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> I have a habit of selecting and highlighting text on computer screens, while reading. "There are dozens of us!"
by will_pseudonym 1y ago
> I have a habit of selecting and highlighting text on computer screens, while reading.
"There are dozens of us!"
- wulfstan 1y agoSuch a relief! But it drives my wife completely crazy.
- brongondwana 1y agoJoin the club, we have compulsive mouse habits. (am a member of this select club)
- muxator 1y agoHi, fellow compulsive selectors! Thanks, I am no longer feeling alone!
- jonnat 1y agoThe hardest part is to remember not to do it when sharing screens...
- viridian 1y agoI still do it, for emphasis. Never had anyone complain thus far.
- Hard_Space 1y agoGlad also to feel justified at last!
- edbaskerville 1y agoMe too! Developed this habit as a kid on a Mac IIcx in 1992. Hard to break.
- TeMPOraL 1y agoMe three, there are many dozens of us! Compulsive selecting while reading, and hitting CTRL+S every couple seconds while editing documents, are the two "weird" habits I couldn't kick for decades now. Most of the time, I'm not even conscious I'm doing those things; I only notice when the text isn't selectable or the program pops up a modal in response to CTRL+S.
- johnisgood 1y agoI am with you on CTRL+s whenever I am using ANY software that saves upon pressing CTRL+s.
- lxgr 1y agoI vaguely remember hearing an anecdote about how UX researchers love people that read like that (or at least just use their cursor to keep their position while reading/navigating): Camera-free eye tracking telemetry :)
- calmbonsai 1y agoSome of us were even actively selecting and highlighting that text as we were reading it! ;)
- aartaka 1y agoHell yeah, I did that!
- MaulingMonkey 1y agoYa'll gaslighting me? I tried to do that, and found it didn't work, which was just wonderfully ironic. I ended up verifying there's a `user-select: none;` in the actual `select-text.html` styling that is indeed disabling text selection. Was it added later for shits and/or giggles?
- calmbonsai 1y agoMyself, and I think others, were referring to highlighting the text of your comment. You're indeed correct that the original posted article doesn't allow selection.
- MaulingMonkey 1y agoAhh, that would make sense.
- mrbonner 1y agoPlus knocking on the desk when I finish a sentence, too.
- johnisgood 1y agoThis made me chuckle.
- rozap 1y agome too!
- keyworkorange 1y agoSeriously! Same! Relieved to know I'm not alone in having this quirk.
- commakozzi 1y agoI think there are way more than dozens of us.