[Feature request] Adding {currentSelection} to variables

[ovgolovin]

Thank you for great plugin.
Is it possible to add variable containing current text selection to input variables?
It will let to have a prompt to explain selection in a bigger text context.

[ctxinf]

implemented in #12 version: 0.6.0
But typing after making a selection will cancel the selection. Only clicking the button after selecting will wok.

[ovgolovin]

Hi there,

Thank you so much for creating this fantastic tool! I've been testing it out, and I'm genuinely impressed. The ability to get explanations that understand the surrounding context is a true game-changer.

The initial analysis works beautifully! When I first select text on a page, it provides a perfect in-context explanation.

As I explored further, I think I figured out the current workflow. It seems the action for any selection is to append the highlighted text to the chat input. On the very first selection, it does this and triggers the analysis. For any later selection on the same page, it only appends the text.

This got me thinking, and I had an idea that might make the workflow even clearer. What if there were two distinct commands in the context menu? For example:

"Explain selection" (or "Ask about selection"): This would immediately trigger a new, in-context analysis for the highlighted text.
"Add selection to prompt": This would perform the current behavior of simply adding the text to the input box for manual editing before sending.
This would be incredibly helpful for my use case, which is often highlighting multiple different fragments on the same page to get quick explanations. The context-aware nature of your tool makes it far superior to anything else, and a dedicated "Ask" or "Explain" command would make that workflow seamless.

Just a thought from a very excited user! Thanks again for your hard work on this—it's an amazing project.

[ctxinf]

Hi there, in versions ≥ 0.6.1, with these two settings enabled (in the General Settings), along with this kind of prompt, you can achieve workflow.