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Copy and paste with CM6

Are there any apps or mods to get a copy and paste function that is similar to Sense copy and paste on CM6?

DarkManX4lf said:
Are there any apps or mods to get a copy and paste function that is similar to Sense copy and paste on CM6?
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ctrl+c/ctrl+v works fine for me, wheres the problem?

nenn said:
ctrl+c/ctrl+v works fine for me, wheres the problem?
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How are u doing ctrl+c and ctrl+v on ure evo?

it was a bit of humor copy/paste works fine. long click for popup menu while on a text field. same way with any HTC Sense rom.

Ive found this to be a decent replacement for copy/paste in CM6. it has some really cool features like being able to copy "text" from pictures because it's really just an ocr. I still prefer the Sense implementation, but that being the only part of Sense I like, it's not worth going back.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.edwardkim.android.copyscreentextfree
This is the free demo. If you like it, there is a paid version.

im very very confused, are you guys serious that you cant copy/paste in cm? i can copy paste fine.....

I guess I explained it poorly. What I wanted was a better copy/select solution like HTC sense. One where u can select a word and search the word through Wikipedia or Google or w/e.
I know u can select copy and paste in cm6 but I was just looking for something better.

ahhh selection text, i get that

I have to agree that vanilla Android is sorely lacking in this department. This was something that Apple got right when doing it on the iPhone.

nenn said:
im very very confused, are you guys serious that you cant copy/paste in cm? i can copy paste fine.....
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In sense you can copy just about any text you can see. Long press in a forum post, or any website, and you can copy the text. In CM you can only copy text that's in a text input field. I run CM6, if I want to copy text from a post and paste it into a google search box I have to open a "quote post" window. I can't copy any text from just any website like you can in sense.

Gingerbread is supposed to have better copy and paste. As for right now, Swype has fairly good text selection (Swype from the Swype to the SYM key to see the special editing keyboard).

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Gingerbread is supposed to have better copy and paste. As for right now, Swype has fairly good text selection (Swype from the Swype to the SYM key to see the special editing keyboard).
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+1, when I do copy/paste I am glad I have swype

[Q] Help needed to change touchflo default programs...

I have an HTC Touchpro 2 with windows mobile. The touchflo bar at the botton of the HTC Sense homepage is nice with one exception...the inability to change default programs.
Let's start with the webbrowser for example. I do NOT like Opera. As a matter of fact I use Skyfire. Currently it's sitting in the PROGRAMS tab and then I have to choose the browser from there. I would like to set it up so that I can just go to the internet tab and hit the planet/web icon and it will launch skyfire instead of opera. Is this doable?
Then there are the bookmarks on the internet tab. I don't want this to be a political thread, so don't make it one. It comes programmed with CNN and ESPN on there. Well one, I do not like CNN and I'd much rather put FOX on there. Second, I don't much care for sports so I'd like to remove ESPN altogether. It would be nice if I could add my own bookmarks.
What about the other programs? Can I change the default calender? What about the text program? The text program is ok but when I am sending a message to 10 people, I dont like having to type in each number or go select each name one at a time. I'd like a text/multimedia program that will let me select multiple recipients.
I know this is a lot to ask but once you point me in the right direction, I'll get it. Thanks in advance for the help.
~Mike

This website's search function is your friend. Instructions on how to make Skyfire the default browser in the Internet tab:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4476068#post4476068
Cookies Home tab Editor (which requires Cookies Home Tab to be installed also) lets you change the applications launched from the Sense tabs (Messaging, Calendar, etc. but apparently not the Internet tab?). Its also an awesome way to customize the home tab, and well worth having on your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633590
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=625483
nativetexan210 said:
Then there are the bookmarks on the internet tab. I don't want this to be a political thread, so don't make it one. It comes programmed with CNN and ESPN on there. Well one, I do not like CNN and I'd much rather put FOX on there.
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If you don't want to make it a political thread, why not just say "I want to change the website shortcuts" ? You can want to change it from CNN to Bang Bros for all the heck we care.
Changing the website shortcuts in the Internet tab is simple. In the Internet tab, just touch Menu, remove the shortcut, then add the website of your choice.

Thanks.
Well, I guess that's a start. I was hoping to not have to install a different home screen or tabs slider, maybe I have the wrong idea about the Cookie app, I'll check it out.
Good point on the political part. I still honestly didn't want a political debate on my news choices but I could have gone with a different example. As for going into Opera and deleting the bookmarks and putting my own, that doesn't effect the pre-programmed bookmarks on the Internet touchflo tab. I think that removing those bookmarks will take some actual digging into the phone system files.
As for changing the default browser, yea, that part wasn't so hard. What I meant was that I wanted to open the internet touchflo tab and click the internet icon and have it open Skyfire instead of Opera, changing the default SYSTEM browser only affects what browser is used when opening hyperlinks from texts or emails.
Thank you for your suggestions though. They ARE greatly appreciated and I will check out the apps you suggested. As for the search function, I hate it because I can never get a narrowed set of results that apply directly to what I'm looking at. I'll try again though. Thanks again.

