It is hard to only select the code and copy big ones from a post. If not I suggest adding a button (since we allow pasting the code here) to copy the whole code at a click. A helpful link .

but if you do it on a daily basis you find your way, like: mouse drag down ( select) over the first line of code walk down to the end of the code press/hold [Shift] and click after the last “}” so the whole code is selected press [Ctrl][c] for copy but yes, that copy to clipboard is wanted, …

[image] kll: mouse drag down ( select) over the first line of code walk down to the end of the code press/hold [Shift] and click after the last “}” Yo, I sometimes use this trick.

[image] kll: press/hold [Shift] and click after the last “}” Never did that before! I merely create a mouse rectangular selection of the whole code block. :smile_cat:

that’s what we talk about here: the usual mouse click / drag down / release what you call “mouse rectangular selection” sometimes with long code ( OS / Browser dependent ) just does not work, ( or i should buy a new mouse?? ) i can try downwards, upwards… only catch a piece in that situation t…

1st I click & hold at the left-top corner of the block code. Then I move the mouse to the far right side. After that I move the mouse farther down, completing a rectangle. Then a scroll down automatically starts. I just need to maintain the mouse at the right-bottom until the whole code is selected…

Last two steps are what the trouble is. I can’t easily make it to scroll on perfect speed.Sometime it is so slow or some time it is fast enough to get selected all around from topic.

[image] Copy code shortcut Site Feedback It looks like this feature is available as a theme component, here: I don’t have the ability to install components into the website, but from a quick glance it looks fairly straightforward – if it doesn’t add too much maintenan…

Is there any way to copy the code?

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Is there any way to copy the code?

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