https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=159525
Bug ID: 159525
Summary: Make Simple HTML paste format the preferred instead of
RTF
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 24.8.0.0 alpha0+ Master
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: LibreOffice
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Blocks: 103411
Created attachment 192347
--> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=192347&action=edit
HTML paste from Word in Free Clipboard Viewer
This is a followup to bug 157363
In cases when an external app (in our cases: MSO apps) puts copied content in
HTML and RTF format to the clipboard, it could be useful to have an option to
prefer the HTML format as default paste format over RTF, as some apps (such as
MSO) may put more content into HTML compared to RTF.
1. Open attachment 192289 from bug 159478 (but really any complicated document
should do) in Word
2. Copy everything
3. In PowerPoint go to Paste - Paste Special
4.a Insert the content as HTML
-> There is a table pasted. The font formatting is however lost (e.g. FAX is
not in large bold font)
4.b Insert the content as RTF
-> No table, only text is pasted. Font formatting is retained.
So both source formats have pros and cons, it may make sense to:
(1) make it configurable via a config key that can be tweaked per deployment.
(2) Another option may be to actually look inside the clipboard content and
check for something like this:
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft PowerPoint 15">
and if this is found in the HTML clipboard content, prefer this automatically.
Referenced Bugs:
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103411
[Bug 103411] [META] Paste from MSO applications bugs and enhancements
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