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Re:Scientists rename human genes to stop MS Excel from misre... by CarbyAu on Thursday August 06, 2020 @06:57PM (#24076297)
My pet hate:

- use the mouse to select precisely the part of the word/URL/string you want for Ctrl-C purposes

- it autocorrects your selection to the whole word including a CrLf if it is nearby.

Aaargh!

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Re:Scientists rename human genes to stop MS Excel from misre... by wjsetzer on Friday August 07, 2020 @10:03AM (#24081925)
Reading this comment caused me frustration.

The only workaround I've found to be effective is selecting a few letters on one end of your intended selection and using ctrl+arrows to precisely select.

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