Re: IBrowse Auto Copy Feature

On 02/09/07, Nick Clover wrote:

> On 02/09/2007, you wrote:
>
>>;> you always
>>> should press amiga+c to copy something.
>>
>>; Why?
>;
> To prevent accidental wiping of the copy buffer.

I can't understand this argument at all.

The copy buffer is overwritten when you make a fresh copy, whether this
is done in a single action or needs a mouse movement followed by letting
go of the mouse and using both hands on the keyboard.

Why would it be more accidental one way than another?

Certainly I don't copy stuff by mistake.

Regards
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Don Cox
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Hello Don

On 02/09/2007, you wrote:

> On 02/09/07, Nick Clover wrote:
>
>
>> On 02/09/2007, you wrote:
>>
>>;>> you always
>>>> should press amiga+c to copy something.
>>>
>>;> Why?
>;>
>>; To prevent accidental wiping of the copy buffer.
>
> I can't understand this argument at all.
>;
> The copy buffer is overwritten when you make a fresh copy, whether this
>; is done in a single action or needs a mouse movement followed by
> letting go of the mouse and using both hands on the keyboard.
>
> Why would it be more accidental one way than another?
>
> Certainly I don't copy stuff by mistake.

Those in charge of OS4 have decided that it is far easier to accidentally
copy something to the buffer when it's just a mouse click & drag. maybe
it's their mice having sensative buttons, maybe it's 'fat finger syndrome',
we lesser mortals shall never know...

> Regards
Regards
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ESPECIALLY myself) is talking about ever. I find it is safer that way. I
always have deniability should things turn serious.
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Don Cox wrote:

>The copy buffer is overwritten when you make a fresh copy, whether this
>;is done in a single action or needs a mouse movement followed by letting
>go of the mouse and using both hands on the keyboard.

>Why would it be more accidental one way than another?

Hehe, I use a wacom tablet instead of a mouse and have for some
reason developed a nasty habit of randomly sweeping the pointer across
the screen while reading. Rather often I tap the nib down hard enough
to copy (or hit a link), replacing the stuff I had intentionally put in
the clipboard just a few seconds before, so some combinations of hardware
and hideous freaks with tics *can* result in mistakes.

I also often find myself highlighting lines of text (mostly in
tables) much in the same way many people read hardcopy with the aid
of a ruler.

Still, I wouldn't for my life want to lose the IB autocopy
feature, it's just to damned swift and handy and suits its environment
(the browser view, or why not ANY non-editable view?) perfectly.

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