# Bad user experience when quoting an entire post via toolbar button

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-user-experience-when-quoting-an-entire-post-via-toolbar-button/68773>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [25 أغسطس 2017، 1:08م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-user-experience-when-quoting-an-entire-post-via-toolbar-button/68773 "2017-08-25T13:08:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Post date:** [25 أغسطس 2017، 1:32م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bad-user-experience-when-quoting-an-entire-post-via-toolbar-button/68773/2 "2017-08-25T13:32:20Z")

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What browser are you using?

> [@ralight](#):
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> I do not think that “Quote whole post” should be a destructive operation with no chance for return.

It isn’t a destructive operation. “Quote whole post” inserts the quote at the current cursor position.  
It usually doesn’t delete any text unless you select some text before pressing “Quote whole post”. Selected text will be replaced with the quote.

~~But you _should_ be able to undo the replacement with the browser’s undo function. Well, at least on a decent desktop browser. AFAIK there’s no undo function on Android (Chrome). iOS should have a [hidden undo function](https://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-undo-and-redo-typing-on-an-ipad-iphone/), but I’ve never tested it…~~

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