Topic awaiting preservation: the messagebox tip (Page 1 of 1)

Hello,

did you know you can press CTRL+C on any windows message box?

Even in the "net send" text.

For example, try to run notepad.exe and write something then choose File/Exit , a message box will prompt.
Press CtrL+C there and then press Cancel to avoid exiting notepad.
Then press Ctrl+V in notepad to see the content of the last messagebox you copied!

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Regards,
Elias

OK, works a treat and i am sure i can find a use for it in the future, thanks ???

CTRL+C and CTRL+V...copy and paste respectivley...it's bee nthat way for years...what's new about this?

I think lallous is refering to the fact that you can cut and paste message box info, rather than just plain ordinary text.

That's also been a feature of windows since about 98

True, but it sure is a little-known feature... I think I actually learned it from mr.maX some time ago

Hey Skaarj, just because you're the all-knowing Windows guru doesn't mean we all are Mr. Snooty McSnootypants.

Cool tip, thanks.

:::11oh1:::

^^^I wanted to say what he said, but he says it soooo much better^^^

Ooooh, that's cool.

On Windows 98 here, doesn't seem to be doing anything.... hmmm.
[edit]Whoops, I actually meant 98SE not 98... Oh well[/edit]

[This message has been edited by quisja (edited 09-03-2003).]

That's funny...does on mine....

Oh wait...I have 98SE...whoops...my bad.

I wasn't aware of that either, thanks for the tip, lallous.

oh, yeah... old tip... but a good one! ...especially on errors..

anyone got any other little-known Windows macros?

*ahem* don't worry about the linux ones... *smile* they're all listed....


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