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eppur_se_muova

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5. But is this true of *every* Web site ? Some make it VERY hard to copy text, others do not.

Wed Nov 27, 2024, 07:49 PM

Nov 2024

I have found this to vary a lot from one site to the next. I tend to avoid the ones that are too strict, since I can't easily save that info for later use, or pass it on to others.

I'm sure it has a lot to do with just how individual pages are coded. The latest Firefox may deal with a variety of methods more robustly, but it's likely that the people who created those pages will rewrite them to foil the latest changes, if they are that determined.

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About Firefox. Can it be? [View all] usonian Nov 2024 OP

So it's been corrected and I don't have to use the Reader View" extension? brush Nov 2024 #1

As of today! usonian Nov 2024 #2

Firefox isn't doing well, drops 30% of staff CloudWatcher Nov 2024 #3

Mozilla never figured out a decent money model. usonian Nov 2024 #7

My firefox has always worked fine, no problems here. Think. Again. Nov 2024 #4

But is this true of *every* Web site ? Some make it VERY hard to copy text, others do not. eppur_se_muova Nov 2024 #5

I looked up the problem. It was happening on every web page. usonian Nov 2024 #6

Word users ARE the QC department of Microsoft. CrispyQ Nov 2024 #8

One of the best browsers available LPBBEAR Nov 2024 #9

Ways to copy usonian Nov 2024 #10

Who the heck uses Firefox in 2024? Sector 001 Nov 2024 #11

I do because autopager seems to only work on Firefox usonian Nov 2024 #12

So you're using an outdated browser extension ItsjustMe Nov 2024 #13

It's outdated and works fine. usonian Nov 2024 #14

Works fine! ItsjustMe Nov 2024 #15

It wouldn't copy text but the latest update fixed it. usonian Nov 2024 #16