John Beardmore wrote: > Gregory Pittman wrote: >> John Beardmore wrote: > >>> I'm sometimes having trouble pasting text into Scribus 1.3.3.10 from >>> open office while editing a text frame. >>> >>> I don't need any formatting information, just the text. >>> >>> The sequence of events I've just seen as follows. >>> >>> At some point a while ago copied and pasted a URL from a browser >>> to another package. >>> >>> Start Scribus and edit a text frame. >>> >>> In open office writer can do an Alt-EC to get the text to the >>> scratch pad. >>> >>> Alt-EP into text frame, but the URL from prior use is inserted. >>> >>> Did the Alt-EC in OOW again. Pasted into OOW to establish that >>> the material to be copied was in the scratch pad. >>> >>> Alt-EP into text frame, but the URL from prior use is still >>> inserted. >>> >>> Restarted Scribus. >>> >>> Alt-EP into text frame, now the correct text is pasted. >>> >>> >>> Am I missing something obvious ? >>> >>> Is this a known problem ? >>> >> you don't mention which OS/distro you're using. > > Sorry ! > > For my shame... Windows XP, SP2 with latest patches and fixes... > > >> I know that in Linux/Fedora there are some curious ways that text is >> selected for pasting, and it isn't always from the most recent copy/cut >> action. > > And I know that in ms-office, if you cut several times without pasting, > you sometimes get an indications of multiple items on the scratch pad. > I've never had occasion to use any of that stuff though. > > >> When in doubt I will check Klipper and make sure the correct >> item is highlighted. > > I don't suppose that Klipper has an equivalent in windows ? > > >> Usually I would import text from oowriter from a file rather than >> copy/paste.
Perhaps also useful: If you import text _to_ OOo yuu can use the triangle beside the icon for it and then ?without formatting? (or something similar, I don't have the English version now) to get just the text in your OOo-document. Best regards Axel Bojer
