133728 - Copying from a nested <li> doesn't send correct data to clipboard

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core :: DOM: Editor, defect)

Description

[Dimitrios]

Build 2002032603, Win2K.
Copying from nested (either ordered or unordered) lists is unusable (clipboard
content doesn't resemble to the copied text).I saw it first on mozilla.org
status updates (copying a non-linked bug number from there doesn't work).
Following testcase (valid html, see attachment) reproduces the issue:

<ul>
 <li>1. This text can be copied
 <ul>
   <li>2. This text cannot</li>
 </ul>
 </li> 
</ul>

Steps to reproduce:
1. Open the testcase (or above url)
2. Copy some text from inside a nested list
3. Paste into any other Mozilla textfield (e.g. url bar) or external application

Actual results: Only a "#" is pasted (for an unordered list)
Expected results: Copied text is pasted

Comment 1

[Dimitrios]

Attachment: test case with nested list

Comment 2

[sujay]

Joe, please take a look.

Comment 3

[Joe Francis]

can anyone else see this?  This worksforme from my own debug build of 5am pst on 
the 26th

Comment 4

[Dimitrios]

Still doesn't work on 2002032708, Win2K (using context menu or keyboard).

Comment 5

[sujay]

Joe, I can also reproduce this.
very easy to reproduce...

Comment 6

[sujay]

remember when you copy text from a list you're probably
gonna get more than the text in your buffer...you'll also
get list structure, right Joe? that could be what is
causing the "#" to be showing up in the buffer...

Comment 7

[Dimitrios]

>that could be what is causing the "#" to be showing up in the buffer...

Definitely agree. that is why when you copy from an nested ordered list (<ol>),
you get the list numbering prefixes, i.e. "1." or "2." etc instead of a "#".
Sorry for not being clear on that.

Comment 8

[Joe Francis]

fixed everywhere (branch and trunk) by earlier work

Comment 9

[Dimitrios]

The "#" character is still present but the rest of the bug is indeed fixed.
Should we reopen because of "#" or that should be filed separately? 

Comment 10

[sujay]

Dipa, file a new bug for the "#" and mark this bug verified...

thanks.

Comment 11

[Dimitrios]

Verified on 2002041718, Win2k.