Hi LArs,

it's possible now.

Just use Paste Special from the Edit menu.

Best regards

Frank

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ah, that's "insert content" (translated from german). 

Formerly "insert content" was the function which is now integrated 
into the insert icon function (that's choosing the format); I never 
tried that edit menu insert content fct. again.

But insert content is an appropriate name; and it#s even available in 
context menu! (well done)

Look at the edit-insert content (translated from german version) 
function when you have a bitmap (or nothing) in the windows clipboard 
and look at the paste icon when long clicking it.

they show the same (that is: they let select the type as which it 
should be inserted).


Now copy a cell


Look at both again: the paste icon shows types again, but the insert 
content function offers that "layered attribute model".


The paste icon -long click should also offer the attribute model

offer a "insert type" submenu in the context menu like in the toolbar 
icon

Different entries between paste special dialog and icon. 

The "Paste Special" menu entry calls two different functions (and
dialogs), depending on the clipboard content. Independently of that,
the toolbox button always shows the list of available clipboard format
names. There's nothing wrong with that.

Look at the edit-insert content (translated from german version) 
function when you have a bitmap (or nothing) in the windows clipboard 
and look at the paste icon when long clicking it.

THEY SHOW THE SAME (that is: they let select the type as which it 
should be inserted).


Now copy a cell

Look at both again: the paste icon shows types again, but the insert 
content function offers that "layered attribute model". THEY ARE 
DIFFERENT.



here's INCONSISTENCY  which should be "fixed"

here's INCONSISTENCY  which should be "fixed"

because the user doesn't know that these are 2 different functions if 
they behave the same some time, so he will always use the handier 
icon and never use the menu as I have done and therefore have mised 
that functionality.

but I also like to be able to have that functionality (to select 
whether just borders, text, background of a cell for example, if a 
cell has been copied, is to be pasted) in the context menu or an 
icon; but this idea I have forwarded in a different issue (i Think..).

I'll forward the issue to Falko. Maybe he has an idea.

Strictly seen you are right, Lars. There _are_ two different ways of
"Paste Special" even if they supposed to be the same.
For the moment I do not have an idea how to solve this issue since
both kinds are in need (while the menu driven one is also a legacy issue).

I cannot think of a solution here. Back to you.
Please close or create a solution.

so the 'paste' toolbar icon simply shows the clipboard content 
formats available while the "paste special" menu function checks 
whether the clipboard content is a Calc internal object or an 
external one and offers an appropriate 'paste' dialogue.

Can't the 'paste' icon not simply do the same check and if it is 
eg "a cell" which is in clipboard show "all, borders, background, 
value, formula, ..." as entries of the paste icon (instead of the 
different clipboard formats)? or open the same dialogue the menu 
function does then?

AFAIK it can#T.

FT->NN: Am I right or wrong?

Obviously, the dialog can't be shown in place of the drop-down list.
If the icon was to function like a normal toolbox icon in that case,
it would be even more confusing, because on pressing the mouse button
nothing would happen, as a normal icon executes its function on
releasing the button. Not a good idea, I think.

FT: I will close this one.
Why? There's no real solution for this issue.
On the other hand I do not think that this issue confuses a lot of
people but most will understand how to use these to same-named in
their right ways.
A good indicator for this is that
a) there are no votes (even not your own, Lars ;o) and 
b) I haven't come across any same-sounding issue.

closed