Paste Isn't Working For Hyperlink Menu

brandondrury · Post by **brandondrury** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:19 am

I love the software. I'm ready to buy, but I've got a bug. In the hyperlink menu I can not paste. I can cut from any of the fields. For example, I can cut the text from "Text to display:" but I can not paste it in any fields (Text to display, ScreenTip, hyperlink). Any advice?

Brandon

Post by **Robert** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:34 pm

Hi Brandon,
You cannot cut from the hyperlink box itself because this would mean removing the underlying URL.
What you can do is specify a text to display or a screentip. These can be pasted with Ctrl+V.
If the “Text to display” is identical to the underlying URL, Atlantis automatically blanks the “Text to display” box. In other words, there is no need to specify a “Text to display” if you want it to be identical to the underlying URL. So it is pointless to paste a “Text to display” if it is identical to the underlying URL.

HTH.
Cheers,
Robert

brandondrury · Post by **brandondrury** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:13 am

You cannot cut from the hyperlink box itself because this would mean removing the underlying URL.

Well, I've done it. (Assuming we are talking about the same hyperlink box.)

I highlighted the text I wanted to link up. I clicked on the hyperlink button. I get the menu. From there, I can highlight any/all of the text I just highlighted and cut it, but I can't paste it back.

What you can do is specify a text to display or a screentip. These can be pasted with Ctrl+V.

Not on my install. Control+V is dead when the hyperlink box is open. I've started a few times. I guess I could uninstall/install again and see if that fixes it.

So it is pointless to paste a “Text to display” if it is identical to the underlying URL.

I follow you, but I was just making a point that Control+V does nothing in any of the hyperlink box fields.

I already have my anchor text and I'm ready to add my URLs. I can try it on another computer. It sounds like if this was a known problem you would have given me a typical solution. I'm guessing I'm the first to have this problem. It could always be my computer.

Thanks,
Brandon

Post by **Robert** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:55 am

I do hope we are talking about Atlantis Word Processor, and its “Insert | Hyperlink…” dialog!
Let’s take an example. Let’s assume that you have the following text:

Support@AtlantisWordProcessor.com

If you place the insertion cursor within the above text (or select it all), then click “Insert | Hyperlink…”, you should get this:

As you can see, the underlying URL was automatically selected within the “hyperlink” box. I don’t see why anyone would want to cut it all and paste it back. If you cut a fragment of it and paste only that fragment back, Atlantis will allow you to do it, but you’ll just be making junk of the original URL. It would help if you gave a specific example of what you are actually trying to do. Make screen captures if at all possible.

There are 3 entry boxes in this “Insert | Hyperlink…” dialog. All 3 boxes should respond correctly to “Ctrl+A”, “Ctrl+C”, “Ctrl+X”, and “Ctrl+V”. If they don’t, then you have a very unusual problem.

Are the above hot keys working in any ordinary document window in Atlantis on your system? And are you saying that they don’t work only within the “Insert | Hyperlink…” dialog? If this is the case, this is most extraordinary. Rather incomprehensible!

brandondrury · Post by **brandondrury** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:25 am

I don’t see why anyone would want to cut it all and paste it back.

Easy. I'll show you.

Let's say my URL is this:

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https&#58;//www.google.com/maps/place/Walmart+Supercenter/@37.36255,-89.634531,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x88778be7d89647b9&#58;0xa1b790514e06cf7

I'd like to paste that long url into the hyperlink box. The final code in html should look like:

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<a href="https&#58;//www.google.com/maps/place/Walmart+Supercenter/@37.36255,-89.634531,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x88778be7d89647b9&#58;0xa1b790514e06cf7  ">first helicopter landing</a>

If you cut a fragment of it and paste only that fragment back, Atlantis will allow you to do it,

Not on mine. I probably should have stated above that I'm a php developer and fairly advanced web dude.

You don't have to worry about my computer being on or anything. Even if I cut a section out of that link I can't paste it back.

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There are 3 entry boxes in this “Insert | Hyperlink…” dialog. All 3 boxes should respond correctly to “Ctrl+A”, “Ctrl+C”, “Ctrl+X”, and “Ctrl+V”. If they don’t, then you have a very unusual problem.

Alright. I'll try Atlantis on another computer. This one has seen better days anyway.

Are the above hot keys working in any ordinary document window in Atlantis on your system? And are you saying that they don’t work only within the “Insert | Hyperlink…” dialog? If this is the case, this is most extraordinary. Rather incomprehensible!

