On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:49:37 +0100
wrote:
Hello to...@tuxteam.de,
>since there is no "standard" way to express a "multiple" or
>"discontinuous" selection in the underlying windows system (it's
Use of for discontinuous selection seems pretty much ubiquitous.
is usually associated with continuo
On 2025-03-26, Max Nikulin wrote:
> [...]
>> Who the hell the mentioned copying tables, but you?
>
> My intention was to clarify confusion of Cindy and to lower down
> expectations of Mick.
Yes, sorry about that.
I'm all for lowing expectations after all.
On 2025-03-25, wrote:
>
> I enjoyed it. Max is always very knowledgeable.
You're right. Sorry.
>> Who the hell the mentioned copying tables, but you?=20
>
> Grumpy today?
Mildly irascible, let's say.
On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 01:38:55PM -, Greg wrote:
> On 2025-03-25, wrote:
[...]
> > Grumpy today?
>
> Mildly irascible, let's say.
Happens to me sometimes, too.
Cheers
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On Tue 25 Mar 2025 at 11:38:25 (+0100), to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 08:55:44AM +, Brad Rogers wrote:
> > On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:49:37 +0100 wrote:
> >
> > >since there is no "standard" way to express a "multiple" or
> > >"discontinuous" selection in the underlying window
On Mon 24 Mar 2025 at 23:19:32 (-0400), Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 23:00:54 -0400, Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
> > Hi, mick.. I was able to do what you're asking by using the CTRL key. I
> > clicked CTRL then dragged the cursor to select 3 or 4 words as a
> > phrase. I was able to t
On Mon 24 Mar 2025 at 21:14:47 (-0600), Charles Curley wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:00:54 -0400
> Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
>
> > That worked, but it's hinky sometimes on webpages that are already
> > hard to copy a single block of text on. On those pages, I don't know
> > what the misfire is, b
On 26/03/2025 00:10, Greg wrote:
On 2025-03-25, Max Nikulin wrote:
I was able to do what you're asking by using the CTRL key.
[...]
If that doesn't work at all on any given webpage, it will likely have
something to do with how the webmaster coded the page.
It is broken in the following cases
On 26/03/2025 01:41, mick.crane wrote:
I generally use Geany or Nano for typing and although of not major
importance I earlier wanted to move bits of text around and thought
being able to make random selections, as one thing, would be handy.
Read manuals, perhaps that editors have some close f
On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:07:16 -0400
Greg Wooledge wrote:
Hello Greg,
>Only in Microsoft Windows, or in GUI applications that try to emulate
>Windows behavior. And even then, the selection you're making isn't
I've never used windows for 'standard' domestic computing activities,
only at work for
On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 05:10:40PM -, Greg wrote:
> On 2025-03-25, Max Nikulin wrote:
> >> I was able to do what you're asking by using the CTRL key.
> > [...]
> >> If that doesn't work at all on any given webpage, it will likely have
> >> something to do with how the webmaster coded the page.
>> On Tue 25 Mar 2025 at 07:55:28 (-0400), Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:38:25 +0100
> wrote:
>> Try with xterm. Try with LO writer. They drop the selection
>
> Fair enough. I rarely use either xterm or LO writer. Will give it a
> try.
When I started using xterm, I couldn't copy
On 2025-03-25 18:49, Greg Wooledge wrote:
On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 18:41:29 +, mick.crane wrote:
I don't know why I don't seem to be able to replicate what people say
they
can do with my basic bookworm install, xfce4 and Vivaldi browser.
Because Vivaldi is Chromium-based, not Gecko-based.
On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 18:41:29 +, mick.crane wrote:
> I don't know why I don't seem to be able to replicate what people say they
> can do with my basic bookworm install, xfce4 and Vivaldi browser.
Because Vivaldi is Chromium-based, not Gecko-based.
Multiple selection ONLY works in Firefox a
On 2025-03-25 17:10, Greg wrote:
On 2025-03-25, Max Nikulin wrote:
I was able to do what you're asking by using the CTRL key.
[...]
If that doesn't work at all on any given webpage, it will likely have
something to do with how the webmaster coded the page.
It is broken in the following case
On 2025-03-25, Max Nikulin wrote:
>> I was able to do what you're asking by using the CTRL key.
> [...]
>> If that doesn't work at all on any given webpage, it will likely have
>> something to do with how the webmaster coded the page.
>
> It is broken in the following cases:
> - Tables are used fo
On 25/03/2025 10:00, Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
On Tue, 2025-03-25 at 02:25 +, mick.crane wrote:
eg.
alpha
beta
charlie
delta
select only "alpha" and "charlie" text with mouse drag and copy.
I was able to do what you're asking by using the CTRL key.
[...]
If that doesn't work at all on any
On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 07:07:16AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 08:55:44 +, Brad Rogers wrote:
> > Use of for discontinuous selection seems pretty much ubiquitous.
> > is usually associated with continuous selection.
>
> Only in Microsoft Windows, or in GUI applicati
On 2025-03-25, Charles Curley wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:00:54 -0400
> Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
>
>> That worked, but it's hinky sometimes on webpages that are already
>> hard to copy a single block of text on. On those pages, I don't know
>> what the misfire is, but selecting text insists on
On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:38:25 +0100
wrote:
Hello to...@tuxteam.de,
>Try with xterm. Try with LO writer. They drop the selection
Fair enough. I rarely use either xterm or LO writer. Will give it a
try.
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On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 08:55:44 +, Brad Rogers wrote:
> Use of for discontinuous selection seems pretty much ubiquitous.
> is usually associated with continuous selection.
Only in Microsoft Windows, or in GUI applications that try to emulate
Windows behavior. And even then, the selection y
On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 08:55:44AM +, Brad Rogers wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:49:37 +0100
> wrote:
>
> Hello to...@tuxteam.de,
>
> >since there is no "standard" way to express a "multiple" or
> >"discontinuous" selection in the underlying windows system (it's
>
> Use of for discontinuo
On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 08:11:14AM +, mick.crane wrote:
> On 2025-03-25 03:00, Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
> > On Tue, 2025-03-25 at 02:25 +, mick.crane wrote:
> > > xfce4
> > > In things that display text you can drag the mouse over to select
> > > blocks
> > > of text.
> > > Is there some way
On 2025-03-25 03:00, Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
On Tue, 2025-03-25 at 02:25 +, mick.crane wrote:
xfce4
In things that display text you can drag the mouse over to select
blocks
of text.
Is there some way by a combination of key presses/drag mouse to
select
separated sections of text?
eg.
alpha
b
On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 23:00:54 -0400, Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
> Hi, mick.. I was able to do what you're asking by using the CTRL key. I
> clicked CTRL then dragged the cursor to select 3 or 4 words as a
> phrase. I was able to then choose a few more random snippets while
> holding the CTRL key do
On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:00:54 -0400
Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
> That worked, but it's hinky sometimes on webpages that are already
> hard to copy a single block of text on. On those pages, I don't know
> what the misfire is, but selecting text insists on copying huge,
> unwanted chunks of a page, if
On Tue, 2025-03-25 at 02:25 +, mick.crane wrote:
> xfce4
> In things that display text you can drag the mouse over to select
> blocks
> of text.
> Is there some way by a combination of key presses/drag mouse to
> select
> separated sections of text?
> eg.
> alpha
> beta
> charlie
> delta
> se
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