Annoying browser behavior
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Not sure if Chrome/other browsers do that, but Edge is annoying in this way: If I go (for example) to https://www.codeproject.com, and copy that (literal) string from the address bar, and then paste it into something like OneNote (or any other app that lets you create links), what gets pasted is text showing "CodeProject - For those who code", which is a clickable link that brings you to the site. I *don't* want to get the URL obscured in this way. I've taken the habit of pasting into Notepad first (which doesn't know what to do with links, so it only keeps what I actually copied to the clipboard), and then copy that plain-text URL back onto the clipboard, and paste back into OneNote. It's not a feature of OneNote; if I copy a URL from IE instead (it is, after all, still present), then I get the actual URL instead of this crap. Like it's been doing for a million years. I'm coming up short in terms of Google keywords to try to disable this, so the URL itself is copied rather than the title of the page at that location. Thoughts?
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Not sure if Chrome/other browsers do that, but Edge is annoying in this way: If I go (for example) to https://www.codeproject.com, and copy that (literal) string from the address bar, and then paste it into something like OneNote (or any other app that lets you create links), what gets pasted is text showing "CodeProject - For those who code", which is a clickable link that brings you to the site. I *don't* want to get the URL obscured in this way. I've taken the habit of pasting into Notepad first (which doesn't know what to do with links, so it only keeps what I actually copied to the clipboard), and then copy that plain-text URL back onto the clipboard, and paste back into OneNote. It's not a feature of OneNote; if I copy a URL from IE instead (it is, after all, still present), then I get the actual URL instead of this crap. Like it's been doing for a million years. I'm coming up short in terms of Google keywords to try to disable this, so the URL itself is copied rather than the title of the page at that location. Thoughts?
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Not sure if Chrome/other browsers do that, but Edge is annoying in this way: If I go (for example) to https://www.codeproject.com, and copy that (literal) string from the address bar, and then paste it into something like OneNote (or any other app that lets you create links), what gets pasted is text showing "CodeProject - For those who code", which is a clickable link that brings you to the site. I *don't* want to get the URL obscured in this way. I've taken the habit of pasting into Notepad first (which doesn't know what to do with links, so it only keeps what I actually copied to the clipboard), and then copy that plain-text URL back onto the clipboard, and paste back into OneNote. It's not a feature of OneNote; if I copy a URL from IE instead (it is, after all, still present), then I get the actual URL instead of this crap. Like it's been doing for a million years. I'm coming up short in terms of Google keywords to try to disable this, so the URL itself is copied rather than the title of the page at that location. Thoughts?
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Not sure if Chrome/other browsers do that, but Edge is annoying in this way: If I go (for example) to https://www.codeproject.com, and copy that (literal) string from the address bar, and then paste it into something like OneNote (or any other app that lets you create links), what gets pasted is text showing "CodeProject - For those who code", which is a clickable link that brings you to the site. I *don't* want to get the URL obscured in this way. I've taken the habit of pasting into Notepad first (which doesn't know what to do with links, so it only keeps what I actually copied to the clipboard), and then copy that plain-text URL back onto the clipboard, and paste back into OneNote. It's not a feature of OneNote; if I copy a URL from IE instead (it is, after all, still present), then I get the actual URL instead of this crap. Like it's been doing for a million years. I'm coming up short in terms of Google keywords to try to disable this, so the URL itself is copied rather than the title of the page at that location. Thoughts?
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Not sure if Chrome/other browsers do that, but Edge is annoying in this way: If I go (for example) to https://www.codeproject.com, and copy that (literal) string from the address bar, and then paste it into something like OneNote (or any other app that lets you create links), what gets pasted is text showing "CodeProject - For those who code", which is a clickable link that brings you to the site. I *don't* want to get the URL obscured in this way. I've taken the habit of pasting into Notepad first (which doesn't know what to do with links, so it only keeps what I actually copied to the clipboard), and then copy that plain-text URL back onto the clipboard, and paste back into OneNote. It's not a feature of OneNote; if I copy a URL from IE instead (it is, after all, still present), then I get the actual URL instead of this crap. Like it's been doing for a million years. I'm coming up short in terms of Google keywords to try to disable this, so the URL itself is copied rather than the title of the page at that location. Thoughts?
If I copy that from chrome's address bar, I get the same result (https://www.codeproject.com/) when I paste it into OneNote; a clickable URL.
