Enable Highlight/Copy for Chatbox text. - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Turbo Ginsu

I despise facebook

Join Date: Feb 2008

Australia

Meeting of the Lost Minds

Me/

16 Feb 2010 at 10:33 - 1

I'm not sure if this has been touched on at all, but lately, I've been using a translator app quite a bit to make cross language communication in GW a damn sight easier. At the moment though, it's a little one sided, because try as I may, I haven't figured out how, or if it's even possible, to copy text from the chatbox.

I know it's a minor issue, but it's not something that'd be hard to do, and for anyone who has ever had to endure trading with someone who speaks a different language, it'd be a total godsend..

If this has been brought up before, please delete the other post and keep this one, because my Mum says I'm really cool and my posts are the bestest...

Archress Shayleigh

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2009

Guild Hall

R/

16 Feb 2010 at 11:58 - 2

/signed.
Had that problem too.

some-_1

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

Reading, England

Zaishen Masters [ZM]

R/

16 Feb 2010 at 12:26 - 3

You can highlight the chatbox text; When you've finished typing in what you want, hold Shift and press the Left Arrow to highlight what you just typed (you can drag buts its awkward). Also, the highlighter colour is almost the same as the chatbox background so is kinda hard to see.

rokocoko

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2008

E/

16 Feb 2010 at 12:56 - 4

I think the OP is referring to the text already sent in the chatbox, not the one you're about to send. Doing so, you'll be able to select the received text and use it in a translator.

/signed

Tenebrae

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Spain

LHV

R/N

16 Feb 2010 at 13:04 - 5

That would be great sometimes /signed.

Turbo Ginsu

I despise facebook

Join Date: Feb 2008

Australia

Meeting of the Lost Minds

Me/

16 Feb 2010 at 13:11 - 6

Yeah, to clarify, I meant text in the chatbox that's already been sent/received. Hope that clears up my intentions a little.

Shadowhaze

Nothing, tra la la?

Join Date: Oct 2007

16 Feb 2010 at 14:53 - 7

/signed
Would be a very nice feature, but sadly they probably won't change it.

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

16 Feb 2010 at 21:38 - 8

I can see this being useful at times. Might as well /sign.

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

16 Feb 2010 at 23:18 - 9

Thought you guys speak English in australia.

Mars Dragonblade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Awesometon.

Ministry of Fate [MoF]

W/

16 Feb 2010 at 23:29 - 10

^ He may not be of Australian heritage.
This would be handy, as I'm always posting links for my guildies to check out. Instead I have to put the link into the skill template window's name bar and post it so that they can copy it once they click it.

/Signed.

Turbo Ginsu

I despise facebook

Join Date: Feb 2008

Australia

Meeting of the Lost Minds

Me/

16 Feb 2010 at 23:35 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk

Thought you guys speak English in australia.

We most certainly do. But seriously, I have friends everywhere as most online folk do. I also trade a bit, and often run into traders who speak just enough English to make absolutely no sense whatsoever. Having the copy option means that:

1. I can start speaking to my friends in their own language, and perhaps even begin to learn them, which would make me rawther happy.
2. When trading, and someone decides to answer my trade spam with something like: 그래, 난 당신 q9는 동전기의 고환을 구입하고 싶습니다! then I can actually do something about getting the language barrier breached.

+1 win all the way IMO.

The Drunkard

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2007

Still looking

Rt/

18 Feb 2010 at 05:11 - 12

Another possible benifit is to be able to copy build templates posted from all chat instead of typing the whole thing in.

/signed

Turbo Ginsu

I despise facebook

Join Date: Feb 2008

Australia

Meeting of the Lost Minds

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18 Feb 2010 at 05:35 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Drunkard

Another possible benifit is to be able to copy build templates posted from all chat instead of typing the whole thing in.

/signed

I hadn't even thought of that, but yea, that's another great side-effect.