# Reply-as-linked-topic tweaks

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-as-linked-topic-tweaks/37358>\
**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** keyboard\
**Created:** [January 1, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-as-linked-topic-tweaks/37358 "2016-01-01T19:05:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 1, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reply-as-linked-topic-tweaks/37358/2 "2016-01-01T19:13:27Z")

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> [@pfaffman](#):
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> It is tedious to select all of the text but leave in the “Continuing discussion from” header. I wish there were an easier way to accomplish that.

I agree that this would be my preferred default behavior when no text is highlighted.

Note also that when you _do_ highlight some text before clicking ‘reply as linked topic’, then it only quotes what was highlighted, but you don’t get the “Continuing discussion” line at all.

I would propose the following changes:

1. When no text is highlighted, start post with the “Continuing discussion” line only.
2. When text is highlighted, start with the “Continuing discussion” line and include the highlighted text as a quote.

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