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Very often I enter the edit mode of a post just to copy-paste some parts of it, often to get a sample of some MathJax complex syntax.

It may happen every once in a while that you want to do that with a comment, except this is not possible unless you have moderation powers that allow you to edit comments. What's worse: $5$ minutes after posting you can't access the source code of your own comments.

So I know two possible ways around that,

  • by right-clicking into the source code of the page itself and then ctrl+F the desired sequence,
  • by first highlighting the sequence and then right-click "show math as > TeX commands", although this one works only for one line at a time.

But I really think that it would be appropriate and useful to have an implemented feature allowing a more direct way.

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  • $\begingroup$ It is a duplicate indeed. Although it feels a bit weird to click "Thanks, that solved my problem", because it really doesn't, the accepted answer is what I already do and would like to avoid. But thanks. @user357151 $\endgroup$
    – Arnaud Mortier
    Commented Aug 1, 2018 at 16:25
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    $\begingroup$ Comments are deliberately light on features, ostensibly with the intent of limiting them to their intended purpose -- e.g. to discourage their use as a medium for discussion or for providing content -- so this is unlikely to change. (to the best of my knowledge) $\endgroup$
    – user14972
    Commented Aug 1, 2018 at 17:02
  • $\begingroup$ @Hurkyl Thanks, that makes sense. $\endgroup$
    – Arnaud Mortier
    Commented Aug 1, 2018 at 18:02
  • $\begingroup$ Since you mention that you are not satisfied with the accepted answer in the currently chosen duplicate target: Did you look also at other answer and also at other posts linked there. In the comments, there is also link to the question on Meta Stack Exchange: Is there a way to view a comment's source? $\endgroup$
    – Martin Sleziak
    Commented Aug 1, 2018 at 18:20
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    $\begingroup$ Personally, I often use the bookmarklet linked in this answer (see comments there for a working link) - although it only works for comment on a question; not for comments on answers. I will add also link to a related question on Meta MathOverflow (specifically because of the SEDE query linked there): How to cut and paste $\endgroup$
    – Martin Sleziak
    Commented Aug 1, 2018 at 18:28
  • $\begingroup$ @MartinSleziak It's really sad that the question is already closed, because the bookmarklet trick is brilliant, and I could have actually tried my hand on it to make your comment into an answer and accept it. That would have been awesome. $\endgroup$
    – Arnaud Mortier
    Commented Aug 1, 2018 at 21:34
  • $\begingroup$ :-) then let's try and do that. Or, you could post the answer at the linked question... $\endgroup$
    – Simply Beautiful Art
    Commented Aug 2, 2018 at 1:57
  • $\begingroup$ A recent question has an answer which summarizes various methods to get text from a comment: How to copy page content including all TeX commands. $\endgroup$
    – Martin Sleziak
    Commented Dec 2, 2022 at 17:32

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Generated by @MartinSleziak's answer highlighted below.

Here is the relevant link: https://normalhuman.github.io/stackmarklets/

Simply click and drag the desired link to your bookmarks toolbar.

It is a duplicate indeed. Although it feels a bit weird to click "Thanks, that solved my problem", because it really doesn't, the accepted answer is what I already do and would like to avoid. But thanks. @user357151 -- Arnaud Mortier

Comments are deliberately light on features, ostensibly with the intent of limiting them to their intended purpose -- e.g. to discourage their use as a medium for discussion or for providing content -- so this is unlikely to change. (to the best of my knowledge) -- Hurkyl

@Hurkyl Thanks, that makes sense. -- Arnaud Mortier

Since you mention that you are not satisfied with the accepted answer in the currently chosen duplicate target: Did you look also at other answer and also at other posts linked there. In the comments, there is also link to the question on Meta Stack Exchange: Is there a way to view a comment's source? -- Martin Sleziak

Personally, I often use the bookmarklet linked in this answer (see comments there for a working link) - although it only works for comment on a question; not for comments on answers. I will add also link to a related question on Meta MathOverflow (specifically because of the SEDE query linked there): How to cut and paste -- Martin Sleziak

@MartinSleziak It's really sad that the question is already closed, because the bookmarklet trick is brilliant, and I could have actually tried my hand on it to make your comment into an answer and accept it. That would have been awesome. -- Arnaud Mortier

:-) then let's try and do that. Or, you could post the answer at the linked question... -- Simply Beautiful Art

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