Hi Guys,
So i'm currently learning Swift using The Swift Programming Language 2.2 from iBooks. However it will not let me copy the text as I want run code from inside the book to test. I could write out this code myself however there are some larger sections that I would prefer not to.
Does anybody know why this is happening? In the past I have been able to copy the text from the book however now it is not letting me (it's greyed out).
theboxmike wrote:
However it will not let me copy the text as I want run code from inside the book to test.
You cannot run code inside iBooks.
I think you are misinterpreting what I said. I want to copy the text from the iBook into a swift compiler (Such as in Terminal, Online or within Xcode). However when I highlight the code I want to copy the option to copy is simply greyed out.
Like this:
or
Some iBooks, as I recall, are protected. You can't copy text from them.
Huh okay that seems strange though as I used to be able to copy text from The Swift Programming Language 2.2 and it would make sense for Apple so people to be able to test their code and learn.
I know they updated the book recently so maybe that has something to do with it.
That is a little strange if it worked before. Try deleting the book and re-installing?
Funnily enough I already have tried to delete and redownload copies and it didn't work, before I did I kept backups in case. Here is what my iBooks library looks like right now.
Earlier iBooks updated The Swift Programming Language 2.2 and I noticed for some reason I have two copies of the book. For some strange reason the book on the left (The highlighted one) WILL let me copy from the book, however the book on the right will not let me. Additionally there are subtle differences in each book (such as code structure and placement).
Maybe there is a way of determining which book is newer?
Find the books in the Finder. Highlight them. Get Info (Command-I).
Select the book and with mouse right click select Show in iBooks Store.
Meg, are you getting e-mail notification for posts you've participated?
I don't since yesterday.
Ok thanks for the help guys. It seems as I suspected that the new copy of The Swift Programming language 2.2 is read only for some reason
¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Unless I can find a solution I will keep the old copy for copy/paste purposes and read the new version, for now.
A workaround for when direct copying is disabled in iBooks is to highlight the text then copy it from the notes panel.
Can't copy text from iBooks?
