And it was the discussions on this list that led me to update that
"clipboard explorer" stack to use that newer property. I'm not sure if I
built in backward compatibility to earlier versions than 7 or 8.
On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <
Earlier this morning I wrote in reply to Mark Waddingham:
> My question arose because a forum user found an interesting
> workaround for making backgroundColor in text pastable into other
> applications - this post gets to the meat (the thread as a whole
> is long):
>
Mark Waddingham wrote:
> On 2017-02-02 01:46, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
>> What is the difference between "LiveCode HTML text" and "LiveCode
>> HTML format"?
>
> Nothing - they are the same format in that context (the
> clipboardData).
> However,
> you should use 'htmlText' and
THAT is a revelation!
Bob S
On Feb 2, 2017, at 24:28 , Mark Waddingham via use-livecode
> wrote:
The difference comes about when you use 'the fullClipboardData'.
The fullClipboardData gives you access both to the engine's
On 2017-02-02 01:46, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
The Dictionary entry for clipboardData lists these among the array
keys:
- htmlText: LiveCode HTML text
- html: styled text in LiveCode HTML format
That dictionary entry could do with a little refinement :)
What is the difference
On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 7:33 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> Thanks. Interestingly, it shows a key for "html" but not "htmlText".
>
> Do you know what the difference between those keys is?
>
no. The key list is derived from the clipboard array.
>
On 2/1/17 9:33 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
Interestingly, it shows a key for "html" but not "htmlText".
Do you know what the difference between those keys is?
Is this just a bug in the Dictionary and there is no "htmlText", with
the "html" key using LC's htmlText?
They appear
Stephen Barncard wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
>
>> The Dictionary entry for clipboardData lists these among the array
>> keys:
>>
>> - htmlText: LiveCode HTML text
>> - html: styled text in LiveCode HTML format
>>
>> What is the difference between "LiveCode HTML
if you need it.
http://media.barncard.com/downloads/clipboardTest.livecode
On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> The Dictionary entry for clipboardData lists these among the array keys:
>
> - htmlText: LiveCode HTML text
> -
The Dictionary entry for clipboardData lists these among the array keys:
- htmlText: LiveCode HTML text
- html: styled text in LiveCode HTML format
What is the difference between "LiveCode HTML text" and "LiveCode HTML
format"?
If there is no difference and they're both LC's htmlText, why
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