[Wylug-discuss] [OT] windows gripes...

[John]

On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 03:20:51PM +0000, Dave Fisher wrote:
> On 17 February 2012 15:03, Richard Ibbotson
> 
> Err Richard, I think you missed the point ... Jim was specifically
> pointing out that increasing numbers of non-Windows (e.g. Linux) GUI
> apps have unselectable/copy-able dialogue box content.
> 
> Frankly it drives me livid ... especially when done by smug,
> hubris-filled, FLOSS merchants.

I tend to "work around" it by taking an image of the error, when what I
want is the text, or laboriously retyping it.  Livid is fair.

I feel at a minimum the dialogue box's code should support the obvious
ways of highlighting text and copying it (to clipboard/wherever).  MS
aren't likely to do that but it's not too late for Linux's various GUIs
to do it.  "Just" needs some programming.

John