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> traditional rich desktop applications, I can't say I have ever missed the ability to select and copy text from the UI chrome You've never had to type error c
by eviks 1y ago
> traditional rich desktop applications, I can't say I have ever missed the ability to select and copy text from the UI chrome
You've never had to type error code/message instead of copying&pasting?
Or use search to jump to a specific settings section?
- DANmode 1y agoI’ve never done it twice, I can tell you that much!
- alasdairking 1y agoOn Windows, with common messages boxes, you can just do Ctrl+C for copy and you get the message box text in the clipboard. Don't know if that helps you particularly, but it is great when it works and little-known.
- eviks 1y agoThanks, doesn't help me, but you're right, a good tip to know. Though I'd still prefer a similar option to start selection directly in the UI instead of finishing the job in a text editor, this would also help highlight text in a screenshot without having to do image post-processing! I'd even accept some arcane finger-breaking ctrl-alt-win-x-y-z (which I could rebind) for the privilege All the more annoying when such years-old fundamentals are broken in all the new "supposedly better" frameworks