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Editing toolbar: select, copy/paste, and object manipulation #6

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@BernardJen

Summary

Introduce an editing toolbar that brings standard canvas editing: select, copy, paste, and basic object manipulation.

Motivation

As the canvas gains shapes, text, and imported paths, users need to manage individual objects — select them, duplicate them, and rearrange them — rather than treating the drawing as a single blob.

Toolbar / interactions

  • Select — click to select an object; drag to box-select multiple.
  • Copy / Paste — duplicate selected objects (keyboard shortcuts + toolbar buttons).
  • Move selected objects.
  • (Nice to have) delete, group/ungroup, z-order (bring forward / send back).
  • Hosts tool toggles for drawing primitives and text (from the shapes/text issue).

Acceptance criteria

  • A toolbar is visible with select / copy / paste actions.
  • User can select single and multiple objects.
  • Copy + paste duplicates the selection onto the canvas.
  • Selected objects can be moved.
  • Standard keyboard shortcuts work (Cmd/Ctrl+C, Cmd/Ctrl+V).

Notes

This is the interaction layer that the shapes/text and image-import features plug into.

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