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Posted by Mork451   USA  (6 posts)  Bio
Date Fri 22 Nov 2002 07:00 PM (UTC)
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In version 3.32, neither control-insert nor control-c copy highlighted text; I have to click on the copy command in the dropdown menu to copy text to the clipboard.
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Posted by Poromenos   Greece  (1,037 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #1 on Fri 22 Nov 2002 08:34 PM (UTC)
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Yes, that is very very annoying, and it takes way too long to get your hand from the keyboard, put it on the mouse, point to the text, right click, copy, and back to the keyboard again... Actually, since the only thing you can do with a locked text box is copy text, it would be nice if it copied the selection automatically and unselected the text when you released the mouse button, mIRC-style.

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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,102 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #2 on Fri 22 Nov 2002 09:47 PM (UTC)

Amended on Fri 22 Nov 2002 09:48 PM (UTC) by Nick Gammon

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Go to File -> Global Preferences and uncheck "All typing goes to the command window". With that checked the Ctrl+C switches focus to the command window, and thus the copy doesn't work.

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Actually, since the only thing you can do with a locked text box is copy text, it would be nice if it copied the selection automatically and unselected the text when you released the mouse button, mIRC-style.


That is a new feature. Go to Configuration -> Output and check "Copy selection to clipboard". Then you can do just that (apart from the unselection).

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Eos   USA  (52 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #3 on Mon 03 Feb 2003 05:04 AM (UTC)
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But will it copy it in plain text, or html? And why isn't that an option too? :)
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,102 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #4 on Mon 03 Feb 2003 09:00 AM (UTC)
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Try it and see. :)

I'll save you the trouble - plain text.

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And why isn't that an option too? :)


Because no-one asked for it, and I didn't think of it at the time.

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by PJ   USA  (48 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #5 on Tue 04 Feb 2003 03:11 PM (UTC)
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I'll like to ask that that be made an official suggestion then? :) I always copy to HTML now that I know AIM supports it, always good to be able to see colour when sending stuff to people..
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,102 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #6 on Tue 04 Feb 2003 09:16 PM (UTC)
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Added as suggestion #486.

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,102 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #7 on Tue 29 Apr 2003 05:21 AM (UTC)
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That feature has now been added to version 3.41, which is now released.

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Poromenos   Greece  (1,037 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #8 on Tue 29 Apr 2003 06:14 PM (UTC)
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You forgot to add the "Copy as HTML" entry in the right-click menu :)

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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,102 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #9 on Wed 30 Apr 2003 12:19 AM (UTC)
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OK, that will be in 3.42.

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Flannel   USA  (1,230 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #10 on Wed 30 Apr 2003 12:50 AM (UTC)
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for me, Copy as HTML doesnt work with highlighting.

I just copy as plain text, yet, if I do ctrl-C, it copies as HTML.

was that intentional nick?

~Flannel

Messiah of Rose
Eternity's Trials.

Clones are people two.
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,102 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #11 on Wed 30 Apr 2003 12:55 AM (UTC)
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Huh? Ctrl+C should always copy as plain text.

What do you mean "with highlighting"?

There are a number of ways you could copy, which one are you using?

Auto-copy on select? With or without HTML option checked?
Ctrl+C?
Ctrl+Alt+C?
Copy from menu?
Copy as HTML from menu?

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Flannel   USA  (1,230 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #12 on Wed 30 Apr 2003 01:08 AM (UTC)

Amended on Wed 30 Apr 2003 01:09 AM (UTC) by Flannel

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Ok, In Output dialog menu, Check Copy Selection to clipboard, AND HTML,

Ctrl C copies as Html, the Highlight (Select text, release button) Copy, copies as PlainText, there is no dropdown for as Html, but the right click-copy selects as plain text, and Ctrl Alt C copies as HTML as well

~Flannel

Messiah of Rose
Eternity's Trials.

Clones are people two.
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,102 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #13 on Wed 30 Apr 2003 02:20 AM (UTC)
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What is happening here is that if you have "copy selection to clipboard" and "HTML" checked then as soon as you make a selection it is copied to the clipboard as HTML, and then the focus goes back to the command window. Thus your subsequent copy using Ctrl+C doesn't do anything, so there is still HTML on the clipboard.

However if you click back inside the selection, and then type Ctrl+C it correctly copies as text.

The next version will have Copy as HTML on the right-mouse click menu.

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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