Copy And Paste On Touch Pro 2

[chronster]

Originally Posted by trids

CTRL+V would be a paste

Opera browser doesn't recognise CTRL+V/C/X in form fields (ironically, considering my choice of screenshot) .. but this is true for the slide-out keyboard too. Interestingly, Opera DOES honour CTRL+V/C/X/Z (but not CTRL+A) in its address bar. Nevertheless, Opera does provide a context menu for form fields with cut/copy/paste/select_all, so that is a non-issue ... and boils down to an application idiosyncrasy.

The point you're missing is that there is at least one SIP choice that provides for easy use of CTRL+X/C/V etc. But hey, use it don't use it, maybe someone else can benefit.

I think my point you're missing is our screens aren't multi-touch, so trying to hold cntrl+v on the onscreen keyboard won't do anything.

You're correct about Opera's inability to use the system's method of copy and paste within webpages. I think the address bar doesn't have an issue because it's a native WM control, while the text fields in webpages are custom controls programmed for opera specifically.

Bottom line though is unless you have an hd2 there's no way you can do cntrl+v with the virtual keyboard. Cntrl, yes, but not cntrl v.

Wait, does it follow a set key presses? Is that what you're saying? Like instead of holding them down together, you just hit cntrl, then hit v and it pastes?

[RJss7]

Its somewhat hard to select a few words when the CTRL button is the Mail button. Because the Shift button is diagonally away.

Is it possible to change the FN button to Ctrl
and the MAIL button to FN?

[trids]

Originally Posted by chronster

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Bottom line though is unless you have an hd2 there's no way you can do cntrl+v with the virtual keyboard. Cntrl, yes, but not cntrl v.

Wait, does it follow a set key presses? Is that what you're saying? Like instead of holding them down together, you just hit cntrl, then hit v and it pastes?

Yep, try it and see. Tap CTL, and it stays "down" (shaded). Then tap V -- a paste occurs and the CTL key goes back to normal.

But this works for all Shift, CTL and Shift-CTL combinations .. it's not just about cut, copy, and paste.


BTW .. that particular SIP has some other cool features too: the format in my screenshot is configured for "small keys" which displays the number keys with the letter keys (the way i like it), but if you select "large keys" then you get a further number keypad and more just one extra click away using the 123 key.

But wait there's more ..

• you can drag UP on a letter and it will be typed in uppercase.
• drag LEFT anywhere on the keypad and it does a backspace (delete).
• drag RIGHT and it inserts a space.
• drag DOWN and it presses ENTER.

Try it and see.