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Not sure if Chrome/other browsers do that, but Edge is annoying in this way: If I go (for example) to https://www.codeproject.com, and copy that (literal) string from the address bar, and then paste it into something like OneNote (or any other app that lets you create links), what gets pasted is text showing "CodeProject - For those who code", which is a clickable link that brings you to the site. I *don't* want to get the URL obscured in this way. I've taken the habit of pasting into Notepad first (which doesn't know what to do with links, so it only keeps what I actually copied to the clipboard), and then copy that plain-text URL back onto the clipboard, and paste back into OneNote. It's not a feature of OneNote; if I copy a URL from IE instead (it is, after all, still present), then I get the actual URL instead of this crap. Like it's been doing for a million years. I'm coming up short in terms of Google keywords to try to disable this, so the URL itself is copied rather than the title of the page at that location. Thoughts?
I see you have some solutions, already - but I was going to suggest this one[^] as a long-term and preemptive solution for problems linked to the concept of 'absurd'.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Not sure if Chrome/other browsers do that, but Edge is annoying in this way: If I go (for example) to https://www.codeproject.com, and copy that (literal) string from the address bar, and then paste it into something like OneNote (or any other app that lets you create links), what gets pasted is text showing "CodeProject - For those who code", which is a clickable link that brings you to the site. I *don't* want to get the URL obscured in this way. I've taken the habit of pasting into Notepad first (which doesn't know what to do with links, so it only keeps what I actually copied to the clipboard), and then copy that plain-text URL back onto the clipboard, and paste back into OneNote. It's not a feature of OneNote; if I copy a URL from IE instead (it is, after all, still present), then I get the actual URL instead of this crap. Like it's been doing for a million years. I'm coming up short in terms of Google keywords to try to disable this, so the URL itself is copied rather than the title of the page at that location. Thoughts?
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I see you have some solutions, already - but I was going to suggest this one[^] as a long-term and preemptive solution for problems linked to the concept of 'absurd'.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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There's always *that* solution. Took me long enough to abandon IE, you think I'm gonna switch browsers just because of this?
dandy72 wrote:
you think I'm gonna switch browsers just because of this?
Please select all that apply (and any you just like): [ ] Just reminder to Keep Options Open [ ] Preemptively avoid next MS(Edge) attack on sanity [ ] Reply drawn from approved "Gratuitous Replies List" [ ] Having learned your lesson you may move more quickly, this time* [ ] Randomly Check any of the above. [ ] I refuse to select any of these options * isn't Edge becoming Chrome, anyway?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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dandy72 wrote:
you think I'm gonna switch browsers just because of this?
Please select all that apply (and any you just like): [ ] Just reminder to Keep Options Open [ ] Preemptively avoid next MS(Edge) attack on sanity [ ] Reply drawn from approved "Gratuitous Replies List" [ ] Having learned your lesson you may move more quickly, this time* [ ] Randomly Check any of the above. [ ] I refuse to select any of these options * isn't Edge becoming Chrome, anyway?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
isn't Edge becoming Chrome, anyway?
It's Chrome, but without sending all the data to Google. Frankly that's all I need. (and yes, I realize the data's being sent to MS instead...but I'm a lot more comfortable having my data slurped up by them than by the world's largest advertising company).
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
isn't Edge becoming Chrome, anyway?
It's Chrome, but without sending all the data to Google. Frankly that's all I need. (and yes, I realize the data's being sent to MS instead...but I'm a lot more comfortable having my data slurped up by them than by the world's largest advertising company).
dandy72 wrote:
without sending all the data to Google
So it's where the data goes rather than who gets it? Microsoft Edge Shares Privacy-Busting Telemetry, Research Alleges | Threatpost[^] - although not that convincing. One telling comment I read in a search-blurb (search by google, of course) is that with Edge built into Windows, you are already effectively compromised. Like how they have built into a .dll an override to your hosts file so you cannot circumvent their domains.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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dandy72 wrote:
without sending all the data to Google
So it's where the data goes rather than who gets it? Microsoft Edge Shares Privacy-Busting Telemetry, Research Alleges | Threatpost[^] - although not that convincing. One telling comment I read in a search-blurb (search by google, of course) is that with Edge built into Windows, you are already effectively compromised. Like how they have built into a .dll an override to your hosts file so you cannot circumvent their domains.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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W∴ Balboos, GHB wrote:
with Edge built into Windows, you are already effectively compromised
Even if Edge "compromised" the OS, the OS is made by the same company--there's not much the browser can provide to MS that the OS can't already obtain.
Sounds like you absolutely love Windows 10. No doubt you're excited about their next big update ! In this new and improved version you not only lose control of your own computer because they want to "update" it - but the new and improved Edge will even select what website you'll browse ! Ahhhhh. Life's good!
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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Sounds like you absolutely love Windows 10. No doubt you're excited about their next big update ! In this new and improved version you not only lose control of your own computer because they want to "update" it - but the new and improved Edge will even select what website you'll browse ! Ahhhhh. Life's good!
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010