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DO NOT REPLY [Bug 118607] New: Default paste from external source
should use current document font and capable of ignoring tables and frames
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=118607
Bug #: 118607
Issue Type: DEFECT
Summary: Default paste from external source should use current
document font and capable of ignoring tables and
frames
Classification: Application
Product: Word processor
Version: OOo 3.3
Platform: PC
OS/Version: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P5
Component: editing
AssignedTo: writerneedsconfirm@openoffice.org
ReportedBy: drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com
CC: ooo-issues@incubator.apache.org
Guys,
This is another biggie for usability. With so much of today's documents being
composed with information from various web based data sources, the default
copy/paste from external sources provides endless frustration when margins,
indents, frames and tables are pasted by default into OO. Currently OO 3.3 is
in far better shape than the LO code where the devs have really screwed to
pooch in this area.
Firstly, the user needs finer grain control over copy/paste defaults. One of
the biggest problems when using documents from external sources is it screws up
document formatting. The big offenders are tables, frames and color-codes which
should NOT be copied into the OO document by default or the user should be
provided with clear config options to "Exclude paste of tables and frames from
external sources." The user should also have an easy override to allow the
paste of tables and frames when wanted (included in Paste Special
[ctrl+shift+v]).
The Paste Special dialog needs to have fine grain options (e.g. a HTML
behavior) in a sub-dialog with check boxes for (e.g. clicking edit or modify a
selection in the Paste Special dialog):
[ ] include tables and frames
[ ] include page colors
[ ] include indent profile
[ ] etc...
You must also allow the user to save new "pre-set" configs that will be
available in the Paste Special dialog under the user supplied name after save
so this is preserved and the user doesn't have to reset it over and over again.
AOO is in fairly good shape compared to the thrashing LO has taken here, but
a few simple improvements can really help document compilation in the 21st
century.
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[Bug 118607] Default paste from external source should use current
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Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=118607
--- Comment #5 from David Rankin <dr...@suddenlinkmail.com> ---
Created attachment 82101
--> https://issues.apache.org/ooo/attachment.cgi?id=82101&action=edit
Select Buffer Paste Copies html Formatting
Selecting text on a web-page and then middle-mouse paste into OO should paste
plain text only -- no formatting
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[Bug 118607] Default paste from external source should use current
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Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=118607
--- Comment #7 from David Rankin <dr...@suddenlinkmail.com> ---
To be clear, this should be the default manner of operation in Linux when using
the "select buffer". That is also the easiest way to implement it. Since you
have two buffers in Linux:
(1) "select buffer" - filled automatically on selection of text
(2) "copy buffer" - filled when ctrl+c (or copy) is selected
When you select text from a web page, and use the "middle-mouse" button to
paste it into OO writer, it should paste as plain-text only without any html
(or other) formatting. Indention should be preserver across multiple lines
(i.e. source code)
The new option "[ ] Paste Plain Text by Default (no formatting)" should cause
both the select and copy buffers to be pasted into OO writer as plain-text
only, when checked, regardless of whether the middle-mouse or ctrl+v "paste" is
used. This will eliminate/prevent the user having to:
(1) press ctrl+shift+v
(2) then select "Unformatted Text"; then
(3) choose OK to complete the plain-text paste
This will greatly enhance usability when creating collaborative documents
assembled from many differing web sources. Keeping the html formatting on paste
when assembling a document from many sources creates a formatting nightmare
that this enhancement will completely eliminate.
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[Bug 118607] Default paste from external source should use current
document font and capable of ignoring tables and frames
Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=118607
Edwin Sharp <el...@apache.org> changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED
Resolution|--- |WONTFIX
--- Comment #4 from Edwin Sharp <el...@apache.org> ---
No info from author.
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[Bug 118607] Default paste from external source should use current
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https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=118607
Edwin Sharp <el...@mail-page.com> changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Keywords| |needmoreinfo
CC| |elish@mail-page.com
--- Comment #3 from Edwin Sharp <el...@mail-page.com> ---
Please provide a real life example for the proposed enhancement.
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[Bug 118607] Default paste from external source should use current
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Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=118607
--- Comment #1 from David Rankin <dr...@suddenlinkmail.com> ---
Guys,
Good job with 3.4, but this bug is still present. When you select text from
firefox, openoffice tries to paste the source formatting from the web page into
the current document.
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[Bug 118607] Default paste from external source should use current
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Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=118607
David Rankin <dr...@suddenlinkmail.com> changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Status|RESOLVED |UNCONFIRMED
Resolution|WONTFIX |---
--- Comment #6 from David Rankin <dr...@suddenlinkmail.com> ---
Edwin,
A real-world example of what is need can be seen simply by selecting the text
of this bug report and pasting it into OO. I should have a configurable option
that allows me to paste (by default) as plain text into OO write without having
to go through the extra keystokes to enable paste/special on every single one
of what may be 100+ paste operations. See the attachment.
Simple add a checkbox to Tools -> Options -> OpenOffice.org -> General
Add:
Cut & Paste Operation --------------------------------------
[ ] Paste Plain Text by Default (no formatting)
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[Bug 118607] Default paste from external source should use current
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https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=118607
Edwin Sharp <el...@apache.org> changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Keywords|needmoreinfo |
Status|UNCONFIRMED |CONFIRMED
Ever confirmed|0 |1
--- Comment #8 from Edwin Sharp <el...@apache.org> ---
Thanks for clarifying this.
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[Bug 118607] Default paste from external source should use current
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Posted by bu...@apache.org.
https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=118607
Oliver-Rainer Wittmann <or...@googlemail.com> changed:
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Issue Type|DEFECT |ENHANCEMENT
Hardware|PC |All
OS|Linux |All
--- Comment #2 from Oliver-Rainer Wittmann <or...@googlemail.com> ---
I think the proposed improvements make sense.
>From the perspective of the current available functionalities of copy-and-paste
of HTML content this is more an enhancement request than a defect. I think it
make sense to adjust the issue type accordingly.
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