In a previous message, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The 03.07.07 at 08:53, John Pettigrew wrote:
Try to copy paste between Mozilla and OO, for example.
Works fine here using either middle-click or copy&paste. What's the problem?
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So far, so good... but format is destroyed, fontsizes, etc, and with html tags and codes inserted as text. I haven't tried exactly this in windows, but I bet it works.
That's exactly the point - try copying and pasting between two *non-MS* apps under Windows and see what happens. Formatting etc. can only be maintained if the two apps use the same method to apply formatting. This is where "Paste as..." is useful. However, even with Paste as, it can be very hit and miss. When I was using Windows, I often ran into problems trying this sort of thing. Again, the problem is that people equate MSOffice behaviour with Windows behaviour. The two are very different - not all Windows apps (not even all good, well-written Windows apps) behave in the same way WRT C&P or D&D. This leads to confusion - just as in linux. Windows does have more useful features where they are implemented (such as Paste as) but they are far from universal. If you want an equivalent test, you need to look at copying and pasting between (say) components of koffice. John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Knossos: escape the ever-changing labyrinth before the Minotaur catches you!