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<p>read-only edit boxes</p>
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<p>Can you elaborate on the issue? This is just a normal <code><input type=text/></code>, not disabled or read-only in any way.</p>
<p>I've made it auto-select the text when clicked, so that makes it easier. There's currently no cross-browser way to copy text to the clipboard without using flash.</p>
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<p>the main use case of the current permalink, at least for me as a mapper, is not sharing a link but updating the map: click on permalink, reload page and get updated map tiles</p>
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<p>This is pretty far off from the intended use for the permalink -- I'd rather address it directly (along the lines of what <a href="https://github.com/tomhughes" class="user-mention">@tomhughes</a> has just suggested) rather than have it constrain the design of the sharing controls.</p>
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