On 03/04/2008 07:37 PM, Dave Barton wrote: > > You say that you "go to a folder", but it is not clear where you are > going to right click on an image. If you using the "Copy" function in > "Windows Explorer" (also known as "My Computer"), then what you say is > true and partly contradicts some of what I have said earlier in this > thread. I have been unable to achieve anything similar with Linux. I had > erroneously assumed the copy was being done from within another > application, not from within the operating system. It would appear that > M$ does not comply with their own published API (Application Programming > Interface) specifications for handling Clipboard functions. Data placed > (copied to) the clipboard data should remain intact until it is replaced > with new data, or cleared. However, if the Windows Explorer (so called) > "Copy" option is used to place an image on the Clipboard and that source > image is then deleted from the disk, the Clipboard image also disappears. > > It would seem that you have also highlighted, what I would describe as, > a "bug", or at least an inconsistency, in the way OOo identifies the > Windows Clipboard data. Since OOo is built around a common core, I can > see no reason for this. I will put this forward for consideration on the > the developer list and maybe file an issue. > > Dave
In linux (2.4.rc2) if I Import|Picture in either Impress or Writer the .jpg is imported without any links. If I paste from the clipboard in either Impress or Writer all I get is the local url string. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
