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| Copy text problem 24/08/2011 at 19:29 #20035 | |
Peter Bennet
5402 posts |
This is an issue that's bugged me for years but I have a text (wordpad) file and I want to copy part of something I've written. e.g copy "<g3>","<fw><g3>" from STM="<g3>","<fw><g3>"), now it's virtually impossible to select that bit without the area automatically selecting additional characters either before/after (or both) the bit I've tried to select. So from STM="<g3>","<fw><g3>"), I put the cursor after the = but as I curse along the = suddenly appears in the selected text, similarly the ) and , can be difficult to exclude. Is there a fix that stops this happening; does not seem to happen in say "Word" itself. Thanks Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Last edited: 24/08/2011 at 19:30 by Peter Bennet Log in to reply |
| Re: Copy text problem 24/08/2011 at 19:45 #20036 | |
AndyG
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2 things to try (no guarantee): i) try selecting backwards (ie leftwards); ii) use cursor key rather than mouse (while holding down shift key). or try a space (temporarily) after the = before selecting. I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either. Log in to reply |
| Re: Copy text problem 24/08/2011 at 19:49 #20037 | |
postal
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And then while your hands are off the mouse Ctrl+C to copy and Ctrl+V to paste.
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| Re: Copy text problem 24/08/2011 at 20:21 #20039 | |
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Peter Bennet
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" said:2 things to try (no guarantee):Right ii) seems to work , bit of getting used to but it's a lot better, thanks. Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |
| Re: Copy text problem 24/08/2011 at 21:23 #20043 | |
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Josie
310 posts |
If you do it with Ctrl+Shift, you can select whole words at a time (though how well that works with code and other text without clear word division can be a bit variable).
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| Re: Copy text problem 26/08/2011 at 08:40 #20145 | |
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Peter Bennet
5402 posts |
Of course the other way to do it is to got to View>Options>Options and untick the Automatic Word Selection box!! Peter I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs! Log in to reply |