Copy & Paste Trick Using Firebug

This is a quick tutorial for a fairly trivial task. Sometimes when copying text from a web site, hidden text is copied along with it. You can use Firebug to quickly get rid of that hidden text.

This is NOT the only way to do it. This is also NOT the best way to do it. The purpose of this video is more to illustrate the troubleshooting process than to solve this particular issue.

More information and the code from this tutorial:
http://brian.shaler.name/pages/blog/firebug-copy-paste-trick/

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Howto & Style

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• firefox
• firebug
• tutorial
• screencast

[MechSpartin2]

Whenever I try to edit a site the changes instantly go away. You gotta help me!

[dvmedia]

love the vid, can't see the code : (

[GameReviewsFacts]

42USD++

[mobcommand]

@gagecube Did you ever figure this out? I've been looking for a copy paste workaround too for youtube comments

[stegre]

quick workaround: Use Opera...

[Mattrocksyoworld247]

i love his voice compared to other people

[gagecube]

Does anyone know if there is an App to copy and paste failed youtube comments, you now the one when you press post comment on the button stays saying post comment? cos i hate having to re write youtube comments.

[1337juancho1337]

pretty good.

[xmcfuture]

Great video, very useful info. But the quality defeats the purpose.