copy/paste link issue

salsa-king · 03 February 2012, 11:16

why can't I copy a link and paste it on Sn. never had a problem before.

Ie: copy a YouTube url link to put it in my post.

right button click won't work.

but works on oher sites so i know the PC is ok

Kieran_Burns · 03 February 2012, 12:23

Working from here (tested on chrome) which browser are you using?

salsa-king · 03 February 2012, 12:39

IE.. with XP

salsa-king · 03 February 2012, 12:40

tried again.. now working,

weird!!

NO NOT WORKING.

salsa-king · 03 February 2012, 12:45

no, gone to Photography section to post the a youtube link... not working.

can't paste the link to this reply either.

but can't copy the scoobynet Http:// of this thread now.

mickywrx · 03 February 2012, 20:23

http://bbs.scoobynet.com/bugs-featur...ink-issue.html

Copy and paste works for me, you may have an issue with your PC/Laptop.

I'm using Chrome, wouldn't touch IE with someone else's.

salsa-king · 03 February 2012, 22:39

now on another laptop and it works ok.

any ideas what the problem could be?

salsa-king · 03 February 2012, 22:39

BTW...is Chrome the way forward?

**ALi-B** · 03 February 2012, 23:01

How are you copy/ pasting?

With the mouse (right click)?

Or are you using the hotkeys?

( Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V for those old farts that still remember MS DOS

).

PS, I'm more of a firefox man myself.

salsa-king · 04 February 2012, 07:15

lol

hi lite, then right click, copy, then move cursor, right click, paste.

all from the cursor pad on a laptop, that has the two clicky buttons below it.

what's ms dos?
lol

**ALi-B** · 04 February 2012, 10:39

Next time it does it:

Instead, try highlighting the address (or text, or whatever),

Then, press ctrl+C (hold ctrl, then whilst still holding press C, the realease both keys ).

Then when you want to paste, just press Ctrl+V

If that doesn't work either, then I'm out of ideas

f1_fan · 04 February 2012, 12:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by salsa-king

BTW...is Chrome the way forward?

IE8 is the last version of Microsoft's browser to run on XP, you cannot install IE9 (their way of helping to finally kill XP - the OS that will not die).

IE8 was an OK browser in its day (despite the usual bollocks you read from people who in reality know little of what they are talking about), but it is now getting left behind with the way the web is developing so yes I woul say it is time to decamp to Chrome, Opera or Firefox.

You will find them a lot faster and more compatible with the modern web.

salsa-king · 07 February 2012, 13:58

still can't right clip/paste with my mouse or hotkeys under the touch pad... on this laptop.
It works when I go back home on the home laptop though!

I can paste with the ctrl+V though.... why is that?

I get my new laptop this week, should I put Chrome on it staright off?

tnx for all your help.