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1. kenprevo
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   OK, I was a programmer in a former life. If you need something in assembler to do fast screen writes to a CGA monitor in DOS, I might be able to help. (Stop laughing!) Here... I am stumped on something that's likely a no-brainer.

   I use open office and do all formatting, media additions etc in the remote document. Copy and Paste to WP.

   My formatting is lost. Fonts go back to default font and size. Paragraphs run together without a line space. This is with a standard browser. (Firefox) Look at it in NewsFox or Google reader and it has the right fonts and paragraph breaks.

   I tried to work around it by going into the HTML and adding "<p><p>" to see if that'd work. Saving while staying in HTML edit sort of worked. I could see paragraph spacing. As soon as I return to the visual edit they are lost.

2. kenprevo
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Anybody?

   Guess it isn't a simple CSS edit...

3. msdana
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   This post may help you understand the issues of copy-and-paste.

4. kenprevo
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks for the help, Dana. However, I used the technique while a paid blogger/author for several years. The staff even provided a 'copy from word' plugin but results were identical.

   I've pretty well got down what minor gotchas there are. What I'm looking for is how to turn of the nanny features in TinyMCE. I have seen where others have the "cleaning" problem but I haven't seen the solution.

   Frankly, I'd feel very constrained having to use TinyMCE. Word (Actually, OpenOffice) is a tool. Tools can be misused or they can enhance the work. That the user's responsibility.

5. kenprevo
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I blogged about all this today. Near the bottom is a graphic of my blog in Firefox and in a reader. TinyMCE -- or its configuration -- seems responsible along with net standards that conflict within themselves.

6. kenprevo
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Well, I found the answer. It is two years old and still poorly resolved.

   There is evidently an ongoing argument between left and right sides of the brain that runs this joint. It seems all this is done to make design the king over content.

   You might have a WP design that outshines a Calder or Picasso. But, without content, it might as well be a shabby bowling alley.

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