ChatGPT Interface: A Minor Suggestion for the Code Copy Button

ChatGPT is one of the most powerful Artificial Intelligence tools available today. ChatGPT played an important role in triggering the current wave of Artificial Intelligence adoption, inspiring countless other platforms to experiment with intelligent features. From casual users to professionals, ChatGPT has become an essential part of many digital workflows.

As an active user of ChatGPT, I often explore its capabilities far beyond basic chat. Over time, I noticed a minor interface detail that, while not critical, might be worth a second look. Fixing it could subtly improve the overall experience.

✨ ChatGPT's Many Uses

ChatGPT can help with a wide variety of tasks:

• 📝 Writing poems, songs, and stories
• 🎨 Creating ASCII art and simple visuals
• 🧠 Summarising long or complex material
• 💻 Writing and debugging code
• 📚 Translating text between languages
• 💡 Brainstorming ideas or solving puzzles
• 📊 Explaining science, maths, and statistics

And the list keeps growing. One of the most useful features, in my experience, is code generation — where ChatGPT can write code from scratch, correct mistakes, or explain how something works line by line.

💡 A Minor UX Suggestion: The Copy Button

When ChatGPT provides a block of code, it appears inside a styled container, with a "Copy" button in the upper-right corner. This is convenient — but there's a small problem.

The "Copy" button appears immediately, even before the full code output is complete. This can lead to users accidentally copying partial code, especially when the response is long or streaming slowly. The result? Confusing bugs or incomplete scripts that don’t run as expected.

A small change could solve this:

• Delay the appearance of the Copy button until the code finishes rendering
• Or show a placeholder label like "Writing…" or "Loading"

“Copy” button appeared too early during ChatGPT's response generation

This is not a major or urgent issue, but this would enhance the overall polish and user experience — especially for people learning to code or debugging under time pressure.

I hope this suggestion helps improve the experience of using ChatGPT. It is these small details that possibly make a big difference in how we interact with intelligent tools.

See also

• ChatGPT and Ceiling paradox

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