[GH-ISSUE #93] Ampersand (&) is not displayed in context menu #93

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opened 2026-02-25 21:32:38 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments
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Originally created by @RemboIII on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/clechasseur/pathcopycopy/issues/93

Originally assigned to: @clechasseur on GitHub.

When copying a link that contains an ampersand (&), that character is not displayed in the Explorer context menu.
When the link is copied to Skype or Outlook, it's displayed correctly and works fine.

The "RD" in the links in the picture below should say "R&D":
PathCopyCopy » Ampersand omitted

Originally created by @RemboIII on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/clechasseur/pathcopycopy/issues/93 Originally assigned to: @clechasseur on GitHub. When copying a link that contains an ampersand (&), that character is not displayed in the Explorer context menu. When the link is copied to Skype or Outlook, it's displayed correctly and works fine. The "RD" in the links in the picture below should say "R&D": ![PathCopyCopy » Ampersand omitted](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/42135158/65598815-91788e00-df9c-11e9-83b7-d31bd27edc98.png)
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@clechasseur commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019):

Haha! Amusing bug. In Windows menus, the ampersand character is used to identify character shortcuts and is not displayed. I'll have to see if it's possible to escape it... Nice catch.

<!-- gh-comment-id:535025476 --> @clechasseur commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019): Haha! Amusing bug. In Windows menus, the ampersand character is used to identify character shortcuts and is not displayed. I'll have to see if it's possible to escape it... Nice catch.
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@clechasseur commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019):

Looking it up, it seems we need to double-up the ampersand (&&).

<!-- gh-comment-id:535112434 --> @clechasseur commented on GitHub (Sep 25, 2019): Looking it up, it seems we need to double-up the ampersand (`&&`).
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@clechasseur commented on GitHub (Sep 29, 2019):

Fixed in master. Will be part of release 17.1.

<!-- gh-comment-id:536281792 --> @clechasseur commented on GitHub (Sep 29, 2019): Fixed in `master`. Will be part of release 17.1.
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