Martin wrote: > $author = "Matthew Hannigan" ; > >>Harry Ohlsen wrote: >> >>>I realise I can highlight the text in the field by double clicking, then >>>press Delete, but the problem with that is that it changes what's in the >>>clipboard and the reason I'm trying to clear the field is to paste what's >>>currently in there (for example, a URL from an e-mail I've received). >> >>There's no need to delete. Just highlight by double-clicking >>(or single-clicking in mozilla and IE) and then paste or type. >> >>The highlighted stuff will be completely overwritten. > > > ...and will also end up in the clipboard, as harry pointed out in the > paragraph quoted above, thus wiping the text to be pasted...
Not if you dont hit delete. Just type! or paste. Unless you're hitting one of those kde/gnome/x cut-n-paste incompatibilty/bugs. In that case, I'm pretty sure there is a tweak you can do, either to mozilla or X. Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
