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NSTextView: copying a list item does not include list formatting on paste
I have a basic Mac app with a stock NSTextView ("Rich Document Content Text View" in Interface Builder), but I have also observed this behavior in TextEdit:
- Create a new bulleted list with 3 items
- Select and copy a single list item
- Paste the list item into the same document
→ The pasted item loses its list formatting, i.e. when I press Return at the end, no new list item is automatically added.
→ When I select two or more list items, it works correctly.
Here's a quick video:
Other observations
I tested the same procedure in Scrivener (which I believe also uses NSTextView), and here copying a single list item places the correct formatting list attributes on the clipboard.
I inspected the clipboard and when I copy a single list item, indeed, the RTF contents are different compared with Scrivener.
NSTextView (one item copied):
f0fs36 cf0 '95 Regular list item}
Scrivener (one item copied):
f0fs32 cf0 {listtext uc0u8226 }Regular list item}
Note how Scrivener places the correct formatting on the clipboard.
NSTextView (two items copied):
f0fs36 cf0 {listtext uc0u8226 }Regular list item
{listtext uc0u8226 }Another list item}
When copying two list items, it works as expected.
What am I missing? Or is this a bug/feature and the Scrivener folks are working around this in their app (e.g. detecting when a single list item is copied and fixing its attributes)?
cocoa copy-paste nsattributedstring nstextview nstextstorage
asked Nov 20 '18 at 8:50
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I have a basic Mac app with a stock NSTextView ("Rich Document Content Text View" in Interface Builder), but I have also observed this behavior in TextEdit:
- Create a new bulleted list with 3 items
- Select and copy a single list item
- Paste the list item into the same document
→ The pasted item loses its list formatting, i.e. when I press Return at the end, no new list item is automatically added.
→ When I select two or more list items, it works correctly.
Here's a quick video:
Other observations
I tested the same procedure in Scrivener (which I believe also uses NSTextView), and here copying a single list item places the correct formatting list attributes on the clipboard.
I inspected the clipboard and when I copy a single list item, indeed, the RTF contents are different compared with Scrivener.
NSTextView (one item copied):
f0fs36 cf0 '95 Regular list item}
Scrivener (one item copied):
f0fs32 cf0 {listtext uc0u8226 }Regular list item}
Note how Scrivener places the correct formatting on the clipboard.
NSTextView (two items copied):
f0fs36 cf0 {listtext uc0u8226 }Regular list item
{listtext uc0u8226 }Another list item}
When copying two list items, it works as expected.
What am I missing? Or is this a bug/feature and the Scrivener folks are working around this in their app (e.g. detecting when a single list item is copied and fixing its attributes)?
cocoa copy-paste nsattributedstring nstextview nstextstorage
asked Nov 20 '18 at 8:50
MarkMark
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I have a basic Mac app with a stock NSTextView ("Rich Document Content Text View" in Interface Builder), but I have also observed this behavior in TextEdit:
- Create a new bulleted list with 3 items
- Select and copy a single list item
- Paste the list item into the same document
→ The pasted item loses its list formatting, i.e. when I press Return at the end, no new list item is automatically added.
→ When I select two or more list items, it works correctly.
Here's a quick video:
Other observations
I tested the same procedure in Scrivener (which I believe also uses NSTextView), and here copying a single list item places the correct formatting list attributes on the clipboard.
I inspected the clipboard and when I copy a single list item, indeed, the RTF contents are different compared with Scrivener.
NSTextView (one item copied):
f0fs36 cf0 '95 Regular list item}
Scrivener (one item copied):
f0fs32 cf0 {listtext uc0u8226 }Regular list item}
Note how Scrivener places the correct formatting on the clipboard.
NSTextView (two items copied):
f0fs36 cf0 {listtext uc0u8226 }Regular list item
{listtext uc0u8226 }Another list item}
When copying two list items, it works as expected.
What am I missing? Or is this a bug/feature and the Scrivener folks are working around this in their app (e.g. detecting when a single list item is copied and fixing its attributes)?
cocoa copy-paste nsattributedstring nstextview nstextstorage
asked Nov 20 '18 at 8:50
MarkMark
2,85212964
I have a basic Mac app with a stock NSTextView ("Rich Document Content Text View" in Interface Builder), but I have also observed this behavior in TextEdit:
- Create a new bulleted list with 3 items
- Select and copy a single list item
- Paste the list item into the same document
→ The pasted item loses its list formatting, i.e. when I press Return at the end, no new list item is automatically added.
