RTF format is lost whenpasting text (e.g. from Word) into a textbox on a website
When pasting formatted text (RTF text from Word) into a textbox on a website, such as reviews, the text will be displayed as non-formatted, i.e. bold text is gone, paragraphs are gone. Text is displayed as one long sentence.
I need to revert to IE to be able to past the text in the proper format.
Vainly tried to find a solution for this.
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Hi,
You can try to reset Firefox and check first before installing/customizing.
The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information. Note: This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.
To Reset Firefox do the following:
- Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
- Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
- Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
- Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
Further information can be found in the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article.
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!
Thanks.
Well, I was hoping for an 'easy' about config setting. Frankly, I donot know whether resetting will help and am not really eager to go thru all the steps of reconfiguring FF right now. So, I think I'll drop this matter and will will continue to use IE9 for this specific task.
That aside - have discovered that some sites donot work properly within FF (extremely slow, waiting for a minute or so to open). For those sites, I also switch to IE. It may have something to do with some installed add-ons, like Adblock Plus, I don't know.
Anyway, I will continue to use the best of 'both worlds'.
Oh, btw, here an example of what I meant with "lost formatting".
Thanks again. =
Modified by ffw62
Not sure about particular sites, but generally it seems to be flawless. You could try to make exceptions for the site/sites in Adblock Plus and other add-ons and check.
You can also try to check in a new profile before trying the reset.
Firefox Help (Alt + H) > Troubleshooting Information > Copy all to clipboard and paste (with or without paste options) into Word/LibreOffice/OpenOffice, would also be a helpful reference for a quick replication of the previous state/settings/profile.
Firefox can probably only retain such formatting if it is placed as HTML code on the clipboard and if you paste it in a rich text editor window.
Maybe try the workaround mentioned in comment 22:
- bug 714115 - CF_HTML Bug when pasting from Word and Excel if you use a , instead of . for your decimal point
Modified by cor-el
Okay, thanks to you all, I will continue to use IE for these purposes.
Thing is: sometimes (=mostly) I forget and only after the preview and the wrapped text I remember I should have started IE, so I have to start over with copy/paste/edit, etc.
Anyway ..
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