Show Thread Enhancements - copy to clipboard posts/threads after posting (Basic/Standard) editors

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Oh no! I just finished writting that long long post and the page didn't load.
I wish I would have made a copy in notepad. Too late for that.
I won't write it again.

After hearing that a couple hundred times I wrote this hack. When using Internet Explorer once you finished writing your post just double click any where inside the text area & whole your post will be copied to the clipboard, meaning that if the page doesn't load then you just press back in your browser, paste, and submit it again. Since most of us users forget to do a backup copy just in case this comes in handy.

Note: works on both Basic/Standard editors & it doesn't work on wysiwyg editor (i'll try to update it to work on wysiwyg editor but not now)

(screenshots?) I don't know how I would take screenshots for that.

its very simple
just two template edits


Go to template "editor_toolbar_on" &
find the following code:

<textarea name="message" id="{$editorid}_textarea" rows="10" cols="60" style="width:$stylevar[messagewidth]; height:{$editor_height}px" tabindex="1" dir="$stylevar[textdirection]">$newpost[message]</textarea>

Replace it by the following code:

<a ondblclick='java_script_:window.clipboardData.setData("Text",this.innerText); alert("Source Code copied into clipboard.");'><textarea name="message" id="{$editorid}_textarea" rows="10" cols="60" style="width:$stylevar[messagewidth]; height:{$editor_height}px" tabindex="1" dir="$stylevar[textdirection]">$newpost[message]</textarea></a>

Go to template "editor_toolbar_off" &
find the following code:

<textarea name="message" id="{$editorid}_textarea" rows="10" cols="60" style="width:$stylevar[messagewidth]; height:{$editor_height}px" tabindex="1">$newpost[message]</textarea>

Replace it by the following code:

<a ondblclick='java_script_:window.clipboardData.setData("Text",this.innerText); alert("Source Code copied into clipboard.");'><textarea name="message" id="{$editorid}_textarea" rows="10" cols="60" style="width:$stylevar[messagewidth]; height:{$editor_height}px" tabindex="1">$newpost[message]</textarea></a>

Don't Forget to Clik INSTALL if you like it

[Omranic]

Originally Posted by bashy

With this installed, you cannot turn a word into a hyperlink using the hyperlink

Dear bashy your bug is from something else not from my hack
coz I tried it with all buttons & there is no possibility for that bug or error

[bashy]

Thats weird m8 as i took out your edits and all is well again

[TTG]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake@GTI

Dear bashy your bug is from something else not from my hack
coz I tried it with all buttons & there is no possibility for that bug or error

Have to agree .. had no problems at my place after using this.

[Developer]

very nice installed

[Omranic]

Originally Posted by Developer

very nice installed

hope you all like it

[vampireus]

Great :devious: Installed. I also like this idea

Originally Posted by 7thgenCivic.Com

good idea, but you should try and do it on the onclick for the submit button, that way it is seamless and ppl don't have to remember to go and dblclick the textarea.

[bing11]

love this hack ,but i cannot use it on 3.54

[jilly]

any more updates? I am trying this out, seems like a great idea - also would be cool if there was a button on the editor toolbar that you could click to copy the text before you try to submit.

[DrHUS]

how may we can add it to Quick Replay also?