→ When I select two or more list items, it works correctly.
Here's a quick video:
Other observations
I tested the same procedure in Scrivener (which I believe also uses NSTextView), and here copying a single list item places the correct formatting list attributes on the clipboard.
I inspected the clipboard and when I copy a single list item, indeed, the RTF contents are different compared with Scrivener.
NSTextView (one item copied):
f0fs36 cf0 '95 Regular list item}
Scrivener (one item copied):
f0fs32 cf0 {listtext uc0u8226 }Regular list item}
Note how Scrivener places the correct formatting on the clipboard.
NSTextView (two items copied):
f0fs36 cf0 {listtext uc0u8226 }Regular list item
{listtext uc0u8226 }Another list item}
When copying two list items, it works as expected.
What am I missing? Or is this a bug/feature and the Scrivener folks are working around this in their app (e.g. detecting when a single list item is copied and fixing its attributes)?
cocoa copy-paste nsattributedstring nstextview nstextstorage
cocoa copy-paste nsattributedstring nstextview nstextstorage
asked Nov 20 '18 at 8:50
MarkMark
2,85212964
asked Nov 20 '18 at 8:50
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asked Nov 20 '18 at 8:50
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It's a "feature".
Try placing your cursor at the start (rather than the end of the line) and dragging down to select the line, copy, paste - you'll get a return at the end of the paste but if you back up to the end of the pasted line and hit return you'll find you get the list formatting.
The formatting details for a "paragraph" are attached to the newlines, also when text is copied formatting info for the start of the selection is included.
The source of TextEdit is available from Apple, the linked version is a few years old and Apple's documentation archive, you might find a newer version in the new "improved" documentation Apple provides, or lose your sanity looking ;-(. If you read it you can find out how these features/quirks of the text system are dealt with.
HTH
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It's a "feature".
Try placing your cursor at the start (rather than the end of the line) and dragging down to select the line, copy, paste - you'll get a return at the end of the paste but if you back up to the end of the pasted line and hit return you'll find you get the list formatting.
The formatting details for a "paragraph" are attached to the newlines, also when text is copied formatting info for the start of the selection is included.
The source of TextEdit is available from Apple, the linked version is a few years old and Apple's documentation archive, you might find a newer version in the new "improved" documentation Apple provides, or lose your sanity looking ;-(. If you read it you can find out how these features/quirks of the text system are dealt with.
HTH
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It's a "feature".
Try placing your cursor at the start (rather than the end of the line) and dragging down to select the line, copy, paste - you'll get a return at the end of the paste but if you back up to the end of the pasted line and hit return you'll find you get the list formatting.
The formatting details for a "paragraph" are attached to the newlines, also when text is copied formatting info for the start of the selection is included.
The source of TextEdit is available from Apple, the linked version is a few years old and Apple's documentation archive, you might find a newer version in the new "improved" documentation Apple provides, or lose your sanity looking ;-(. If you read it you can find out how these features/quirks of the text system are dealt with.
HTH
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It's a "feature".
Try placing your cursor at the start (rather than the end of the line) and dragging down to select the line, copy, paste - you'll get a return at the end of the paste but if you back up to the end of the pasted line and hit return you'll find you get the list formatting.
The formatting details for a "paragraph" are attached to the newlines, also when text is copied formatting info for the start of the selection is included.
The source of TextEdit is available from Apple, the linked version is a few years old and Apple's documentation archive, you might find a newer version in the new "improved" documentation Apple provides, or lose your sanity looking ;-(. If you read it you can find out how these features/quirks of the text system are dealt with.
HTH
answered Nov 20 '18 at 10:30
CRDCRD
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It's a "feature".
Try placing your cursor at the start (rather than the end of the line) and dragging down to select the line, copy, paste - you'll get a return at the end of the paste but if you back up to the end of the pasted line and hit return you'll find you get the list formatting.
The formatting details for a "paragraph" are attached to the newlines, also when text is copied formatting info for the start of the selection is included.
The source of TextEdit is available from Apple, the linked version is a few years old and Apple's documentation archive, you might find a newer version in the new "improved" documentation Apple provides, or lose your sanity looking ;-(. If you read it you can find out how these features/quirks of the text system are dealt with.
HTH
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