https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157606

--- Comment #3 from Andrew Lentvorski <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #1)
> This is not a bug report. You do not explain *why* should it do that. I.e.,
> which actual problem would be solved if it did; what is impossible in the
> current situation.

The problem being solved is that copy/paste between spreadsheet-like
applications does not seem to copy formulas or formatting reliably.

Originally, I assumed that Sylk format did so, but it does not (bug filed) and
turns out to be a very obsolete format.

Am I missing something?  Are one of the advertised formats actually
transmitting formulas and formatting information via copy/paste?

My presumption was the Biff8 or Biff12 would do so and it appears the
LibreOffice already understands those formats as it can deal with Excel files.

I also presumed that support already existed and the bug was in advertising
rather than implementation.  Gnumeric for example advertises:

$ wl-paste -l
STRING
COMPOUND_TEXT
UTF8_STRING
text/html
application/x-openoffice-biff-8;windows_formatname="Biff8"
_CITRIX_Biff8
Biff8
application/x-gnumeric

I assumed that the existence of
"application/x-openoffice-biff-8;windows_formatname="Biff8"" in Gnumeric was
not spurious.  Of course, you know what they say about "Assume" ...

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