1051794 - CKEditor: Set config.forcePasteAsPlainText to true

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(developer.mozilla.org Graveyard :: Editing, defect)

Description

[Florian Scholz (Open Web Docs)]

Background: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mozilla.mdn.drivers/UuMpcllFaSY

Comment 1

[Eric Shepherd [:sheppy]]

We have a toolbar button that allows you to insert text converted to plain text.

Given that we do *not* want people using the HTML source mode in the editor, making people do so to paste styled content is a terrible idea. I copy and paste styled content regularly, as do many people, I'm sure.

For example, I copy content from one page to another to get layout.

I also copy content out, paste it into a local document to retain it or work on it, then paste it back.

While I agree that the underlying problem of getting cruft in our content because of pasted content, I don't think disabling styled pastes is the right answer.

Comment 2

[David Walsh :davidwalsh]

There's a PR in for this now:  https://github.com/mozilla/kuma/pull/2648

We can waffle if we want.  Let me know if you guys want to proceed.

Comment 3

[David Walsh :davidwalsh]

Have we figured this out yet?  I'm tempted to close this bug.

Comment 4

[Florian Scholz (Open Web Docs)]

> While I agree that the underlying problem of getting cruft in our content
> because of pasted content, I don't think disabling styled pastes is the
> right answer.

I think it this is the truth. We need to solve the cruft problem differently.

Comment 5

[Jean-Yves Perrier [:teoli]]

Yep. I think a part of the problem is that the different kind of pastes we have are not easily discoverable. I needed several years to discover we have a "past without style" button. 

I filed bug 1076724 for this.