Lately, I have been having immense problems with the triple-click mode of seeing what’s in a spoiler box. I recall someone explaining an alternative way to “reveal spoilers” but all I can remember of it was that it involved the word “left.” Would anyone care to spell that out again?
Hold down the CTRL key while left-clicking.
A spoiler for your convenience.
Alternatively, click at one end of the spoiler and hold down the left mouse-button. Then drag the cursor across the body of the message. This is the method I always use.
This method doesn’t work in Mozilla Firebird 0.6 or Konqueror 3.1.3, at least on my computer running Linux. The triple-click method mentioned by the OP does work, however. I haven’t tried CTRL-left clicking in Mozilla under Windows or Safari under Mac OS X. Could some kind Dopers provide more data points?
CTRL+Left-click does not work with Mozilla 1.3.1 in Windows. Triple click does work.
And to further add to the browser-spoiler roundup:
The drag, etc. thing doesn’t work in Opera 6.x but hitting Control-G changes the page so it’s readable (and Control-G to back the way it was).
Big Hint to OPs: state the browser(s) you’re using.
As another Doper once suggested, you could try pressing Command-A (or whatever does Select All on your computer). While it highlights all the text on the page, it also instantly highlights all the text in every spoiler on the page.
Command-A for Mac, Control-A for PC.
Ah, thanks.