Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
Three times today, I've wanted to do a google search for a tune or artist mentioned in a thread, but when I place my pointer at the start of the name, left click, and try to highlight the word, every bit of text up to *but not including* the name winds up highlighted. I can't seem to do anything to highlight just the name on the page. I have to go to the menu bar and click "View>>Source", then try to find the text I want buried amongst the page code, message, and replies.
Just venting, really. Thanks for listening, and feel free to tell me I'm a horrible person for not being anything but grateful for the free service this website provides.
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
It's a function of your web browser, and not the site. I don't have any issues like that. What browser are you using? It must be having issues with either the css or the <div> tags.
Have you tried double clicking in the middle of the word, to highlight it?
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
IE version six, I spit at thee. Sadly, at work I don't have any control over the browser I use. Double clicking in the middle of the word works, but doesn't help much when I want to highlight more than one word. Which would be most tune titles and names.
Now I wonder why I have no problem on some sites that use css, but others I have to go poking around in the source code.
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
actually, fiftymission, you only read about half of the thread, too. Hotsauce has pointed out that it's on a work computer, and switching browsers is not an option...
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
Here's the workaround in IE:
- Ctrl+A (to select the whole page)
- Open Notepad (or other text editor)
- Ctrl+V (to paste into Notepad)
- Select the bit you need from Notepad ...
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
The Firefox browser has been mentioned as being easy for selecting text. So also is Opera (I think it uses the same engine as Firefox), and Apple's Safari (possibly the fastest browser around).
The only problem I have with Safari is trying to access its cache, which is useful to be able to do when downloading streaming video or audio off Youtube and the like. Safari enables the user to clear the cache, but that's all - there doesn't seem to be any other information about where the cache is stored. So I can't even identify where the Safari cache is hidden, despite doing a detailed search which included the hidden and system files. Any ideas, anybody?
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
Lazyhound, I use RealPlayer as my default for .flv files. Whenever I view a YouTube video a little taskbar pops up above it saying "download this video?"
You can set options in RealPlayer to download anywhere you like and it's easy to find. Don't know if it would work with Safari though.
Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
Three times today, I've wanted to do a google search for a tune or artist mentioned in a thread, but when I place my pointer at the start of the name, left click, and try to highlight the word, every bit of text up to *but not including* the name winds up highlighted. I can't seem to do anything to highlight just the name on the page. I have to go to the menu bar and click "View>>Source", then try to find the text I want buried amongst the page code, message, and replies.
Just venting, really. Thanks for listening, and feel free to tell me I'm a horrible person for not being anything but grateful for the free service this website provides.
# Posted on August 22nd 2008 by hotsauce
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
Nothing wrong with mine.
# Posted on August 22nd 2008 by dinn2
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
It's a function of your web browser, and not the site. I don't have any issues like that. What browser are you using? It must be having issues with either the css or the <div> tags.
Have you tried double clicking in the middle of the word, to highlight it?
# Posted on August 22nd 2008 by Reverend
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/
# Posted on August 22nd 2008 by Hugo Chavez
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
IE version six, I spit at thee. Sadly, at work I don't have any control over the browser I use. Double clicking in the middle of the word works, but doesn't help much when I want to highlight more than one word. Which would be most tune titles and names.
Now I wonder why I have no problem on some sites that use css, but others I have to go poking around in the source code.
# Posted on August 22nd 2008 by hotsauce
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
Sorry, in my snark I forgot to thank you folks for your replies.
# Posted on August 22nd 2008 by hotsauce
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
If you're using IE, try triple clicking the paragraph.
Or another solution, if you're using IE, is to switch to Firefox ;)
Pat
# Posted on August 22nd 2008 by fiftymission
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
oops! sorry.. I half read your question and thought you were asking something else.. but option 2 still applies..
Pat
# Posted on August 22nd 2008 by fiftymission
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
actually, fiftymission, you only read about half of the thread, too.
Hotsauce has pointed out that it's on a work computer, and switching browsers is not an option...
# Posted on August 22nd 2008 by Reverend
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
Hotsauce, you could always ask your boss how s/he selects text on non-work related web sites during business hours....
# Posted on August 22nd 2008 by Will Harmon
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
Here's the workaround in IE:
- Ctrl+A (to select the whole page)
- Open Notepad (or other text editor)
- Ctrl+V (to paste into Notepad)
- Select the bit you need from Notepad ...
# Posted on August 22nd 2008 by Mix O'Lydian
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
nope, Reverend, it's worse.. I read that comment.. I just didn't register that it was written by the same person who asked the original question... :|
*sigh*
I'm glad it's Friday.
# Posted on August 22nd 2008 by fiftymission
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
The Firefox browser has been mentioned as being easy for selecting text. So also is Opera (I think it uses the same engine as Firefox), and Apple's Safari (possibly the fastest browser around).
The only problem I have with Safari is trying to access its cache, which is useful to be able to do when downloading streaming video or audio off Youtube and the like. Safari enables the user to clear the cache, but that's all - there doesn't seem to be any other information about where the cache is stored. So I can't even identify where the Safari cache is hidden, despite doing a detailed search which included the hidden and system files. Any ideas, anybody?
# Posted on August 23rd 2008 by Trevor Jennings
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
Lazyhound, I use RealPlayer as my default for .flv files. Whenever I view a YouTube video a little taskbar pops up above it saying "download this video?"
You can set options in RealPlayer to download anywhere you like and it's easy to find. Don't know if it would work with Safari though.
# Posted on August 23rd 2008 by CleverName
Re: Why is it so difficult to select text on this site?
online converter for capturing audio from YouTube
http://vixy.net/
# Posted on August 23rd 2008 by Ben Steen