On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 06:54, David C. Rankin
On 11/24/2011 04:55 PM, Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote:
When pasting data use "Insert Special" under the "Edit" pull-down where you can paste the buffer unformatted.
Ken,
Edit -> Paste Special is the same as 'ctrl+shift+v' in the original post, then still have a second operation to choose 'unformatted text'. That completely destroys the efficiency of the select buffer. It adds 3 more steps where NONE were required before. Using the select buffer, eliminates having to use the copy buffer. I simply want to use the select buffer without it being polluted with html format tags. Think about it. If you have 150 items to paste, then it goes like this.
(1) Using the traditional select buffer middle mouse paste, the steps are:
(a) select the text, it's placed in 'select buffer' automatically; (b) click middle-mouse to 'position' & 'paste' and your done.
(2) Using the 'paste special' unformatted text option it is:
(a) select the text, it's still placed in 'select buffer' but *unused*; (b) ctrl+c -or- rt-click choose copy -or- edit menu -> copy, to place in 'copy buffer' (or clipboard); (c) left click to position for paste; then next (d) ctrl+shift+v -or- 'edit menu' -> 'paste special' to activate paste special dialog; then (e) choose 'unformatted text' from the dialog to paste from copy buffer.
I haven't yet discovered a nice way to make Middle-Click paste only unformatted text, but... there is a default keyboard shortcut for Paste Unformatted in LibreOffice/OpenOffice.... Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V Yup, all 4 keys... if you manage this feat with one hand, you've got a double joint somewhere :-) You can change the default behavior of the usual paste function in LibreOffice/OpenOffice though: - Go to Tools > Customise > Keyboard - Scroll to the Ctrl + V shortcut key and select it, - In Category, select Edit, and in Function select Paste Unformatted Text. - Click Modify You should now have the default Ctrl+V behavior you (and pretty much the rest of the planet) expect and want. Honestly, I don't think I've met anyone who wants to paste formatted text... Unformatted is the expectation every single time. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org