Request: select and copy text with a long-press (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by pelya@lemmy.world to c/lemmyconnect@lemmy.ca

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I often want to copy some phrase from a post to search it on the web. Long-pressing post text minimizes this post into a single line, which is not very useful IMO, I would rather have text selection cursor like in a web browser.

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[-] pelya@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

There is a button "copy text" but it copies the whole message. What I am doing now is opening the comment in a web browser, then selecting the text I need.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

you can give jerboa a whirl until connect updates.

if i open a comment like I've just opened yours, i can select any part of the comment directly with a long press.

[-] pelya@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Jerboa was the first Lemmy client that I've installed. Lemmy Connect is the closest to Reddit is Fun in the interface layout, that's why I ended up with it.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

cool. no pressure at all to switch, I was thinking if text selection is an important feature for you, jerboa's right there.

idk reddit is fun.

i used boost on reddit, then jerboa here.

stuck with the first thing i tried both times, haha

[-] wildcardology@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

In boost there's an additional option to select text alongside the copy text.

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