In article <6cd363d858.br...@helpful-demon.co.uk>,
Bryan Hogan wrote:
> > Copying text from a web page is fine, the problem occurs when trying to
> > copy a URL,
> Arrggh, so why didn't you say that in the first place?!?
Because the subject title and Harriet's complaint is all about URLs.
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In article <7d1442d858.j...@rickman.argonet..co.uk>,
John Rickman wrote:
> You can drag URLs directly from the address bar and drop them into the
> target area - no need for copy and paste.
That's what I'm complaining about, you can no longer copy and paste and
this system is very confusing
This is all getting very confusing.
For what it's worth, this is the target behaviour that NetSurf's
aiming for, note it varies depending on whether the version of
RISC OS supports text selection / C&P in writable icons:
RISC OS with text selection support
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My latest observation with #5223 and OS 5.27 is that if you click in
Netsurf's URL field but not double-click nor do Ctrl-A nor otherwise
select its text, then Ctrl-C does put the text in the field onto the
clipboard for pasting elsewhere.
Only trouble is if you do highlight the text in the fie
In article <81675e57-bbf9-639f-ed1e-f83b97deb...@codethink.co.uk>,
Michael Drake wrote:
> This is all getting very confusing.
> For what it's worth, this is the target behaviour that NetSurf's
> aiming for, note it varies depending on whether the version of
> RISC OS supports text selection /
In message <980d53d858.harr...@bazleyfamily.co.uk>
Harriet Bazley wrote:
> On 1 Dec 2020 as I do recall,
> John Rickman wrote:
>> In message <58d83a9b0bstuartli...@orpheusinternet.co.uk>
>> lists wrote:
> [snip]
>>> Copying text from a web page is fine, the pro
On 2 Dec 2020 as I do recall,
Michael Drake wrote:
[snip]
> RISC OS Versions:
> * RISC OS 4/6 from 4.37 onward (I think, it's been a while.)
> * RISC OS 5 from 5.28 onward
>
> Dragging the URL text should perform text selection, and you
> should be able to cut/copy/paste th
In article <725eadd858.harr...@bazleyfamily.co.uk>,
Harriet Bazley wrote:
> I'm on RISC OS 5.27.
> Neither dragging the little yellow star nor dragging the URL text is
> currently working.
Saying 5.27 is no help - early versions had no relevant changes,
middle ones had some changes that may or
On 2 Dec 2020 as I do recall,
Martin Avison wrote:
> In article <725eadd858.harr...@bazleyfamily.co.uk>,
>Harriet Bazley wrote:
> > I'm on RISC OS 5.27.
> > Neither dragging the little yellow star nor dragging the URL text is
> > currently working.
Also, if the star is the thing y
