A question on quoting others' posts

[Pondrew]

This has been bugging me for ages and I can't see any pattern to it. So:
If I want to only quote part of someone's post, I tend to highlight the relevant part. Sometimes it will let me quote the highlighted part and sometimes it won't, so then I have to use the " button and manually delete the bits I don't want. Can anyone shed any light on why it seems to be random when it lets me and when it doesn't? I'm presuming there is a reason but can't work out what it could be!
TIA

 

[Scubaregs]

Software is programmed that way, only for you, just to piss you off. Cost a fair bit but most of us contributed.

 

[Pondrew]

Software is programmed that way, only for you, just to piss you off. Cost a fair bit but most of us contributed.

Thought as much. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[BTZ461]

And it seems to be working too Scubaregs

 

[Ole gits rule]

£10 well spent

 

[Pondrew]

Seriously, though. Does anyone know?

 

[Dav the wheel nut]

Know what?

 

[sars]

Know what?

That Pondew is one of the infinite monkeys working on writing the complete works of Shakespeare, so most of his posts are just random gibberish

 

[Scubaregs]

Seriously, though. Does anyone know?

https://youtu.be/WkL7Fkigfn8

 

[buzyg]

Funniest thread of the week. :lol: :rofl:

I have some more code ready, just let me know. :wink:

 

[Pondrew]

I give up! I don't care that much anyway :roll:

 

[baljemmett]

I've never seen the 'insert quote' option fail to appear (although with two orders of magnitude fewer posts than you, the odds are not in my favour anyway!), but I presume you've also tried highlighting the text before clicking the " button? That seems to only copy the selected portion into the quote for me, but it sounds more like the whole 'highlighting a selected portion' bit is what's broken for you...

 

[Pondrew]

but I presume you've also tried highlighting the text before clicking the " button?

Yep that is the thing that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. I did it when quoting your line above but sometimes it just highlights it but doesn't come up with the "insert quote in the quick reply form" so I can't do it.

(although with two orders of magnitude fewer posts than you, the odds are not in my favour anyway!)

I have keyboard diarrhoea. It's a condition!

 

[RexxNoggin]

hoping that I never encounter that problem!

 

[Zedebee]

Pond - to offer some moral support against all the trolls (and bots!) on here, yes it bothers me too. I just don’t complain much.

 

[pvr]

I didn’t know it was even possible to part quote, I always full quote and cut out the bits I don’t want which is lengthy yes (on the phone).

On the pc it makes no difference to me though as it is easy to cut out

 

[Pondrew]

This thread was resurrected by an AI spam post!

 

[IRD]

but I presume you've also tried highlighting the text before clicking the " button?

Yep that is the thing that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. I did it when quoting your line above but sometimes it just highlights it but doesn't come up with the "insert quote in the quick reply form" so I can't do it.

(although with two orders of magnitude fewer posts than you, the odds are not in my favour anyway!)

I have keyboard diarrhoea. It's a condition!

Do you know Andy I wondered what was the cause of that smel when I met you!

 

[MikeyH]

Well, I didn't realise that could be done so you are way ahead of me. I just assumed that sometimes the website clipped it to save space.

 

[MikeyH]

But now I can yipee I have keyboard diarrhoea. It's a condition!