89323 - Copy and Paste column become row

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 76545

(MailNews Core :: Composition, defect, P3)

Description

[wkfx2003-bugzilla]

1. Insert a table say 3 row 2 column
2. Go to cell (1,1) (Column, Row)
3. use menu to Select Column
4. Copy
5. Go to cell (2,1)
6. use menu to "INSERT COLUMN AFTER"
7. go to cell (3,1) on the new column
8. Paste

Actual Result:
The cells copied are pasted horizontally.

Expected Result
The cells content should paste vertically as column

Generally, I expect what user copy in table can be paste in the same "shape and
size".
e.g. in a 5x5 table, if I selecct vertically 3 cells, I can copy and paste
in other 6x6 table as 3 cell vertically

Comment 1

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

over to editor team

Comment 2

[rubydoo123]

the copied table column does indeed get pasted as a nested table row

Comment 3

[Charles Manske]

Joe and I will work out these issues in next version. We are not sure we will
ever retain original row/column structure when copying, but we will offer options
for how to paste cell data as rows, columns, embeded table, etc. (bug 41547)

Comment 4

[wkfx2003-bugzilla]

It is strange that if I use "Table->Select Table"
Copy & Paste will paste as cell in one row
If I select using Mouse Drag, it can copy and paste the table in the same form.

Comment 5

[Charles Manske]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 76545 ***

Comment 6

[Sheela Ravindran]

vrfy dup