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... on Android, I don't have access to an Apple product, double tap gets you a marked word with 'ears' which can be used to expand the selected area.

But a suggestion, start playing on message #1 of a month and drag downwards, no infinite scroll is then possible - this may at least show if what you want is possible.

Quote from: kisaac on February 13, 2024, 05:16:06 PMHow do we 'proceed with caution?'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food_in_the_European_Union#:~:text=EU%20regulations%20require%20measures%20to,require%20labeling%20of%20GM%20food.)

Covers the history, which I did not know about, as CG100 pointed out some GM crops have been grown for a long time in the EU - although none are currently being grown commercially in the UK.

Ron - thanks for the comments. Gives me something to think about, I had not considered the issue.

If you can drag without moving the screen into the over-scroll zone then there should be no problem. But I can see it is difficult to distinguish all the different touch and drag actions.

I found this:

"How do you drag and select text on iPad?
Select a word: Double-tap with one finger. Select a paragraph: Triple-tap with one finger. Select a block of text: Double-tap and hold the first word in the block, then drag to the last word"

which may offer another way to select text.

One anti-GMO argument is that novel genes will escape into the wider world via bees and the like.

Almonds - bitter ones banned, sweet ones obvs. not, plant an almond and you don't know what you'll get.

A couple of interesting items are tonka beans and monk fruit - have their fans, also have been banned.

Only part of the general food fad-ism, where what you can eat and how much of it is constantly being changed. What's good for you today, is bad tomorrow according to the news.

Food also changes, today's fruit is a lot sweeter.

Resorting to cute cat photos...

The first daffodils opened here in the North of England on Monday (6th Feb), quite early, in the teeth of yet another storm. There is also a good crop of crocus by now. The daffodils are "Rijnvelds Eary Sensation"

There is private messaging on this forum... right at the top, towards the left.

Hi Mark, I have taken the liberty of cross posting your message to the PBS list, where it will meet with a larger audience. I notice that the PBS wiki does not have anything about Melica...

Rare moonflower set to bloom again in Cambridge

Cameras are poised on a rare Amazonian cactus that blooms once a year and for only 12 hours before its flowers die.

The moonflower, or Strophocactus wittii, is part of the collection at Cambridge University Botanic Garden.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-68131271

Quote from: CG100 on January 27, 2024, 09:22:43 AMWhere did my post in answer to Carlos go?

Hmm which post in reply to Carlos? The one with you saying "You still need permission to be there, but you can collect seeds" is there. But there is not one post Carlos saying "I have my passport.".

Right to roam... " 8% of England is covered by the "right to roam"," seemingly I am not alone in thinking one can walk through a field of corn.

Carlos, you may like this web page:

https://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/S/Squill(Autumn)/Squill(Autumn).htm

There really is a "right to roam" in England - terms and conditions apply.

UK law has not diverged much from EU law - and we should leave it at that.

Quote from: CG100 on January 26, 2024, 02:53:22 AMIn the UK, we are free to collect seed of anything.

Combined with my "right to roam" (England), I'll be the strange bloke wandering around your garden this afternoon.

There's satisfaction collecting your own seed from the urban environment and getting it to grow. A lot of people don't understand what you're up to or indeed why. I've also had a lot of pleasure from finding plants growing in the garden, seed having been spread by birds etc.

Another technique I have perfected is bumping into plants growing over people's walls, "oops I have bumped into that plant and a piece has fallen on the ground, in the interest of tidiness I will public spiritedly pick up the piece and take it home" - once home it becomes a cutting, and then a garden landmark "which I got from XXX".

More flagrant practitioners of the art arrive with loppers and claim to be 'hikers' keeping public footpaths clear.
 

People left 'mind blown' after learning what paprika is actually made of

"Learning that paprika is just dried and crushed red bell peppers was really shocking. Like I dunno why I thought there was a Paprika tree somewhere."

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/opinion/lifestyle/people-left-mind-blown-after-31967460

OK, I've done a new version of the software with a bit more blank space at the bottom of both scrolling areas.

The next question, how do you force a page load on devices where Ctrl+F5 is not an option. You need to do that to get the new software.

One answer is wait until tomorrow, after 24 hours the browser will download a new copy. The only other technique I have found is to use incognito mode, which is probably a Chrome speciality, at any rate every page view in that mode downloads a new copy of everything.

I have an idea - I'll do a new version and let you know.

Until then, as a work around, you can get to the last message for the month on display by using the button for that (right arrow going into a bar). Or by infinite scroll on the message on display, keep scrolling the current message text up and it will step to the next message. Or by stepping to the next message with the single arrow buttons.

Phones and so on are in a state of sin, they implement "over scroll", by design you can scroll beyond the contents, and its all a bit of a mess as regards standards.