Replace desktop paste shortcut with NutJS

[Derpedyea]

Summary

• Swapped the desktop paste shortcut implementation from a PowerShell-based keybd_event script to @nut-tree-fork/nut-js keyboard events.
• Added platform-aware modifier handling so paste uses Cmd+V on macOS and Ctrl+V elsewhere.
• Updated the desktop package manifest and lockfile to include the new NutJS dependency and unpack its native libnut binaries for packaging.
• Added additional paste logging and release error handling to make shortcut execution and cleanup more observable.

Testing

• Not run.
• Verified the code path change in apps/desktop/main.cjs to ensure paste now uses NutJS key presses and releases.
• Verified apps/desktop/package.json includes @nut-tree-fork/nut-js and the asarUnpack rule for libnut binaries.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved clipboard paste functionality with enhanced keyboard emulation for better cross-platform compatibility and reliability.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The PR replaces the previous PowerShell-based clipboard paste mechanism with a native keyboard emulation approach using Nut.js library. This includes adding the Nut.js dependency, updating build configuration to unbundle native libraries, and rewriting the paste implementation to simulate platform-specific keyboard shortcuts (Cmd+V on macOS, Ctrl+V elsewhere) instead of running external scripts.

Changes

Clipboard Paste Mechanism Migration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Dependencies & Build Configuration apps/desktop/package.json	Added @nut-tree-fork/nut-js dependency at version ^4.2.6; configured asarUnpack to unbundle native libnut binaries.
Import Updates apps/desktop/main.cjs (lines 3–10)	Added imports for Nut.js keyboard module, uiohook-napi, and utility modules; removed prior execFile and promisify imports for PowerShell invocation.
Core Implementation apps/desktop/main.cjs (lines 1175–1207)	pasteText() function rewritten to write text to clipboard, then simulate platform-specific paste keyboard shortcut (Cmd+V on macOS, Ctrl+V elsewhere) using Nut.js with proper key press/release sequencing and error handling.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 3 (Moderate) | ⏱️ ~20 minutes

Poem

🐰 The clipboard hops with native speed,
No PowerShell scripts to intercede—
Nut.js keyboards dance in place,
Cmd+V on every platform's face! ✨

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• Commit unit tests in branch feature/desktop-paste-shortcut

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