[PLUG] question on linux formatting tool

[Johnathan Mantey]

Advice from someone who hasn't ever used FB.

Perhaps you should save the file to HTML and clip the necessary bit from
that?
I assume FB is expecting, or can accept, HTML formatted content.

On Mon, Feb 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM Ben Koenig <techkoenig at protonmail.com> wrote:

> On Monday, February 3rd, 2025 at 4:52 PM, American Citizen <
> website.reader3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Occasionally I post to Facebook, but everytime I drop in text, for
> > example, from LibreOffice, instantly the bold formats, colored text, are
> > all removed and bland text results. Does anyone know what linux UTF-8
> > editor will work, such that edited text can be copied from the mouse and
> > dropped straight into the Facebook post?
> >
> > I have tried some but so far have failed 100%. The only one which worked
> > was some online tool, and I had to copy the converted text. Needless to
> > say, I don't want my information being copied by some online site and
> > sent to digital archives around the world.
> >
> > Does anyone know an editor which will work? I tried SeaMonkey, but
> > dropping the formatted text did not work, everything format was cleansed
> > and only bland text was left in the post.
>
> The standard keyboard shortcut for this is CTRL+SHIFT+h. Usually called
> something like "paste with formatting". Libreoffice has a "paste special"
> submenu in Edit.
>
> This typically works in all applications if the text area supports
> formatting. ctrl+v to paste the text. ctrl+shift+v to paste the copied text
> and all additional formatting.
>
> I'm not sure if this is dependent on the DE or if it's tied into some sort
> of X clipboard feature. YMMV
>
> Also works in windows and mac. Not sure who came up with that particular
> feature.
> -Ben
>