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The Holy Grail

Sunday, 1. March 2009, 12:47:44

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So there I was reading my feeds using Opera Mini and I decided to write an article on something I'd read. I quickly copied a quote from the article and pasted it into my word processor then...

"Hold on! You can't copy and paste from Opera Mini! Liar! Dog Lover!"
~ Every phone user in the world ~

Whoa there guys, don't go shouting all at once. Yes yes, I know Opera Mini doesn't allow copying and pasting normally but, lets face it, I'm not a normal mobile user. I actively search for ways to increase my ability to use the tools at my disposal and it was while searching for these things that I found the way to copy any text directly from Opera Mini. Yeah, that's right, the Holy Grail for Mini users and I'm about to show you how its done.

Meet Mobitol, a site designed to add copy and paste capabilities to mobile browsers (yep, it works in more than just Opera Mini). As you can see from the screenshot you simply enter a web address, click the GO button and the text of the website is displayed in the text field, enabling you to copy it. Now obviously this isn't anywhere near as elegant and easy to use as the copy and paste functionality on desktop PCs, but it does allow you to actually copy the text from within mobile browsers. You'll probably have to sift through quite a few menu and sidebar selections to get at the text part you want to copy so it's best to use a direct URL to the part of the site you want to copy, so that you have less text to trawl through. And, of course, it only works in browsers that allow you to copy/paste from a text field.

Mobitol is currently a beta site, meaning that functionality will be added and removed over time as well as streamlined. The site is created by a single guy who just wants to add some functionality to his mobile browser, including copy and paste and opening of new windows (not supported within Mini) and has succeeded magnificently. And that's it, the Holy Grail of Opera Mini exposed for everyone to use, should they need to. Now if only we could do something to stop people asking about Flash...
:cool:

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Comments

Dacotah 1. March 2009, 12:51

:up:

theoddbod 1. March 2009, 13:28

Interesting :sherlock:

Presumably wouldn't work for anything needing a login, though.

Furie 1. March 2009, 14:01

Probably not, meaning friends only posts here should be safe. I think I'll add this post to my forum signature.

qlue 1. March 2009, 14:27

Can I say halleluia now? :left:.
thanks Mik. This will be an amazing aid to online functionality. :up:.

H82typ 1. March 2009, 14:33

So, when d'ya think Adobe will get hip...? :eyes: :idea: Why should Opera have to do 'flash'? Let Adobe figure it out, send all the Mini flash askers to Adobe! :lol: :devil: Muahahaha!

Mik, this is great! How long has this thing been out?

Furie 1. March 2009, 14:47

A little while. You know me. I like to get ahead of the crowd before letting the crowd catch up. :devil: Nah, haven't a clue. I've been testing it for a week or so to make sure it works well.

Cois 1. March 2009, 14:47

"Hold on! You can't copy and paste from
Opera Mini! Liar! Dog Lover!"
~ Every phone user in the world ~

Whoa there guys, don't go shouting all
at once. Yes yes, I know Opera Mini
doesn't allow copying and pasting
normally but, lets face it, I'm not a
normal mobile user. I actively search
for ways to increase my ability to use
the tools at my disposal and it was
while searching for these things that I
found the way to copy any text directly
from Opera Mini.


Ok i believe it :eyes: all shall worship the Furie :up:

Furie 1. March 2009, 14:51

Yes, yeeeeesssss. All shall worship me. Mwuhahahahaaaaa!

H82typ 1. March 2009, 15:01

Before I go messing with this thing, Mik, can you copy from here and post it @ say, the AT&T forums? Or will it work just within a thread/ blog post?
  I'm just waking up, coffee is brewwing and I'm on my throne, so I'm not firing on all 8,yet.

qlue 1. March 2009, 15:02

This website offers a partial solution to the flash problem. You can download the .swf by extracting the url from the html. :sherlock:.

Furie 1. March 2009, 15:07

Just play a little Dennis. It should work pretty much anywhere.

Spaggyj 1. March 2009, 15:08

Hooray!

