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Is there a program that will let you copy text as soon as you highlight it?
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I need it for dictionary lookup abilities...
(Last edited by Russian Mac fan; May 23, 2005 at 08:30 PM.
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Clinically Insane
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Hit command-C as soon as you highlight the text.
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Chuck
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"Instead of either 'multi-talented' or 'multitalented' use 'bisexual'."
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The dictionary popup doesn't work with command-c. I've filed a bug report about this, and it was marked as a dupe, so they know about it.
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Originally Posted by Russian Mac fan
I need it for my Dictionary lookup abilities...
Simply highlight the text you want to copy, then hold down command and drag it to where you want it. You can't copy it, but you can drag it to another window or the desktop.
Chris
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Oh, I misunderstood.
As a workaround, if you hit "More...", it'll open the entry in Dictionary.app.
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Chuck
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"Instead of either 'multi-talented' or 'multitalented' use 'bisexual'."
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Well, thanks for all the suggestions, but I am not talking about THE dictionary.. It's another dictionary application... I was thinking of avoiding the Command+C command.. Yeah, THAT lazy 
I am sure there's an app that does that.. I just have to search better...
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at least for browsers,
safari will allow instant lookups with the context menu (ctrl+click)
and theres also an extension called autocopy (I think) that does exactly what you want in firefox.
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Thank you, Sarc! Auto Copy is exactly what I needed in Firefox! Now, if only I can find a similar extension for Safari, or, even better, as a system-wide, global preference!
Here's the link to AutoCopy for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/extension...nfo.php?id=383
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So, no one can suggest a technique for Safari then?
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I like this idea. |It'd be really useful to have this system wide as I'm always copying stuff in all applications.
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