Selecting text with anchors on the Epic?

[imekul]

Is there any way to get Gingerbread-like text selection (as seen here: Text selection - What's cooking in Android 2.3's Gingerbread release (photos) - CNET Reviews) on the Epic? Those little anchors that you drag to select text could be extremely handy.

I thought I saw this type of text selection before on either the Epic or some other SGS phone, but I can't quite remember what the situation was.

Anybody know if it's possible to have that type of text selection on the Epic?

 

[wizzeerd]

On the Epic, you can copy text from the stock web browser by holding SHIFT down on the keyboard and dragging on screen. I haven't seen that work in any other applications, so it seems to be specific to the web browser.

I'm not sure if that's close to what you mean.

 

[Windfrenzy]

Selecting text is one time I like having the keyboard on the Epic. I just use shift and arrow keys to select. Then you can use (hold menu)>c for copy, v for paste...

 

[imekul]

I didn't know about that. That method also works in K9 Mail and Dolphin Browser, I noticed.

What I'm talking about is more iPhone-esque, I guess. It's like that screenshot from Gingerbread indicates, where you have these anchors/bookends that you can easily move with your finger.

 

[whippingboy]

One of the best features of HTC's Sense. It's the only thing I missed when I turned in my EVO for an Epic. It worked like a charm- and was way faster and easier to use than the Epic hardware assisted cut and paste.

 

[Eazail70x7]

On dk17 froyo, you had those anchors to select text in the browser. It was sweet. The original galaxy s also has this

 

[mouseglider]

I use a program called "copy paste it" on my stock di18 epic - can't remember what it cost, but it was like $5? expensive, but I simply needed a good copy and paste program that could work wherever there was text including a graphic across all programs.

I am not associated with the software company - it works for me.

 

[imekul]

On dk17 froyo, you had those anchors to select text in the browser. It was sweet. The original galaxy s also has this

That must have been what I saw then!

Any idea why DK17 would have it, but a later version of Froyo wouldn't? It seemed very nice!