Furie 1. March 2009, 15:13

This site's gonna be down from too many visitors so often now I've posted this. :lol:

H82typ 1. March 2009, 15:47

:lol:

rose-marie 1. March 2009, 16:24

A copy/paste site is the container of divine offspring? :left:

H82typ 1. March 2009, 16:29

:rolleyes:

Furie 1. March 2009, 17:43

You'd be surprised how much it's "needed NOW!!1i!!" by Mini users who wont bother using it. :lol: The Opera Mini wishlist is full of things that aren't really essentially needed.

qlue 1. March 2009, 18:28

Yeah, not too mention how many people want features like "saved pages" or "download/upload" file management. :whistle:.
some people just don't understand that the software can only do what the hardware allows. :irked:.

Furie 1. March 2009, 19:13

I don't need the file uploader, but the downloader bypasses some of the restrictions my network has set up on "unsafe sites". :devil: Saved Pages I use all the time. :yes:

KYren 1. March 2009, 19:29

:love: Help me I am falling in love with Furie.Wait,I am straight.This shouldn't happen.:insane: :no:

Furie 1. March 2009, 19:37

*raises an eyebrow*
That leaves Tamil as the last indian guy on this site who hasn't fallen for me.

STUBBLE! STUBBLE! STUUUUUBBLE!!! :mad:

KYren 1. March 2009, 19:44

:lol: Use the stubble photo in your profile.The long hair confuses people.

rose-marie 1. March 2009, 19:46

:lol:

Javaen 1. March 2009, 20:03

Amazing. I will have to play with it when I don't have.... Um 48 feeds. P:.

You are a wonder tho. And Kiran, that Mik and Kimmie, they're an irresistible couple, no??

Furie 1. March 2009, 20:04

Rose, meet Kiran. Flash a little forehead, will ya. :wink:

Furie 1. March 2009, 20:05

Jen, don't you bloody start. STUBBLE!

qlue 1. March 2009, 20:06

The thing is, those are all recent items on the 'wishlist'. So all the people posting them can get them simply by buying a better phone. :left:.

Furie 1. March 2009, 20:12

Oh, I know exactly what you mean.

These people want full Flash on their green screen phones.

rose-marie 1. March 2009, 20:25

Sorry, I don't have long hair and stubbles. :D

Javaen 1. March 2009, 20:28

Mik.

P:. :lol:

Furie 1. March 2009, 21:05

STUBBLE! :mad:

dragon_harrower 1. March 2009, 21:27

:eyes: Holy crap! I can copy and paste on Opera Mini now! *bows*

clean 1. March 2009, 21:42

Bet Stephen Fry didn't know this ... :wink:

Furie 1. March 2009, 23:18

:lol: He probably did but let me have my moment.

Cousinisaac 2. March 2009, 03:03

Nah.. The Holy Grail would be having it just work natively without a woraround like mine. But Thanks!

H82typ 2. March 2009, 09:02

*grovels at cousinissacs feet...* :lol:

qlue 2. March 2009, 10:29

I just grabbed that image from ya! :lol:. It's a classic! :lol:.

Furie 2. March 2009, 11:26

Him! Him up there. He's the one! :hat:.
You're a star, Cousinisaac. As I'm sure you can see from the comments here, your site is very much appreciated by a lot of people. Thanks. :yes:

Furie 2. March 2009, 11:27

Note To Self
Careful what you say about things you link to. :insane: They're coming for me...

H82typ 2. March 2009, 11:31

:devil: We'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!

Furie 2. March 2009, 11:51

Oh no! Flying Tamils! :cry:

H82typ 2. March 2009, 12:06

:dah dadada dah dah, dah dadada dah dah: *cackles*

Cousinisaac 2. March 2009, 13:17

Well, I'm just glad to be of help. Now to figure out how to keep those pesky cascading style sheets from showing up in the text sometimes!

Cois 3. March 2009, 09:09

Ooh ooh!! *jumps up and down excitedly* another gratefull dude over here!! :up: Opera should really be getting you on the team just for this p:

Furie 3. March 2009, 10:11

Shouldn't they just. :yes:

Cousinisaac 3. March 2009, 10:42

Aw Shucks

Cois 3. March 2009, 15:14

I can't remember writing that :left:

H82typ 3. March 2009, 15:49

Mik just snuck in through Opera's "back door" and posted that.
p:

Cois 4. March 2009, 18:01

Got that right! :eyes:

Marike79 4. March 2009, 18:20

:up: will try it :D
:sst: but why o why can't I have flash :cry:
*put a gun to my head b4 one of you do it* p:

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