XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox, comp.sys.mac.system   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-13 22:01, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   > Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   >> On 2026-02-13 19:12, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   >>> Carlos E. R. wrote:   
      
   ...   
      
   > Your tests confirm that Kate and LO Write handle the Chromium clipboard   
   > in a way that avoids the issue. That is good information for the group.   
   > It also helps narrow down which editors might react differently.   
   >   
   > Since you run Linux every day, your input is valuable here. You can help   
   > the team by checking one small thing that keeps the test simple.   
   >   
   > Here is a short test that keeps things simple. 1. Copy a short plain-   
   > looking paragraph in Firefox. 2. Paste it into any editor you prefer. 3.   
   > Press Control+A and confirm that full selection works. 4. Repeat the   
   > same steps using Chromium. 5. Compare only the behavior of the editor,   
   > not the formatting.   
      
   Yes, I pasted into Kate, from both browsers, and ctrl-A works fine.   
      
      
   >   
   > This keeps the test short and avoids long procedures, and it lets us see   
   > whether the difference between Firefox and Chromium shows up in your own   
   > Linux setup.   
   >   
   > If both behave the same, that tells us the editor is choosing plain text.   
   > If they differ, that suggests the editor is reacting to the HTML fragment   
   > that Chromium always provides. This is the PSA that I'm warning folks of.   
   >   
      
   Kate is a plain text editor, so it chooses the plain text part. LO lets   
   me choose (with shift-^V)   
      
      
      
   > Note that Control+A is not a Windows feature. It is an editor feature.   
   > On Linux:   
   > a. Kate supports Control+A   
   > b. LO Write supports Control+A   
   > c. GVim supports Control+A   
   > But many terminal editors do not.   
   >   
   > So the key point is that while Control+A works on Linux, the behavior after   
   > a Chromium paste can differ depending on how the editor interprets the   
   > clipboard formats.   
   >   
   > Thanks again for checking this. Your Linux results help complete the   
   > picture for everyone.   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers,   
           Carlos E.R.   
      
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