No Copy option when whole document selected

rasteps · 10-22-2020, 11:39 AM

I've notice that with the recent change, if you select the whole document and right click, you don't get a copy text option. Of course you can work around this by using the keyboard shortcut of CTRL+C, but this change was probably unintentional.

This was probably changed to accommodate the in-text copy option that you get when you select a portion of the text, which works by the way.

JSWolf · 10-22-2020, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by rasteps

I've notice that with the recent change, if you select the whole document and right click, you don't get a copy text option. Of course you can work around this by using the keyboard shortcut of CTRL+C, but this change was probably unintentional.

This was probably changed to accommodate the in-text copy option that you get when you select a portion of the text, which works by the way.

What version of Calibre are you using?

I've tested an eBook using Calibre 4.23 and the viewer does have an option for Copy Selection when I right click. I'm using Windows 10.

kovidgoyal · 10-22-2020, 12:50 PM

Yes, it was removed since having it in two places is largely unnecessary, if you really need it enable the viewer toolbar and add it there, or just use ctrl+c

rasteps · 10-23-2020, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

What version of Calibre are you using?

I've tested an eBook using Calibre 4.23 and the viewer does have an option for Copy Selection when I right click. I'm using Windows 10.

I'm using 5.3.

rasteps · 10-23-2020, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Yes, it was removed since having it in two places is largely unnecessary, if you really need it enable the viewer toolbar and add it there, or just use ctrl+c

That's actually what I did. Then I saw that the inline copy option is also available when you select the entire document/section. It's just located at the upper left corner at the top of the document/section (so you might have to scroll back up). It might be better as a mini floating toolbar, but the viewer toolbar and the keyboard shortcut is working for me now.

Thanks for taking the time to address my question though.

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rasteps Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle, Android phone	No Copy option when whole document selected I've notice that with the recent change, if you select the whole document and right click, you don't get a copy text option. Of course you can work around this by using the keyboard shortcut of CTRL+C, but this change was probably unintentional. This was probably changed to accommodate the in-text copy option that you get when you select a portion of the text, which works by the way. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by rasteps; 10-22-2020 at 11:46 AM.

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kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,318 Karma: 27111242 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Yes, it was removed since having it in two places is largely unnecessary, if you really need it enable the viewer toolbar and add it there, or just use ctrl+c

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