@AndyPage Thanks for the suggestion. So I see there are two suggestions here:
- A 'scrachpad' to use the Text Blaze Chrome extension to trigger snippets, so as to copy paste them into another app
- Parts:
a. Putting this scratchpad into the extension popup.
b. Putting this scratchpad into the right click menu.
Regarding point 1: I think this is a nice idea. It makes sense, not just for copying to desktop apps (in your case, Linux apps) but also to other webpages where the extension may not work directly.
For now, you can just keep dashboard.blaze.today open in a pinned tab on the top left of your browser. It has a rich textbox that you can use a scratchpad.
Regarding point 2a: It's not yet possible to insert form snippets into the popup. It might be possible, but, also from a UX perspective, the popup is bad because it disappears immediately when you click outside it (without warning). I understand it's a scratchpad, but users might prefer a bit more permanent scratchpad 
Regarding point 2b: The right click menu is already too long and I think we need stronger incentives to add another default entry to it.
Alternatively, I have another suggestion 3: a Copy button directly in the Assistant/Chrome extension popup. This was briefly discussed here: Copy to clipboard from Dashboard? - #2 by scott. For form snippets, it could first open the form window, and then when you submit it, it would copy the result to clipboard instead of inserting it.
This suggestion is based on the fact that you don't intend to insert your snippet anyway. You just wish to copy and paste it elsewhere.
Curious to hear what you and other users think about this idea.