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Code blocks in posts have a "Copy" button at the top right, allowing copying all of the code in the block with a click (or a tap on a touchscreen device). I find this very useful, both because it s...
#2: Post edited
by
trichoplax
·
2025-03-27T02:26:50Z (6 days ago)
Mention hovering or tapping to reveal the "Copy" button
- Code blocks in posts have a "Copy" button at the top right, allowing copying all of the code in the block with a click (or a tap on a touchscreen device). I find this very useful, both because it saves me the time that would otherwise be required to select the code and copy it manually, and because it ensures all of the code and nothing else is copied, avoiding the mistakes I could otherwise make.
- ```text
- Example code block
- Note "Copy" button at top right ➚
- ```
- Could we have the same copy button for code blocks in comments?
- Code blocks in posts have a "Copy" button at the top right, allowing copying all of the code in the block with a click (or a tap on a touchscreen device). I find this very useful, both because it saves me the time that would otherwise be required to select the code and copy it manually, and because it ensures all of the code and nothing else is copied, avoiding the mistakes I could otherwise make.
- ```text
- Example code block
- Note "Copy" button at top right ➚
- (To see it, hover on desktop,
- or tap on mobile)
- ```
- Could we have the same copy button for code blocks in comments?
#1: Initial revision
by
trichoplax
·
2025-03-27T02:24:54Z (6 days ago)
Copy button for comment code blocks
Code blocks in posts have a "Copy" button at the top right, allowing copying all of the code in the block with a click (or a tap on a touchscreen device). I find this very useful, both because it saves me the time that would otherwise be required to select the code and copy it manually, and because it ensures all of the code and nothing else is copied, avoiding the mistakes I could otherwise make. ```text Example code block Note "Copy" button at top right ➚ ``` Could we have the same copy button for code blocks in comments?