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I've got the thing about plain text now, thanks. Still
can't find the
edit menu. At the top of what?

On 2/19/06, Caleb Eggensperger <calebegggmail.com> wrote:
> yeah, the option is in any browser that is in plain
text mode.  Opera
> doesn't support rich text, so it will have the paste
function. the edit menu
> is at the top -- file, edit, view, go etc.
>
>  On 2/19/06, David Hogg <david.hogggmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Charles again! I've now downloaded the latest
version (8.52) of
> > Opera and I find you are quite right about the
"paste" function. Which
> > raises the question why is this  possible in
Operal and not in
> > Firefox. But I notice at the same time that the
Rich Text Formatting
> > option doesn't seem to be available in Opera,
which is one
> > explanation.
> >
> > On 2/19/06, David Hogg <david.hogggmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi Charles, Thanks for taking an interest in
this. I'm afraid I can't
> follow
> > > your first suggestion, because I don't
understand what you mean by "if
> you
> > > go up to the edit menu". Either I
don't get what the edit menu is, or
> else I
> > > do, but there is no "paste"
function there (in Firefox 1.5 that is). I
> also
> > > have Opera and I will now check out what you
say in Opera.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2/19/06, Charles Schenck
<charlesnleoragmail.com> wrote:
> > > > You can paste if you go up to the edit
menu or if you use Opera you
> can
> > > use the right mouse button and have the paste
option.
> > > > Charles
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 2/18/06, Caleb Eggensperger  <
calebegggmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > no, you can copy anything on a
page, but the page doesn't think you
> > > > > can pase into something that's not
a text box, and rich formatting
> > > > > isn't a text box it's a
javascripty iframe
> > > > >
> > > > > On 2/18/06, David Hogg <
david.hogggmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Thanks, Caleb. So I understand
that "paste" can't be used in the
> > > reply. The
> > > > > > original message is not rich
formatting, then, and that is the
> reason
> > > why
> > > > > > "copy" is
available? In other words, the original message is not
> in an
> > > > > > iframe. Is that correct?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 2/18/06, Caleb Eggensperger
< calebegggmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > because with rich
formatting it's not a real text box, its an
> > > iframe.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 2/18/06, David Hogg
< david.hogggmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I often use the
"reply" feature of Gmail. And, in doing so, I
> > > often
> > > > > > > > have to copy part of
the original message and then paste it in
> to
> > > the
> > > > > > > > reply. When I want
to do this, I use copy (right mouse >
> copy),
> > > which
> > > > > > > > works in the usual
way, but on opening the reply window and
> > > clicking
> > > > > > > > the right mouse I am
surprised to note that there is no
> "paste"
> > > option.
> > > > > > > > The only way I can
paste the text in is by using Ctrl-V. I
> don't
> > > > > > > > understand why this
is.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Caleb Eggensperger
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Best wishes,
> > >  > > > David
> > > > > >   david.hogggmail.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We should live as if we lived
in plain sight of all men.
> > > > > > Logic is a systematic method
of coming to the wrong conclusion
> with
> > > > > > confidence.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Caleb Eggensperger
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > > David
> > >  david.hogggmail.com
> > >
> > > We should live as if we lived in plain sight
of all men.
> > > Logic is a systematic method of coming to the
wrong conclusion with
> > > confidence.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best wishes,
> > David
> > david.hogggmail.com
> >
> > We should live as if we lived in plain sight of
all men.
> > Logic is a systematic method of coming to the
wrong conclusion with
> confidence.
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Caleb Eggensperger


--
Best wishes,
David
david.hogggmail.com

We should live as if we lived in plain sight of all men.
Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong
conclusion with confidence.