Make pasting reliable and turn items into checkboxes

Pasting still failed because the panel is a nonactivating panel: it can
be key while the app is not active, and menu key equivalents are not
delivered reliably in that state. Cmd+V is now dispatched to the
responder chain directly, and the app no longer replaces SwiftUI's main
menu — it only adds Hide Panel to it, so the Edit items that AppKit
routes text shortcuts through stay intact.

Rows also gained a checkbox so a workspace works as a checklist without
turning the row into a button, which would swallow the checkbox's clicks.

AGENTS.md

@@ -156,14 +156,21 @@ brew upgrade --cask prompt
 
 ## Gotchas
 
-- **Setting `NSApp.mainMenu` replaces SwiftUI's default menu.** SwiftUI installs
+- **Never assign `NSApp.mainMenu`.** SwiftUI installs a menu whose Edit items
-  a menu containing the standard Edit items, and AppKit routes Cmd+C/V/X/A/Z
+  are how AppKit routes Cmd+C/V/X/A/Z; replacing it with a hand-built menu
-  through those items — so a hand-built menu with only Hide/Quit silently
+  silently breaks pasting, copying and select-all in the composer (this shipped
-  breaks pasting, copying and select-all in the composer. `setupMainMenu()`
+  once and had to be reverted). `installMenuItems()` only *augments* the
-  therefore rebuilds an Edit menu with `undo:`/`redo:`/`cut:`/`copy:`/`paste:`/
+  existing menu: it adds Hide Panel (Cmd+W) and removes SwiftUI's Settings item,
-  `selectAll:` (nil targets, so they travel the responder chain to the field
+  whose empty scene would otherwise shadow the in-panel Cmd+, sync panel.
-  editor). `Prompt --diag` dumps the menu so this can be checked without a
+- **Cmd+V is handled by the paste monitor, not the menu.** The panel is a
-  keyboard.
+  `.nonactivatingPanel`, so it can be key while the app is not active, and menu
+  key equivalents are not reliably delivered in that state. The monitor
+  dispatches `paste:` to the responder chain itself for text, and adds the
+  clipboard image to the store when there is no text. `Prompt --diag` dumps the
+  menu so the wiring can be checked without a keyboard.
+- **A row is not a `Button`** because it contains a checkbox `Button` for
+  ticking items off, and nested buttons never receive clicks. The row uses
+  `contentShape` + `onTapGesture` for click-to-copy instead.
 - **Never bind bare keys as `.keyboardShortcut` in the panel** (Space, Delete,
   plain Cmd+C). SwiftUI key equivalents are matched before text input and
   would steal characters from the composer TextField. Only Cmd-modified

README.md

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ A native macOS app for keeping prompts and photos, in the spirit of
 [Copper](https://shadcn.com/copper) by shadcn: a floating panel that sits next
 to your work. Click anything to copy it back to your clipboard.
 
+- **Checklists by default** — every item has a checkbox, so a workspace doubles
+  as a to-do list; done items stay in place, dimmed and struck through.
 - **Click to copy** — text notes go back as text, photos go back as images.
 - **Capture from anywhere** — select text in any app and tap **Left Shift twice**.
 - **Photos** — paste (Cmd+V), drag & drop, or add via the photo button.

Sources/Prompt/App.swift

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         // which locks the user out once the panel is hidden.
         if CommandLine.arguments.contains("--diag") {
             setupStatusItem()
-            setupMainMenu()
+            installMenuItems()
             DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1.0) {
                 self.writeDiagnostics()
                 NSApp.terminate(nil)
@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         HotkeyManager.shared.start()
 
         setupStatusItem()
-        setupMainMenu()
         promptForAccessibilityIfNeeded()
 
+        // Let SwiftUI finish installing its main menu, then augment it.
+        DispatchQueue.main.async { self.installMenuItems() }
+
         // Show the panel on launch so the app is discoverable (it has no Dock
         // icon and the menu bar icon can be hard to spot on a full bar).
         Task { @MainActor in
@@ -111,44 +113,24 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         return .terminateNow
     }
 
-    /// Accessory apps have no visible menu bar, but the main menu still
+    /// Adds "Hide Panel" to the menu SwiftUI already installed. Do NOT replace
-    /// services key equivalents — this is what makes Cmd+Q and Cmd+W work
+    /// `NSApp.mainMenu`: SwiftUI's menu carries the Edit items that AppKit
-    /// while the panel has focus.
+    /// routes Cmd+C/V/X/A/Z through, so replacing it breaks text editing in the
-    ///
+    /// composer. This only inserts one item and drops SwiftUI's Settings item,
-    /// The Edit menu is not decoration: AppKit routes Cmd+C/V/X/A/Z through
+    /// whose empty scene would otherwise shadow the in-panel Cmd+, sync panel.
-    /// these items, so a minimal main menu silently breaks pasting and
+    private func installMenuItems() {
-    /// selecting in the composer.
+        guard let appMenu = NSApp.mainMenu?.items.first?.submenu else { return }
-    private func setupMainMenu() {
-        let mainMenu = NSMenu()
 
