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Stinky The Clown

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8. I tried that on my iPad and it seems not to work

Reply to Skinner (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 11:44 PM

Jul 2012

I clicked and held an image in a page opened in Safari.

I just tried a few times to paste it into a DU post window (like the one I am using to post this) but with no success.

Did you get it to work? I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

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IPad | How do I copy and paste an image link? Seems iPad's only option is to save the picture. [View all] Stinky The Clown Jul 2012 OP

Sure. REP Jul 2012 #1

How do you open image in new tab if you don't know the URL of the image? (nt) Skinner Jul 2012 #2

Yeah, that's pretty much the same question I had. Stinky The Clown Jul 2012 #3

I usually just click on the image to open in a new tab REP Jul 2012 #4

On iPhone/iPad? Skinner Jul 2012 #5

The first thing that came up was linked off imgur, but it's pretty funny, so ... REP Jul 2012 #6

I think I figured it out. Skinner Jul 2012 #7

I tried that on my iPad and it seems not to work Stinky The Clown Jul 2012 #8

See this image; sometimes pictures help when words fail me: REP Jul 2012 #9

This reply is from my MacBookPro Stinky The Clown Jul 2012 #10

This reply is from my iPad Stinky The Clown Jul 2012 #11

Sorry I'm late to the thread, here's the answer... onehandle Jul 2012 #12

Yes you can - not one click, but see my screenshot. REP Jul 2012 #13

Yahoooooo! Stinky The Clown Jul 2012 #15

The need to paste someplace else first is kind stupid, huh? Stinky The Clown Jul 2012 #16

It's fixed NOW on iPad as I've demonstrated ... at least "open in new tab" works just fine REP Jul 2012 #18

Long touch to get that dialog in my screenshot REP Jul 2012 #14

From my iPhone: REP Jul 2012 #17