https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=128298

Colin <that.man.co...@gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #13 from Colin <that.man.co...@gmail.com> ---
I regularly experience this problem and may be able to offer some further
insights.

For me, it mostly occurs when copying highlighted data presented in an array
from a web page but it also happens when an excel file has been downloaded from
the internet and opened by CALC.

When the source is a web array then it's imåpossible to immediately tell
whether the data has actually been copied by [Ctrl]+C as the attempt to paste
or paste special appears not to have any data to copy because the "selection"
box simply doesn't appear when [Ctrl]+[Shift]+V is invoked. However, if
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Alt]+V is utilised this will "Often" produce the desired
effect.

The anomaly can sometimes also be cleared by simply selecting another small
item from the internet or a single cell from the existing sheet and randomly
"pasting" that into a "scrap" location before returning to the genuine cut &
paste.

What is noticable with a failing Calc to Calc copy is the lack of the "animated
marquee" which would normally surround the source selection within calc. It
will always be missing (perhaps the ants died) and will not appear regardless
of how many [Ctrl]+C attempts are made. Again, shifting focus and producing a
"scrap" cut and paste will often clear the error and permit the genuine task to
be completed.

Given below are two Web targets that will fail almost as often as they succeed.
Be persistent ;).

The first,

https://www.euro-jackpot.net/en/results

Select "View draw details and prize breakdown" this will sort the results in
numerical order. Select the 7 results by mouse drag [Ctrl]+C and then [Ctrl]+V
into a worksheet. It's fairly random so if it works first time then simply
retry the sequence with a fresh sheet and selection attempt. Also, if it fails
but the full [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Alt]+V combination is invoked it will sometimes
copy the data but in the original random order.

The second,

https://platz.se/coronavirus/?page=overview&lang=en

Mouse select everything from and including the "Sweden" label to the final cell
of the "Östergötlands län #21" label and paste special as "unformatted text".
There will be occasions when it works perfectly, occasions when it fails to
provide the dialogue box, occasions when [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[Alt]+V will accomplish
the objective and occasions when a lesser man would consider spinning the
revolver's cylinder and seeing if he has the same success with russian roulette
;)).

If you need a good web source for an excel download that sometimes works first
time I can provide any number upon request.

I have reset the report to unconfirmed.

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