Handling common clipboard tasks for your text fields is a must-have for any serious application that needs to accept keyboard input from the users. Surprisingly, it’s not that easy in wxWidgets, especially considering the differences between platforms (Linux, Mac, and Windows).

I explain the problem in detail in my Text Fields video (the “Clipboard Operations” chapter). In the Menus tutorial, I talk about menus in general and constructing the Edit menu with the clipboard commands in particular.