1247537 - Copying CSS rules doesn't always produce the same result when properties are disabled

Status: NEW

(DevTools :: Inspector: Rules, defect, P3)

Description

[Patrick Brosset <:pbro>]

Start with these steps:

- open the inspector on any page
- find a rule in the Rules panel that has several properties
- disable one property (by unchecking the checkbox next to it)

Now, compare these 2 ways to copy the rule in the clipboard:

A)
  - copy the text with the mouse cursor
  - right-click and select "Copy"
  OR
  - hit ctrl-C
  - paste the copied text in a text editor somewhere

B)
  - just right-click somewhere in the rule area
  - select "Copy Rule"
  - paste the copied text in a text editor somewhere

==> In case A, the rule is pasted with all properties being enabled
==> In case B, the rule is pasted too but the property that had been disabled before appears within a comment block /*    */

We want case B to be what happens every time. This is a useful feature, and there shouldn't be a difference whether you copy the usual way, or you copy using the "Copy Rule" feature.

Comment 1

[Patrick Brosset <:pbro>]

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