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OT: Browser Question

Sep 29, 2020, 1:41 PM
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Papi_Chulo
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Miami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)

I've recently switched from socialist Google to FireFox.

For w/e reason I'm having trouble selecting text on FireFox on my phone - seems I can only select a single word of text vs multiple text/words - anyone know if it may be some kinda setting I need to change? I don't have that issue with socialist Google.

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datinman

I am confused by the question. Firefox is a browser, not a search engine.

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datinman

Are you talking copy/paste?

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Eve

First off, ONE OF US.

Secondly, what kind of phone do you use? Because I don't have that problem on the Firefox app on Android. Don't think I ever have.

Hold, drag the pointers to select multiple words, that sort of thing.

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Subraman

Same with me, on android. I press and hold, the standard menu pops up on top (copy, search, select all, share) and the blue pointers that let me drag to expand the highlighted area show up, and all works fine.

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Subraman

"same with me" was for Eve -- working fine for me

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Papi_Chulo

For w/e reason I'm having trouble selecting/copying text when bringing up a website via FireFox - seems I'm only able to select the first word of a block of text - I even have some trouble pasting also - could be my ph but I don't have the same issue when using Chrome on my ph

(in my OP I meant to say Chrome vs FireFox).

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Papi_Chulo

Who the hell voted down this thread?

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Eve

^ Google heard you talkin shit.

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Papi_Chulo

😄

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Papi_Chulo

This fucking FireFox sucks - I typed a long ass comment on a review, hit something on the page by mistake that took me to another page, hit the back'button, and my long-ass comment was gone (using on ph).

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Papi_Chulo

^ fucking-a

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Eve

You're just having the worst day. I usually recommend Firefox on the computer, not on the phone - but the app has never given me any issues.

Also. Phone + "typed a long..." should never go together.

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Papi_Chulo

I avoid using the ph when TUSCLing - but my laptop is being repaired so I'm laptop-less until tomorrow

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Papi_Chulo

I switched back to Chrome on the ph till I get my laptop - I'm able to copy/select on Chrome just fine, just not on FireFox for some reason

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nickifree

I wish I could ditch Google completely, but as far as browsers and a few other services of theirs, they overwhelmingly offer the best product.

I did switch from their search engine though, as they started becoming to "Woke". But I was headed in that direction already because their algorithms are too based toward paid searches rather than accurate ones.

A few times I almost got tricked into navigating to illegitimate websites which showed up on top simply because Google was paid to place it there.

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SanchoRG

Let's see I can pick: Chrome, Edge(Chromium), Opera(Chromium), Safari, or Firefox. I don't have a mac so it's a no brainer for me.

Noscript addon makes browsing a pain until you whitelist your favorite sites, but is so good. Something like 20+ scripts load up on most modern sites these days it's insane.

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