scratch that, I just looked at the first link you posted about the internet, I think that was PRECISELY what I was looking for. Thank you.

nativetexan210 said:
Well, I guess that's a start. I was hoping to not have to install a different home screen or tabs slider, maybe I have the wrong idea about the Cookie app, I'll check it out.
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Yes, the CHT re-skins the home screen. It has awesome customizations, but it does use more program memory (some complain that it slows down the TP2 too much). So if you're on the fence, it might not be for you.
nativetexan210 said:
As for going into Opera and deleting the bookmarks and putting my own, that doesn't effect the pre-programmed bookmarks on the Internet touchflo tab. I think that removing those bookmarks will take some actual digging into the phone system files.
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You aren't reading my post very carefully. I didn't tell you to delete the bookmarks in Opera. While in the INTERNET TAB, select menu, pick "Remove Favorite Shortcut", select "Done". Then select "Add Internet Shortcut" and pick the website of your choice. I haven't been using the stock ROM for a long time now, so it might be setup a bit different. But I don't think so, from my recollection.

Yea, I misunderstood. Sorry. That might be due to the fact that upon opening the Internet Tab, there is no menu button. Tapping and Holding on a bookmark does nothing (i.e. circle of dots...onscreen "right click" menu), and the soft keys only show Browser and Bookmarks. Browser is obvious. Bookmarks, well that lists two bookmarks that AREN'T the "permanent" bookmarks I was talking about.
But I should note that I have found the solution, kinda. If you search the phones system files (via computer) go to /application data/manilla/InternetPortal-en-us.xml then you can edit the default browser AND add/remove "permanent" links. Now I say I KINDA figured it out because unfortunately my .xml is write protected. Even if I right click and open the properties, uncheck "read only" it still remains write protected. If I create a new file, similarly named, the phone for some reason ignores the new .xml file and reads as if there is no .xml (provided that I remove the original, as I'd have to in order to make a new one)
So I'm about to try and figure out how to edit this .xml. I'll figure it out and when I do I'll post the solution on here. Wish me luck...I'm SOOOOOOOO close to getting this right.

nativetexan210 said:
That might be due to the fact that upon opening the Internet Tab, there is no menu button. Tapping and Holding on a bookmark does nothing (i.e. circle of dots...onscreen "right click" menu), and the soft keys only show Browser and Bookmarks. Browser is obvious. Bookmarks, well that lists two bookmarks that AREN'T the "permanent" bookmarks I was talking about.
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Are those 2 links that you see under "Bookmarks" in the Internet tab the CNN and ESPN shortcuts, or something else?
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But I should note that I have found the solution, kinda. If you search the phones system files (via computer) go to /application data/manilla/InternetPortal-en-us.xml then you can edit the default browser AND add/remove "permanent" links. Now I say I KINDA figured it out because unfortunately my .xml is write protected. Even if I right click and open the properties, uncheck "read only" it still remains write protected. If I create a new file, similarly named, the phone for some reason ignores the new .xml file and reads as if there is no .xml (provided that I remove the original, as I'd have to in order to make a new one)
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If I remember properly, the trick the un-write protecting the Manila files, is to copy them (use Total Commander or similar, not the built-in File Explorer) to another directory. Then go Properties, uncheck Read Only, then copy back to the Manila directory to overwrite the old file. Save a version of the un-edited .xml file just in case you screw something up.

Yea, those two bookmarks are something else. Sites that I personally bookmarked IN Opera. I hit that softkey and it opens Opera and takes me to the bookmarks in the browser.
As for editing the file. I already messed it up. Copied to my desktop, edited that in notepad, and copied it OVER the existing file without thinking. As SOON as I started the copy I realized that I failed to make a backup. ****. Unfortunately, now my phone acts as if InternetPortal-en-us doesn't exist. It opens up my systems default browser (which IS skyfire) but the first screen isn't google like I specified in the XML, instead its an Error 404 type screen that says it can't find "\Search\\Home" or something like that. I also edited the permanent bookmarks, deleted youtube and espn, edited cnn to show fox. Now only 1 bookmark shows up...and it isn't Fox like you would hope...no, it's youtube.
I can't figure out how it defaults to youtube nor can I figure out why, with no programming errors or file-name errors, my phone believes that the file doesn't exist. I downloaded Total Commander and edited the properties of this file to read as READ-ONLY and SYSTEM but that didn't help either.
So, do you have any fix ideas? Yes, I know it's a good idea to make a backup, I typically do. I just got impulsive and reckless. Moved too fast.

I'm out of ideas. Personally, I don't use the Internet tab. In fact, I turned that tab off. My browser is one of the quicklinks on my home tab. It might just be easier to go that route.
If you want to return the Manila file to the way it was before, and don't mind losing your data, customizations, etc., a hard reset will restore the phone to factory condition. Go to Start>Settings>System>Empty Storage.