-        let appMenuItem = NSMenuItem()
+        if let settings = appMenu.items.firstIndex(where: { $0.keyEquivalent == "," && $0.keyEquivalentModifierMask == [.command] }) {
-        mainMenu.addItem(appMenuItem)
+            appMenu.removeItem(at: settings)
-        let appMenu = NSMenu(title: "Prompt")
+        }
-        appMenuItem.submenu = appMenu
+        guard !appMenu.items.contains(where: { $0.action == #selector(hidePanel) }) else { return }
 
         let hide = NSMenuItem(title: "Hide Panel", action: #selector(hidePanel), keyEquivalent: "w")
         hide.target = self
-        appMenu.addItem(hide)
+        let quitIndex = appMenu.items.firstIndex { $0.action == #selector(NSApplication.terminate(_:)) } ?? appMenu.items.count
-        appMenu.addItem(.separator())
+        appMenu.insertItem(.separator(), at: quitIndex)
-        let quit = NSMenuItem(title: "Quit Prompt", action: #selector(quit), keyEquivalent: "q")
+        appMenu.insertItem(hide, at: quitIndex + 1)
-        quit.target = self
-        appMenu.addItem(quit)
-
-        let editMenuItem = NSMenuItem()
-        mainMenu.addItem(editMenuItem)
-        let editMenu = NSMenu(title: "Edit")
-        editMenuItem.submenu = editMenu
-
-        editMenu.addItem(withTitle: "Undo", action: Selector(("undo:")), keyEquivalent: "z")
-        let redo = editMenu.addItem(withTitle: "Redo", action: Selector(("redo:")), keyEquivalent: "z")
-        redo.keyEquivalentModifierMask = [.command, .shift]
-        editMenu.addItem(.separator())
-        editMenu.addItem(withTitle: "Cut", action: #selector(NSText.cut(_:)), keyEquivalent: "x")
-        editMenu.addItem(withTitle: "Copy", action: #selector(NSText.copy(_:)), keyEquivalent: "c")
-        editMenu.addItem(withTitle: "Paste", action: #selector(NSText.paste(_:)), keyEquivalent: "v")
-        editMenu.addItem(withTitle: "Select All", action: #selector(NSText.selectAll(_:)), keyEquivalent: "a")
-
-        NSApp.mainMenu = mainMenu
     }
 
     @MainActor @objc private func hidePanel() {

Sources/Prompt/PanelController.swift

@@ -71,22 +71,28 @@ final class PanelController: NSObject {
         panel.setFrameOrigin(NSPoint(x: screen.maxX - size.width - 12, y: screen.minY + 12))
     }
 
-    // Intercept Cmd+V when the panel is key and the clipboard holds an image
+    // Cmd+V is handled here rather than left to a menu key equivalent. The
-    // (and no text, so normal text paste into the composer is unaffected).
+    // panel is a nonactivating panel, so it can be key while the app is not
+    // active, and menu key equivalents are not reliably delivered in that
+    // state — which is what silently broke pasting. Dispatching paste: to the
+    // responder chain ourselves removes that dependency.
     private func installPasteMonitor() {
         guard pasteMonitor == nil else { return }
         pasteMonitor = NSEvent.addLocalMonitorForEvents(matching: .keyDown) { [weak self] event in
             guard let self, let panel = self.panel, event.window == panel else { return event }
             let modifiers = event.modifierFlags.intersection(.deviceIndependentFlagsMask)
-            if modifiers == [.command], event.charactersIgnoringModifiers == "v" {
+            guard modifiers == [.command], event.charactersIgnoringModifiers == "v" else { return event }
+
             let pasteboard = NSPasteboard.general
-                if pasteboard.string(forType: .string) == nil,
+            if pasteboard.string(forType: .string) != nil {
-                   let images = pasteboard.readObjects(forClasses: [NSImage.self], options: nil) as? [NSImage],
+                NSApp.sendAction(#selector(NSText.paste(_:)), to: nil, from: nil)
+                return nil
+            }
+            if let images = pasteboard.readObjects(forClasses: [NSImage.self], options: nil) as? [NSImage],
                let image = images.first {
                 Task { @MainActor in Store.shared.addImage(image) }
                 return nil
             }
-            }
             return event
         }
     }

Sources/Prompt/PanelView.swift

@@ -193,8 +193,21 @@ struct PanelView: View {
         .padding(.vertical, 48)
     }
 
+    /// Rows are checklists by default: a checkbox to tick an item off, with the
+    /// rest of the row copying on click. The row cannot be a Button because the
+    /// checkbox is one, and nested buttons do not receive clicks.
     private func row(for item: PromptItem, sectionName: String) -> some View {
-        Button { handleClick(item) } label: {
+        HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 8) {
+            Button {
+                store.toggleDone(item.id)
+            } label: {
+                Image(systemName: item.done ? "checkmark.circle.fill" : "circle")
+                    .font(.system(size: 15))
+                    .foregroundStyle(item.done ? Color.accentColor : Color.secondary.opacity(0.55))
+            }
+            .buttonStyle(.plain)
+            .help(item.done ? "Mark as not done" : "Mark as done")
+
             VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
                 if !sectionName.isEmpty {
                     Text(sectionName.uppercased())
@@ -208,13 +221,12 @@ struct PanelView: View {
                         Text(sourceApp)
                     }
                     Text(item.createdAt, style: .time)
-                    if item.done {
-                        Image(systemName: "checkmark")
-                    }
                 }
                 .font(.caption2)
                 .foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
             }
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+        }
         .padding(10)
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
         .background(rowBackground(item))
@@ -228,9 +240,9 @@ struct PanelView: View {
                     .transition(.opacity)
             }
         }
-        }
+        .contentShape(Rectangle())
-        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+        .onTapGesture { handleClick(item) }
-        .help("Click to copy · Cmd+click to select several · Shift+click for a range · right-click for more")
+        .help("Click to copy · checkbox to tick off · Cmd+click to select several · Shift+click for a range · right-click for more")
         .contextMenu { contextMenu(for: item) }
     }