Ralph Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Paste Special: In 1.5.0.2 the app crashes when pasting text in RTF (Unhandled Exception) but works with Unicode. In 1.5.0.4 the App inserts 'random' characters (see attached file) and Unicode still works. In both versions, Pasting text from the clipboard inserts it as an image - is this what it is intended to do? Paste.afdesign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I'm not seeing that here in 1.5.0.4, Ralph, but since I copied my test text from Notepad++ I only have Unicode text on the clipboard, so either Paste or Paste Special pastes it as frame text unless the Artistic Text Tool is active. Where did you copy your text from? What formats does the Paste Special dialog offer? Do you have a utility such as InsideClipboard to see what other formats are available? Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 I copied ([Ctrl][C]) from a WORD document and was given the options of RTF, Unicode, Enhanced Windows Metafile & Windows Metafile. Both the latter are imported as images - as though I was pasting. The file I attached was created in Build1.5.0.4. Your questions triggered my brain and I realised that the WORD format was DOC, not DOCX So I tried a DOCX file and the RTF import worked - in Paste Special. The layout was corrupted, but at least I have editable text. Paste is still importing text as an image. I'd like to upload a DOCX file to see if you get the same result but I'm being told that I am "not permitted to upload this kind of file". I am, however allowed to upload a DOC file !!! :( :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ingram Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Hi Ralph, we'll have to add .docx to the list of supported formats on the forum. In the meantime, do you have a Dropbox or Google Drive account you could upload to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Hi Mark, I could upload a DOCX to Dropbox, but I think the key issue is the way Paste (& Special) work. Do you intend them to treat text blocks as images? And the RTF import for DOC is truly ground-breaking :wacko: Wrote my first program in 1968 and I've never seen anything like it. ;) Maybe you could consider adding DOC to the supported Affinity formats. Incidentally, sometimes I receive an email to tell me that a reply has been posted. Sometimes not. In this case - NOT. It does add another dimension to keeping track of posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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