Well I thank you for your help thus far. I have been thinking about a hard reset but it really isn't worth it. I don't use the internet tab either because I use skyfire. So I'll either disable the tab or try one last thing. My father has the same phone. Service and model. I'll try copying the file from his phone and hopefully it works will with mine. I can't find anywhere on the web to download this file so this is my last logical resort.

nativetexan210 said:
My father has the same phone. Service and model. I'll try copying the file from his phone and hopefully it works will with mine.
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This should work just fine.

help me please for video

hey any one can tell me that how to hide video?????????????
or any sofware wwhich hide video from galary????????????????

Explain what you want in better words, please. I think i won't be the only one who does not understand what you posted.

I think the guy wants to know if there is any way to hide video from the gallery.
Simple. No or at least not to my knowledge anyway. Gallery reads everything that is image and video related, no matter what it is and shows it. You could use other apps and just not include that folder, but nontheless it would still be on there.

Meaple said:
I think the guy wants to know if there is any way to hide video from the gallery.
Simple. No or at least not to my knowledge anyway. Gallery reads everything that is image and video related, no matter what it is and shows it. You could use other apps and just not include that folder, but nontheless it would still be on there.
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Okay, this could be. If, i would advise the same.

Well, since Android is linux based, you put a . in front of the file name (e.g. -> IMAGE066.jpg to .IMAGE066.jpg) - it won't show up in ES File Explorer, but not sure about the gallery.
Also you can transfer the files you don't want to see into a separate folder (e.g. Secret) and when you open gallery, you hit Menu and select Show/ Hide albums and deselect the Folder you don't want to see (maybe sense 2.1 or newer ROMs needed).
Third alternative: use B-Folders

Stick stuff you want to hide in a separate folder and put a file called .nomedia in the folder.
Your stuff shouldn't show up anywhere then.
Alternatively don't store porn on a phone you share with your mum.

[Q] copy from windows clipboard to android

Is there a way of copying text from the windows clipboard into the android phone? I have Bible notes in a windows program that I want to copy to an android program. they are made by different companies, so the easiest way to copy would be to do a verse by verse copy and paste. However, I don't see how I can use my windows machine to get into the android clipboard.
I tried using droid explorer, but couldn't figure it out. I was able to do a screencast.
tyi

Best way to do it is to copy the text on the pc into a txt file, like using notepad. Copy that to your phone, then open it using a file explorer, use that text editor, copy it on the phone, then paste it where you need it.

Yes, every will work. Not sure why I didn't think of that. I guess when you have something stuck in your head, it's sometimes hard to figure out alternatives.

To add on to what's already been said, once you save it as a .txt file and save it to your SD card you can import it into AK Notepad. I'm sure that there are other apps that allow this, but that's the app I use & I know that it works. You can also create a shortcut to the imported file on your homescreen (long-press on the note from within the app and select "pin to homescreen") or add a widget so you can access it easily.
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk

You can also use the Google Chrome to Phone extension and program to push snippets of text from your browser to the phone. I'm finding myself using Evernote more than that lately though. Catch notes, Springpad, or any of the other notepad apps that sync would work. It's nice because it works great both ways -- I can copy something from the phone and create a note, then read it from the PC, or vice versa.

Thanks all. I will use google docs. They already have my information.

studentjunk said:
Is there a way of copying text from the windows clipboard into the android phone? I have Bible notes in a windows program that I want to copy to an android program. they are made by different companies, so the easiest way to copy would be to do a verse by verse copy and paste. However, I don't see how I can use my windows machine to get into the android clipboard.
I tried using droid explorer, but couldn't figure it out. I was able to do a screencast.
tyi
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A bit late, but here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821738

copy & Paste on Note 2

Hi i am trying to do copy and paste on my galaxy note2 but it seems that i cant do that.. can someone help.. is there a trick to it???

Hold finger over a word, it will select it. The option to copy/cut it will appear above.
Btw if youre trying to select text on facebook sadly it wont work

If you mean by using the S Pen as demonstrated in the guide I can't do that either. I use the technique mentioned above, either with my finger or the S Pen.

not able to copy and paste message from email
loftus1961 said:
If you mean by using the S Pen as demonstrated in the guide I can't do that either. I use the technique mentioned above, either with my finger or the S Pen.
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same here, it seems to have that cursor to select the words, but when i scroll down to try to select the rest of the copy, it cant be done.
does anyone know how to copy message in email? i dont want to select it as picture like how you can select from the S Pen.
pls help!
thanks!

Mine works fine using the same methods, strange you cant do the same
For email its the same, well using the gmail app it is. The only thing different is the copy menu appears at the bottom on email.

I encountered the same problem using the Maxthon browser, but when I tried the native browser that comes with the Note2, the copy and paste with the pen works! (that's a relief!). This was in an edit content window in my web site's custom CMS.
It's a bit cumbersome but I hope it will get easier with practice.