XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox, comp.sys.mac.system   
   From: mariasophia@comprehension.com   
      
   Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   > I will not do this procedure you describe, way too complex an long.   
   >   
   > I opened the wikipedia page on Chrome. If that one is not suitable, you   
   > post the exact page to try with. I use ^A to select and copy paste all   
   > to Kate. It just works, but the result is useless, obviously. ^A in Kate   
   > also works.   
   >   
   > Pasting it all in owrite almost works. I mean, graphics and formatting   
   > is copied almost correctly. Areas with several columns fail.   
   >   
   > If this is not what you intended, write a *short* test procedure.   
      
   Hi Carlos,   
      
   Thanks for testing the warning PSA and for explaining what you tried.   
      
   I was very careful in the original post to not claim the problem is   
   "caused" by the editor, as the editor is simply the last item in the chain.   
      
   Let me clarify something, because I think we may be talking past each other   
   a bit. My original point wasn't that the editor (Kate, Notepad++, owrite,   
   etc.) causes the issue. The editor is simply where the problem becomes   
   visible. The underlying issue starts earlier in the chain, specifically   
   with how the Chromium and Firefox browsers copy the HTML fragment.   
      
   That's why I emphasized the browser differences (Firefox vs. Chromium) and   
   why the operating system or editor isn't the root of the problem. The   
   editor just reacts to whatever HTML fragment the browser provides.   
      
   The problem exists on any operating system where Chromium & Firefox are.   
      
   Your helpful test with Kate and owrite is useful, but it doesn't change the   
   core issue that Firefox and Chromium generate different clipboard HTML, and   
   that's what leads to the inconsistent results when pasting.   
      
   If the procedure I described felt too long, I can absolutely provide a   
   shorter, more direct test case. Here's a minimal version of the test...   
      
   1. Open the specific page or snippet in Firefox.   
   2. Select only the defined section (not the whole page).   
   3. Paste into any editor that supports HTML fragments.   
   4. Repeat the same steps in Chromium and compare.   
      
   This isolates the browser behavior without involving the editor as a   
   variable.   
      
   If you want an even smaller snippet or a different page, I can provide that   
   too as goal of this PSA is simply to warn others of this pernicious issue.   
      
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