Header.php

@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
   <link href="./css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
   <link href="./font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
   <link href="./css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
+  <!-- *this css file can be used across all the websites 
+  and any new css class can be added there.
+  * The reason is to make the css code reusable.
+  * the css file is used by submissions.php
+-->
+  <link href = "./css/main.css" rel = "stylesheet" type = "text/css" />
 
   <script src="./css/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script src="./css/bootsrap.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Submissions.php

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ where Lab_Report_ID=$id and lab_report_submissions.Status='Pending' order by Sub
                             }
 
                             echo "   <k href='#'>   <div class='btn btn-default break-word' style='dislay:block; word-wrap: break-word; border: 1px solid #F0F0F0;border-left: 4px solid #03407B;'>
-  $title  <br> by: <b> $submitted_by </b>
+  $title  <br> by: <b> <span class = 'text-selectable'>$submitted_by </span> </b>
    <br> <span style='font-size:8pt'>Submitted : $posted   <button class='btn-sm btn-info' style='margin-left:50px;' onclick='mark($Submission_ID,\"$title\",$total)'>  Mark Submission</button><br> Attachments : $full_link </span>  
 </div></k>";
                         }
@@ -262,8 +262,13 @@ where Lab_Report_ID=$id and lab_report_submissions.Status='Marked'  Order by lab
                             if ($att4 != "") {
                                 $full_link = $full_link . "| <a href='~\..\Lab_Report_Submisions\\$att4'>$att4</a>";
                             }
+                            // you will notice why i used span here to wrap the $submitted_by variable
+                            // because if we wrap with span , the css class text-selectable can be used only by the submittedBy variable
+                            // if you want to use text-selectable class on whole div, just call the css class
+
+
                             echo "   <k href='#'>   <div class='btn btn-default break-word ' style='dislay:block; word-wrap: break-word; border: 1px solid #F0F0F0;border-left: 4px solid #03407B;'>
-  $title  <br> by : <b> $submitted_by  &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [ Marked $Marks ] </b>  &nbsp; Visibility : <b>$Visibility </b>  <button class='btn-sm btn-success' style='margin-left:50px;' onclick='updatev($Submission_ID)'>Update visibility</button> 
+  $title  <br> by : <b> <span class = 'text-selectable'>$submitted_by </span> &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [ Marked $Marks ] </b>  &nbsp; Visibility : <b>$Visibility </b>  <button class='btn-sm btn-success' style='margin-left:50px;' onclick='updatev($Submission_ID)'>Update visibility</button> 
    <hr> Lecturer/TA notes : $notes<br> <span style='font-size:8pt'>Submitted : $posted        <b>  </b> <button class='btn-sm btn-info' style='margin-left:50px;' onclick='mark($Submission_ID,\"$title\",$total)'>  Re-Mark Submission</button><br> Attachments : $full_link </span>  
 </div></k>";
                         }
@@ -342,7 +347,7 @@ where Lab_Report_ID=$id and lab_report_submissions.Status='Remarking'");
                                 $full_link = $full_link . "| <a href='~\..\Lab_Report_Submisions\\$att4'>$att4</a>";
                             }
                             echo "   <k href='#'>   <div class='btn btn-default break-word ' style='dislay:block; word-wrap: break-word; border: 1px solid #F0F0F0;border-left: 4px solid #03407B;'>
-  $title  <br> by : <b> $submitted_by  &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [ Marked $Marks ] </b> <br> Remarking Reason : <b>$remarking_reason </b>
+  $title  <br> by : <b> <span class = 'text-selectable'>$submitted_by </span>  &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [ Marked $Marks ] </b> <br> Remarking Reason : <b>$remarking_reason </b>
    <hr> <span style='font-size:8pt'>Submitted : $posted        <b>  </b> "
                                 . "<button class='btn-sm btn-info' style='margin-left:50px;' onclick='mark($Submission_ID,\"$title\",$total)'>  Re-Mark Submission</button>"
                                 . " &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href='~\..\Script.php?ignoreremarking=yes&id=$id&subid=$Submission_ID&header=$header&total=$total&status=Marked' class='btn-sm btn-warning'>  Ignore Request </a>"

css/main.css

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+/* this css class is used to enable copying in text with the mouse. */
+.text-selectable {
+     
+    -webkit-user-select: text;
+    -moz-user-select: text;
+    -ms-user-select: text;
+    user-select: text;
+    cursor:auto
+  
+   }