *text, size_t buflen)
+{
+	HGLOBAL	clipbuf;
+	LPTSTR	clip;
+
+	if(!OpenClipboard(NULL))
+		return;
+	EmptyClipboard();
+	clipbuf=GlobalAlloc(GMEM_MOVEABLE, buflen+1);
+	if(clipbuf==NULL) {
+		CloseClipboard();
+		return;
+	}
+	clip=GlobalLock(clipbuf);
+	memcpy(clip, text, buflen);
+	clip[buflen]=0;
+	GlobalUnlock(clipbuf);
+	SetClipboardData(CF_OEMTEXT, clipbuf);
+	CloseClipboard();
+}
+
+char *win32_getcliptext(void)
+{
+	HGLOBAL	clipbuf;
+	LPTSTR	clip;
+	char *ret;
+
+	if(!IsClipboardFormatAvailable(CF_OEMTEXT))
+		return(NULL);
+	if(!OpenClipboard(NULL))
+		return(NULL);
+	clipbuf=GetClipboardData(CF_OEMTEXT);
+	if(clipbuf!=NULL) {
+		clip=GlobalLock(clipbuf);
+		ret=(char *)malloc(strlen(clip)+1);
+		if(ret != NULL)
+			strcpy(ret, clip);
+		GlobalUnlock(clipbuf);
+	}
+	CloseClipboard();
+	
+	return(ret);
+}

src/conio/win32cio.h

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ int	win32_wherex(void);
 int	win32_wherey(void);
 void	win32_settitle(const char *title);
 int	win32_initciolib(long inmode);
+void win32_copytext(const char *text, size_t buflen);
+char *win32_getcliptext(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }

src/conio/x_cio.c

@@ -269,3 +269,14 @@ void x_settitle(const char *title)
 {
 	x_win_title(title);
 }
+
+void x_copytext(const char *text, size_t buflen)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+char *x_getcliptext(void)
+{
+	return(NULL);
+}
+

src/conio/x_cio.h

@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ int x_getche(void);
 int x_beep(void);
 void x_textmode(int mode);
 void x_settitle(const char *title);
+void x_copytext(const char *text, size_t buflen);
+char *x_getcliptext(void);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif