Am Thu, 8 Apr 2021 12:01:29 -0400 schrieb Scott Kostyshak <skost...@lyx.org>:
> Sometimes I want to copy something from an itemize environment and paste it
> into a new
> enumerate item. If I start a new enumerate item and just paste, LyX converts
> the layout
> to itemize. My workaround is to type "a" and then paste. This way, the
> enumerate is
> preserved. Then I delete the "a". I forget why I developed this habit rather
> than just
> pasting, let LyX convert to itemize, then simply convert back to enumerate.
> Perhaps the
> nesting was not fixed when I do this instead? In any case, that's not ideal
> either.
>
> Do others often run into a similar situation? Is there a ticket with ideas
> for how to
> improve this? I think I remember racoon opened a ticket but I can't find it.
>
> What is the ideal functionality for you? Perhaps we can collect a few
> specific use
> cases?
>
> Use case A:
> I copy itemize and paste it into a new enumerate item. I want the enumerate
> to be
> preserved.
>
> Use case B:
> I copy itemize and paste it into a new enumerate item. I want itemize.
>
> Ideally, we would allow for the user to achieve both use case A and B without
> needing
> to explicitly convert the layout. What if "Paste Special > Plain Text" (Ctrl
> + Shift +
> V) pasted the text without converting the layout? I don't understand why
> that's
> currently not the case. If I remember correctly, when the clipboard item is a
> LyX item,
> Ctrl + Shift + V currently functions the same as Ctrl + V, but I'm not sure
> about that.
>
> If for some reason Ctrl + Shift + V is not the way to go, I suppose an
> alternative is
> for the user to signal their intent (between use case A and use case B) when
> *copying*.
> i.e., if the user does "Ctrl + Shift + C", this could mean "copy without
> layout". Then,
> the host layout dominates. I don't think I like this as much as an alternate
> paste but
> perhaps I could get used to this.
>
> Scott
Maybe 2 different paste buttons?
one with 'preserve source layout'
the second with 'preserve destination layout'
Or 'middle mouse click' vs. 'Shift middle mouse click '
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