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This is odd. When I try to copy urls to repost the url disappears. Instead I am provided with a statement that SAYS SEARCH OR TYPE URL. This is occurring on X, YOUTUBE, and other media. This is new. Not with FR.
Chickensoup | Chickensoup

Posted on 10/24/2024 12:16:53 AM PDT by Chickensoup

This is odd. When I try to copy urls to repost the url disappears. Instead I am provided with a statement that SAYS SEARCH OR TYPE URL. This is occurring on X, YOUTUBE, FB and other media. This is new. Not with FR.

I often cut and paste across platforms. But not now. Just started yesterday.

What am I doing wrong


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: internet; url; vanity; windowspinglist
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This is odd. When I try to copy urls to repost the url disappears. Instead I am provided with a statement that SAYS SEARCH OR TYPE URL. This is occurring on X, YOUTUBE, FB and other media. This is new. Not with FR.

I often cut and paste across platforms. But not now. Just started yesterday.

What am I doing wrong

1 posted on 10/24/2024 12:16:53 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: Chickensoup; dayglored

Tech ping list please?


2 posted on 10/24/2024 12:17:47 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: Chickensoup

copy some plain text first then copy the URL, maybe some junk in the buffer?


3 posted on 10/24/2024 12:24:39 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Chickensoup
Not happening to me...

You tube

4 posted on 10/24/2024 12:26:41 AM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: Chode

copy some plain text first then copy the URL, maybe some junk in the buffer?


5 posted on 10/24/2024 12:39:06 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: Chode

Nope. I can’t copy urls on certain sites. Actually cannot copy this url as I type this

How do I find the buffer?


6 posted on 10/24/2024 12:42:28 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: Chode

bump for later


7 posted on 10/24/2024 12:45:22 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrat voter fraud votes the people who don't show up to vote. Everything else is red herring...)
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To: Chickensoup

iirc there’s still a type ahead buffer, but since you copied my text OK and still can’t post url says it’s not that.

it was a shot in the dark


8 posted on 10/24/2024 12:47:24 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Chode

or the copy buffer


9 posted on 10/24/2024 12:48:18 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Chode

Actually instead of my BRAVE shield on the right side of the url bar it switches to one of those black and white reader things the moment I touch the url bar ant then comes the sign in the URL that says SEARCH...


10 posted on 10/24/2024 12:49:18 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: Chickensoup

Reboot?


11 posted on 10/24/2024 1:10:17 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Chickensoup

Started having “Brave” troubles about three weeks ago. Unable to click or scroll.


12 posted on 10/24/2024 1:10:54 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them.)
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To: FreedomPoster

Just rebooted
Went to YouTube and tried to copy a Roy Orbeson url.

Failed


13 posted on 10/24/2024 1:19:46 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: no-to-illegals

Just went to Google store. The Oct 16 update broke the url bar. Update coming this week.

I guess I will need to find a different browser to surf with this week.


14 posted on 10/24/2024 1:32:59 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: Chickensoup

Choose a text editor for your computing device.

Windows OS: editpad lite / editpad pro
Mac OS: BBEdit

Keep a plain text file open - using the text editor of choice.

When you copy text, paste it to that text file window. So you can see/verify what you copied (versus the “keeping your fingers crossed” method).

When you click in a field of a webpage online, and you see the cursor blinking in that field -— meaning that you know that you selected that field -— then copy the URL address from your text file window . . . and click again on that field that you selected . . . and paste to that field.

So, you are copying the clean text, the character string, instead of other “meta” “formatting” hidden data, etc. that the website may not want pasted.


15 posted on 10/24/2024 2:16:10 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: Chickensoup

Thank You for the info.


16 posted on 10/24/2024 2:58:51 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them.)
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To: Bullish

Heh, related question.
My default browser is Brave
YouTube wants me to sign in. They are suggesting I use my Google account?

Any workaround to this sign in nonsense


17 posted on 10/24/2024 3:27:52 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Chickensoup

What I do is copy the url and paste it into Notepad, then copy that and paste it in your application of choice.

‘Pod


18 posted on 10/24/2024 3:38:00 AM PDT by sauropod ("This is a time when people reveal themselves for who they are." James O'Keefe Ne supra crepidam)
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To: Steven Tyler
I have been using FreeTube for years. Works perfectly, and no sign-in to YouTube needed.
It scrapes the vids, subscriptions, and comments from YouTube, and as a bonus, no ads..
And... it doesn't give YouTube any hits (😸).
19 posted on 10/24/2024 3:58:17 AM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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To: Chickensoup

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20 posted on 10/24/2024 4:01:33 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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