2 files changed, 24 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/helix-tui/src/text.rs b/helix-tui/src/text.rs
index ccdafad5..6970634b 100644
--- a/helix-tui/src/text.rs
+++ b/helix-tui/src/text.rs
@@ -436,6 +436,19 @@ impl<'a> From<Vec<Spans<'a>>> for Text<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> From<Text<'a>> for String {
+    fn from(text: Text<'a>) -> String {
+        let lines: Vec<String> = text.lines.iter().map(String::from).collect();
+        lines.join("\n")
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<&Text<'a>> for String {
+    fn from(text: &Text<'a>) -> String {
+        let lines: Vec<String> = text.lines.iter().map(String::from).collect();
+        lines.join("\n")
+    }
+}
 impl<'a> IntoIterator for Text<'a> {
     type Item = Spans<'a>;
     type IntoIter = std::vec::IntoIter<Self::Item>;
diff --git a/helix-tui/src/widgets/table.rs b/helix-tui/src/widgets/table.rs
index a8f428a7..26860e5c 100644
--- a/helix-tui/src/widgets/table.rs
+++ b/helix-tui/src/widgets/table.rs
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ impl<'a> Row<'a> {
     fn total_height(&self) -> u16 {
         self.height.saturating_add(self.bottom_margin)
     }
+
+    /// Returns the contents of cells as plain text, without styles and colors.
+    pub fn cell_text(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        self.cells
+            .iter()
+            .map(|cell| String::from(&cell.content))
+            .collect()
+    }
 }
 
 /// A widget to display data in formatted columns.
@@ -477,6 +485,9 @@ impl<'a> Table<'a> {
             };
             let mut col = table_row_start_col;
             for (width, cell) in columns_widths.iter().zip(table_row.cells.iter()) {
+                if is_selected {
+                    buf.set_style(table_row_area, self.highlight_style);
+                }
                 render_cell(
                     buf,
                     cell,
@@ -489,9 +500,6 @@ impl<'a> Table<'a> {
                 );
                 col += *width + self.column_spacing;
             }
-            if is_selected {
-                buf.set_style(table_row_area, self.highlight_style);
-            }
         }
     }
 }