Maniphest T255329

Reconsider how read-mode references are pasted into VE
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	ppelberg
	Jun 13 2020, 1:58 AM

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T232461 makes it so when a reference is copied from read mode and pasted into VE, nothing happens. This task is about determining if and how this behavior (described below) should be revised.

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"Copy" a reference from read mode
Open VE for any article
Attempt to "paste" said reference into VE
Nothing happens; no content is pasted; no feedback is given

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		Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
		Open		None	T385558 Improve copy and paste from read mode to VE
		Open		None	T255329 Reconsider how read-mode references are pasted into VE
		Open		None	T389518 Discard broken pasted references from read mode on Parsoid HTML wikis

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ppelberg created this task.Jun 13 2020, 1:58 AM

Restricted Application added a subscriber: Aklapper. · View Herald TranscriptJun 13 2020, 1:58 AM

ppelberg mentioned this in T232461: Read-mode references pasted into VE via a third-party editor are not stripped.Jun 13 2020, 1:58 AM

ppelberg added a project: Editing Design.

ppelberg mentioned this in T241678: Visual Editor unable to copy and paste a citation between articles.

Dvorapa subscribed.Jun 13 2020, 9:38 AM

JTannerWMF moved this task from To Triage to Triaged on the VisualEditor board.Jun 16 2020, 3:47 PM

JTannerWMF edited projects, added Editing-team (Tracking); removed Editing Design, Editing-team.

JTannerWMF moved this task from Backlog to FY2020-21 on the Editing-team (Tracking) board.

Esanders added projects: VisualEditor-MediaWiki, VisualEditor-CopyPaste.Feb 4 2025, 10:22 AM

Esanders merged a task: T236220: As a contributor I want to know why references pasted from read mode do not appear in VE.

Esanders subscribed.

Esanders added a parent task: T385558: Improve copy and paste from read mode to VE.Feb 4 2025, 10:24 AM