Restore copying to HTML clipboard, via Copy Special

[JJSlote]

I’d like to request that the ability to copy to the HTML clipboard be restored in Scrivener via the Copy Special menu. It’s a capability that was removed in version 1.8.5.0 for Windows.

I’m bumping up against this need immediately; to do some lightly formatted writing in Scrivener, then incorporating it into a Thunderbird email. “Copy as HTML” doesn’t do the job here, as it merely puts HTML markup content on the plain text clipboard. Sure, I can script it from there, but most users cannot.

We do all kinds of writing in Scrivener, a customized environment with easiest access to prior work. HTML is an extremely common standard; Scrivener should keep it natively available, even if set not to conflict with RTF clips.

Thanks for considering – Jerome

[AmberV]

As a bit of an aside, I use Postbox, which is a Thunderbird fork, and I can insert snippets of HTML into the mail composer if I use the button for doing so. This lets you create complicated HTML-based messages easily. I don’t know if Thunderbird core has that button though; it should be on the format bar if it does:

[JJSlote]

Indeed, it turns out that Thunderbird does have a way to paste HTML text in from the plain text clipboard. It’s right on the “Insert” menu.

Thanks, Amber.