Is it possible to copy\paste a text label ?

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Pavel Lunegov

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Jan 12, 2017, 5:06:42 PM1/12/17
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So the question is very simple....When you have some labels,maybe 10 or 15 they become "untouchable" and command copy\paste does not work for them...

Hossein Amerkashi

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Jan 12, 2017, 6:23:35 PM1/12/17
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@Pavel,

What do you mean by untouchable? Are you talking about the .apk on device not allowing you to touch to copy??

Abraham Getzler

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Jan 12, 2017, 6:39:49 PM1/12/17
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You can use a textbox as a label too.
Try marking it inactive.
ABG

Pavel Lunegov

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Jan 13, 2017, 10:11:49 AM1/13/17
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For example : You put a label and name it TEST, then you save *.apk ...
Open it on your device and see your "test" text but you cant copy or paste  ...

Taifun

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Jan 13, 2017, 2:48:50 PM1/13/17
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you might find the clipboard extension helpful: 
Clipboard Extension to copy/paste text to/from the clipboard

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Pavel Lunegov

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Jan 15, 2017, 8:17:11 PM1/15/17
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Well... its good when you have 2 or little bit more of labels..But when you have 15-20 and more=))) I can tell what i need. I use labels as short partnumbers for my own car app. There is a list of main parts that i need. And its good when you can press on a label and copy text and then you just paste it in a browser, in any of search engines that lead you to car store parts. Thats it... It is too late now, and i dont want to remake it to html,because i have plenty of labels...

Pavel Lunegov

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Jan 15, 2017, 8:58:40 PM1/15/17
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Ok, but how ?

Abraham Getzler

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Jan 15, 2017, 9:21:32 PM1/15/17
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It sounds like you are in need of lists instead of labels.

See the Books and Tutorials section then the Lists section of this FAQ:

For an example of how to link short names with web URLs, see this sample app:

ABG

Pavel Lunegov

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Jan 16, 2017, 9:15:05 AM1/16/17
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