1 files changed, 43 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/x11-libs/vte/files/vte-0.48.3-ng/05-expose-function-for-getting.patch b/x11-libs/vte/files/vte-0.48.3-ng/05-expose-function-for-getting.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0461c88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-libs/vte/files/vte-0.48.3-ng/05-expose-function-for-getting.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+expose function for getting the selected text
+
+From: Jelle van der Waa <jelle@vdwaa.nl>
+
+
+---
+ src/vte/vteterminal.h |    4 +++-
+ src/vtegtk.cc         |    7 +++++++
+ 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/vte/vteterminal.h b/src/vte/vteterminal.h
+index 7729500b..eab63647 100644
+--- a/src/vte/vteterminal.h
++++ b/src/vte/vteterminal.h
+@@ -203,7 +203,9 @@ void vte_terminal_set_selection_block_mode(VteTerminal *terminal,
+ _VTE_PUBLIC
+ void vte_terminal_select_text(VteTerminal *terminal, long start_col, long start_row,
+ 			      long end_col, long end_row) _VTE_GNUC_NONNULL(1);
+-
++_VTE_PUBLIC
++char *
++vte_terminal_get_selection(VteTerminal *terminal) _VTE_GNUC_NONNULL(1);
+ 
+ /* By-word selection */
+ _VTE_PUBLIC
+diff --git a/src/vtegtk.cc b/src/vtegtk.cc
+index 3059b492..bce24da7 100644
+--- a/src/vtegtk.cc
++++ b/src/vtegtk.cc
+@@ -2180,6 +2180,13 @@ vte_terminal_select_text(VteTerminal *terminal,
+         IMPL(terminal)->select_text(start_col, start_row, end_col, end_row);
+ }
+ 
++char *
++vte_terminal_get_selection(VteTerminal *terminal)
++{
++	g_return_val_if_fail(VTE_IS_TERMINAL(terminal), NULL);
++	return g_strdup (IMPL(terminal)->m_selection_text[VTE_SELECTION_PRIMARY]);
++}
++
+ /**
+  * vte_terminal_get_cursor_position:
+  * @terminal: a #VteTerminal