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    2.0.171.0 Chrome, right click, copy = stupid

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Carrot Muncher, Mar 31, 2009.

  1. Carrot Muncher

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    For all you on 2.0.171.0 who have found that you can no longer hightlight text then right click, to bring up the copy/paste etc menu, you need to, hold the right mouse button down, then highlight the text with left button, then release the left button, then release the right mouse button. After that you will be able to copy the highlighted text.

    I know its beta but why, oh why have they changed it so you have to do this? I hope the final version will be back to normal.
     
    Carrot Muncher, Mar 31, 2009
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    That does seem quite cumbersome. Aren't there a place on their site where you leave your feedback directly, so they can change that?
     
    Persnickety, Mar 31, 2009
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    Is there any particular reason why they design the function like that?
     
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  4. Carrot Muncher

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    I've not looked tbh, but I will. They must be aware of this though, i'd have thought?
     
    Carrot Muncher, Mar 31, 2009
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    My thinking is that they changed it for a reason, and that the more people who complain about something, the more likely it is to be changed. We might both be right (or wrong), though :)
     
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    lol the fix for this is a fix that will remove a fix for something else. already reported and they are working on it
     
    zfactor, Mar 31, 2009
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  7. Carrot Muncher

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    lol, hopefully just a one off then for this build?
     
    Carrot Muncher, Mar 31, 2009
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    There are always very 'unique' problems with Chrome.
     
    RangerXML, Mar 31, 2009
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  9. Carrot Muncher

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    Certainly is, last night I noticed that when searching google it was coming up with suggestions, I don't like that and never turned it on but on it was. :rolleyes:
     
    Carrot Muncher, Apr 1, 2009
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    you can turn off search suggestions
     
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  11. Carrot Muncher

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    Opps yer was meant to put I did, looks like google have made that the default setting? as I have just cleared my browsing data and the google suggestions was turned back on.
     
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    hmm doesnt do that for me. make a backup of the default folder and reinstall is what i would do only takes a minute
     
    zfactor, Apr 1, 2009
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    It does in on the desktop too but thats with firefox, ie does it too, so can't just be chrome on my laptop. :confused:
     
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    I've just discovered that if you highlight a word as you would do normally, then hold the right mouse button down, then move the mouse slightly, releasing the right mouse button brings up the copy menu.
    Seems a tad easier than the other way.
     
    Carrot Muncher, Apr 1, 2009
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    I can't wait for this to be fixed, it's incredibly irritating.

    The woes of the Dev channel. =P
     
    CA36GTP, Apr 1, 2009
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    * Fixed not being able to copy selected text by using right-click (Issue 8883).

    http://www.filehippo.com/download_google_chrome/

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Apr 4, 2009
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    Carrot Muncher, Apr 4, 2009
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    ^^ :) :D anytime.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Apr 4, 2009
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    yup working great again.
     
    zfactor, Apr 4, 2009
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