From bf79be101b1493fb694c4bc47b6f9689241babcb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: yogeshbhutkar <yogesh.bhutkar@rtcamp.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 12:04:43 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Keyboard Shortcuts: Registered `cut` and `copy` as block
 level shortcuts

---
 .../block-settings-dropdown.js                | 11 ++++------
 .../components/keyboard-shortcuts/index.js    | 20 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-settings-menu/block-settings-dropdown.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-settings-menu/block-settings-dropdown.js
index 9e26943e22ea7..1e3ab72647521 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-settings-menu/block-settings-dropdown.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-settings-menu/block-settings-dropdown.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { useDispatch, useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { moreVertical } from '@wordpress/icons';
 import { Children, cloneElement } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
-import { displayShortcut } from '@wordpress/keycodes';
 import { store as keyboardShortcutsStore } from '@wordpress/keyboard-shortcuts';
 import { pipe, useCopyToClipboard } from '@wordpress/compose';
 
@@ -137,6 +136,8 @@ export function BlockSettingsDropdown( {
 	const shortcuts = useSelect( ( select ) => {
 		const { getShortcutRepresentation } = select( keyboardShortcutsStore );
 		return {
+			copy: getShortcutRepresentation( 'core/block-editor/copy' ),
+			cut: getShortcutRepresentation( 'core/block-editor/cut' ),
 			duplicate: getShortcutRepresentation(
 				'core/block-editor/duplicate'
 			),
@@ -276,18 +277,14 @@ export function BlockSettingsDropdown( {
 									<CopyMenuItem
 										clientIds={ clientIds }
 										onEvent={ onCopy }
-										shortcut={ displayShortcut.primary(
-											'c'
-										) }
+										shortcut={ shortcuts.copy }
 									/>
 									<CopyMenuItem
 										clientIds={ clientIds }
 										onEvent={ onCopy }
 										label={ __( 'Cut' ) }
 										eventType="cut"
-										shortcut={ displayShortcut.primary(
-											'x'
-										) }
+										shortcut={ shortcuts.cut }
 										__experimentalUpdateSelection={
 											! __experimentalSelectBlock
 										}
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/keyboard-shortcuts/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/keyboard-shortcuts/index.js
index fcc2cea404375..3bef9de8a0c82 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/keyboard-shortcuts/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/keyboard-shortcuts/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,26 @@ function KeyboardShortcutsRegister() {
 	// Registering the shortcuts.
 	const { registerShortcut } = useDispatch( keyboardShortcutsStore );
 	useEffect( () => {
+		registerShortcut( {
+			name: 'core/block-editor/copy',
+			category: 'block',
+			description: __( 'Copy the selected block(s).' ),
+			keyCombination: {
+				modifier: 'primary',
+				character: 'c',
+			},
+		} );
+
+		registerShortcut( {
+			name: 'core/block-editor/cut',
+			category: 'block',
+			description: __( 'Cut the selected block(s).' ),
+			keyCombination: {
+				modifier: 'primary',
+				character: 'x',
+			},
+		} );
+
 		registerShortcut( {
 			name: 'core/block-editor/duplicate',
 			category: 'block',