I've found that Atlantis doesn't like it when I paste from Notepad, but it has no trouble at all with Wordpad text. I write in Google Docs so I copy to Notepad to ditch all the formatting, then to Wordpad, and then to Atlantis. (Not exactly elegant!) Oh well, it's faster than most methods.

All the usual shortcuts work just fine in Atlantis except for the hyperlink. My book is finished and just needs hyperlinks. Go figure!

Brandon

Post by **Robert** » Fri Oct 17, 2014 11:34 am

Brandon,
Instead of going through all these hoops, you could use the simple utility located at Clean my text.
Note that I can copy/paste from Windows Notepad into Atlantis without any problem (“Ctrl+C” / “Ctrl+V”). This is on Windows 8.1 64-bit with all updates.

If I type in “Here is the site of my first helicopter landing.”, select “first helicopter landing”, then click “Insert | Hyperlink…” in Atlantis, I can paste your URL into the hyperlink box with “Ctrl+V”:

This gives me the following result within the document window whenever I hover my mouse pointer over the hyperlink:

You wrote “ The final code in html should look like:”. Are you expecting Atlantis to create HTML code for hyperlinks by any chance?
Well, Atlantis does not create HTML code for hyperlinks through the “Insert | Hyperlink…” dialog. Atlantis creates internal RTF, DOC, or DOCX code for hyperlinks that are clickable within the document window (see previous picture).

If you want to create HTML code instead in Atlantis, you should first switch off the “AutoCorrect as you type” option in the “Tools | AutoCorrect Options…” dialog. As a rule, the Atlantis AutoCorrect will play havoc with your HTML code. You need pure text. This is incompatible with AutoCorrect which adds all kind of formatting bells and whistles.

If you want to create HTML code for a URL in Atlantis, you can add the following clip to one of your Atlantis Clip Libraries:

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<a href=""></a>

When you want to create HTML code for a specific URL, first paste the above clip item, then fill in the required URL and textual parts by typing them in, or through copy/paste.

HTH.
Cheers,
Robert

brandondrury · Post by **brandondrury** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:47 am

Instead of going through all these hoops, you could use the simple utility located at Clean my text.

That's good to know.

Note that I can copy/paste from Windows Notepad into Atlantis without any problem (“Ctrl+C” / “Ctrl+V”). This is on Windows 8.1 64-bit with all updates.

I can paste, but it comes out a bunch of jibberish.

If I type in “Here is the site of my first helicopter landing.”, select “first helicopter landing”, then click “Insert | Hyperlink…” in Atlantis, I can paste your URL into the hyperlink box with “Ctrl+V”:

That's what I can't do on my laptop. Win 7.

No, I don't need html code created. I was just trying to illustrate what I was trying to do.

Brandon[/quote]

Post by **Robert** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 1:02 pm

I can paste, but it comes out a bunch of gibberish.

I don’t have any explanation for this. It should work.
In any case, you can always go to Clean my text.

That's what I can't do on my laptop. Win 7.

You have a most unusual problem.
Have you tried pasting the URL with “Shift+Insert” instead of “Ctrl+V”?
Maybe you could try switching off your firewall and/or antivirus for a short test period, and see if it makes any difference.
If you have a utility monitoring the clipboard, try switching it off too.

No, I don't need html code created. I was just trying to illustrate what I was trying to do.

I am still not quite clear what exactly you are trying to do, and what you expect from Atlantis. Why do you want to cut part of the URL from within the “insert Hyperlink” box?

brandondrury · Post by **brandondrury** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 12:09 pm

I found a workaround for my little bug. I simply paste in the URL (which is usually part of my article writing process anyway) to the main body of the text. I highlight the URL, select the hyperlink editor icon, and change the anchor text to whatever I want. Basically, instead of highlighting the anchor text and entering the URL I'm working backwards...which doesn't bother me a bit.

Brandon

mismonotheist · Post by **mismonotheist** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:08 pm

I like the packet. I'm ready to buy, but I've got a bug. Under the hyperlink card I can not paste. I can cut from none of such areas. For example, I can cut the text from "Text to list: " but I can not paste it in either fieldsl. Any opinion?

Post by **Robert** » Sun Jan 11, 2015 2:01 pm

Hi SAJID,
What do you mean by “Under the hyperlink card”?
Where is located the “Text to list:” fragment of text?
What text are you trying to paste in which fields?