Copy and paste a user-name

[anotheoldgit]

Why is it now impossible to copy and paste a persons user-name?

I found this useful when addressing a person with a long and unusual user-name.

At the moment one has to keep referring to the name, to make sure one spells it right.

Also why can't one spell check the headline panel?

[snags]

anotheoldgitanotheoldgitanotheoldgitanotheold
gitanotheoldgitanotheoldgitanotheoldgitanothe
oldgitanotheoldgitanotheoldgitanotheoldgitano
theoldgitanotheoldgitanotheoldgitanotheoldgit
anotheoldgit....


Works ok for me...

[China Doll]

anotheoldgit

^^^ I just copied and pasted you AOG...

[jackthehat]

^^oooh, spooky..............:o)

[thedodge]

anotheoldgit , works for me

[ummmm]

It can still be done AOG.

[AB Editor]

Dear AOG,

You can, as others have proven. I understand your problem however.

The way I work around it is to move the mouse position to the left slightly more than you might expect before clicking, holding, and dragging across.

As long as the arrow does not become a hand just before you start clicking you should be fine.

Also, your life may be made easier by using ctrl+c to copy and ctrl+v to paste (rather than right-clicking with the mouse).

All the best,

Spare Ed

[Ellipsis]

anotheoldgit, now that user names are links, you have to start and finish highlighting outside the link area (i.e. a bit wider than you normally would) in order to copy. If the cursor is a hand when you click / let go, then you'll go to their user profile. Drag a bit wider so that the hand disappears (but the highlight remains), and you'll be able to copy as before.

[trt]

What about the spell-check in the headline Spare Ed, that dosent work?

[China Doll]

Great minds and fools Jack, great minds and fools... ;0)

[AB Editor]

Hi there,

The Spell-check you've got isn't anything to do with AB - it is more likely to be a Firefox, IE or Chrome plugin.

If we produce our own at any point, yes, this will be covered.

All the best,

Spare

[TheOtherHalf]

AB Editor

snags

[TheOtherHalf]

Sorry I pressed before I said that I tried it twice and it worked

[McMouse]

anotheoldgit

I just copied and pasted this. ?????????????

[anotheoldgit]

Ellipsis & AB Editor

I thank you both for your very informative answers, and yes I can now copy and paste.

To all the others, why do you bother, pathetic.

Perhaps sometime you may need a little help from someone.

[factor-fiction]

I agree it's fiddly. One way to make it easier is to click on the avatar - this takes you into the profile and you can copy it easily from there

[piggynose]

is this an advice website or just another place for some meanies to be sarcy.
4 fox sake, is it really all that difficult for some to give clear useful answers without the sarcasm?

[RATTER15]

anotheoldgit: yes it still works ok for me!