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how do I select some text and how I copy it to the clipboard?

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p.varvesi
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I tried pressing on a text for sometime, but it does'nt work.

I tried pressing on a text for sometime, but it does'nt work.

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wirwe
wirwe
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Hold the mousebutton and go through the text. Marking everything is possible with Ctrl+A. Shortcut for Copy is Ctrl+C (or right mouse click copy).

p.varvesi
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on Android mobile device no mouse...

wirwe
wirwe
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This is not a firefox issue: http://www.geardiary.com/2010/01/12/android-tip-selecting-text-to-copy-and-paste-without-a-keyboard/

Kevin
Kevin
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Firefox 6 does not support copying of text from web pages. You can get text selection in Firefox 7, by installing Firefox Beta from the market.