On 8/26/07, Typhoon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 23:24:57 -0400 > "Paul A. Rubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Typhoon wrote: > > > > >> I can copy/paste whole tables, but if I just try to copy a > > >> sub-table, then I get the results that Maria seems to be talking > > >> about. > > >> > > > Sorry - should have said: 1.5.1 compiled on Debian Etch. > > > > Just to be sure we're not talking at cross-purposes, the process is > > as follows? > > > > 1. Source table and destination table both exist. > > 2. Highlight a rectangular block of cells in the source table and > > copy to clipboard. > > 3. Insert the cursor in any cell of the destination table and paste > > (not paste special or paste external, just Edit->Paste). > > > > This works fine for me. In fact, it works better than in earlier > > versions, in that the target need not have compatible dimensions. If > > the cursor position in the target is the upper left cell of a block > > of compatible dimensions, the clipboard contents gets pasted in its > > entirety. If not, LyX pastes just the cells that fit within the > > target table. > > > > Odd that this works on Windows and not on other platforms. (Odd that > > *anything* works on Windows and not on other platforms.) > > > > OK, thanks for the clarification. That procedure DOES work for me on > Debian Etch. Making both tables exist was the difference. > > Alan > > > /Paul > >
I still get the problem (Mac OS X) even when pasting from one table to another table. I originally noticed the error when pasting *within the same table* (to blank cells that already existed). The upshot here is, something is different and wrong in 1.5x that wasn't a problem in 1.4x. Formatting of tabular material was preserved upon paste but now it is lost, and pasting multiple cells fails. Maria
