PR just about done actually. It sets the plain text but leaves previous HTML right now. Should have it done this weekend. On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 10:50 AM Mark Waddingham via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> The behaviour should be that if you put plaintext then only plaintext > should be on the clipboard... > > If you put styled text then plain and rtf should be on the clipboard... > HTML maybe - but if that's the format causing the problem (and not rtf - > which I think is the main Cocoa style interchange format) then that needs > some thought. > > A line in a field is a paragraph - you can put vertical tabs in a line to > give you hard line breaks (i.e. BR in html). If other apps are interpreting > this differently then that causes a 'roundtrip' issue for LiveCode. > > Anyway, this is a result of the reworking of the clipboard we did early on > in 8 (maybe late 7) - if you have the time to poke around and propose a > patch on more than happy to help - it's been on my list to dig into for > ages, but hasn't reached the top yet! > > Warmest Regards, > > Mark. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 13 Jan 2018, at 15:16, Brian Milby via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > The text on the clipboard is fine. The problem is that too much is put on > > the clipboard. Plain text converted to HTML is likely the real problem. > > That is why a trip through a plain text editor fixes the issue. It takes > > the plain text from the clipboard and only puts plain text on the > > clipboard. There are 2 bug reports on this issue. I’m planning on > > submitting a PR but was waiting for any reasoning behind the current > method > > that I may have overlooked. > > On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 9:11 AM Richard Burkett via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > >> Actually, the reason why we’re having this conversation is that I needed > >> to load the clipboard with in what SHOULD be plain text format data via > >> script, data that included plain returns, and it appeared as double > spaced > >> when pasted into Mac Mail. There was another user-driven in terms of > >> selecting text. This should probably be a bug in LiveCode (the same > thing > >> happens when I copy a script from the editor in LiveCode). > >> > >> In any case, I found a script solution which I sent to the list > >> (use-livecode Digest, Vol 172, Issue 24, item 5) and it works fine now. > >> Perhaps LiveCode should have a clipBoard key “plainTextREALLY” that uses > >> that script. > >> > >> Thanks again for your help with this, Paul Hibbert. > >> > >> Richard > >> > >> Richard Burkett > >> richard.burk...@sbcglobal.net > >> > >> > >>> On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 Brian Milby wrote: > >>> > >>> That is precisely why we are having this conversation. An assumption > was > >>> made that creating an HTML version of plain text was needed for the > >>> clipboard. > >>> > >>> On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 4:51 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode < > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Non- starter. Can't make assumptions about the end user's intent. What > >> if > >>>> what he was copying was SUPPOSED to have double line breaks or > carriage > >>>> returns? The complaint would be that LC was taking liberties with > user's > >>>> data! > >>>> > >>>> Bob S > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> On Jan 12, 2018, at 09:42 , Brian Milby via use-livecode < > >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> > >> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> If it was changed to use <br> for single line breaks and only > assuming > >> a > >>>>> paragraph when there are 2 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> use-livecode mailing list > >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >>>> subscription preferences: > >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode < > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
