jyc23 36 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 It seems I'm unable to cut and paste links to Google docs in Evernote for Windows. First, I will paste the shareable link from Google docs into an Evernote note. Like this: Evernote then converts the link into the little Google docs "object" that has the Doc icon with the little menu on the right. Like this: I then select that object, cut, and then paste elsewhere in another note. When I paste, it's just an empty space, like this: Seems like a bug to me. Or am I doing something wrong? Link to comment
Level 5* gazumped 11,658 Posted March 21, 2017 Level 5* Share Posted March 21, 2017 Haven't experienced the issue, but I'd probably keep the Google Docs page open with the link text highlighted and paste repeatedly from the original if I needed to. Have you tried pasting to another app and copying from there into mutiple notes? Or is it feasible in the second note to post a link to the first so you;re always using an 'original' link? Could be a bug, we'll have to wait and see whether anyone else can replicate the same problem. (I'm not in a position where I can do tests at the moment..) Link to comment
riles0075 1 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I'm experiencing the exact same thing reported by @jyc23. This is new behavior. I really don't like the Google Docs object either. It disrupts the flow of the note if you are linking to the doc as part of other text. Link to comment
Level 5* jefito 5,589 Posted July 12, 2017 Level 5* Share Posted July 12, 2017 For Cut/Paste issues, I usually use 3rd-party tools like ClipSpy or Clipboard Format Spy to figure out what exactly is being put on the clipboard. Since a clipboard operation often entails that a clip is stored in several different formats, a clipboard consumer needs to choose which one to use. Clipboard spy programs can sometimes help to understand who's to blame; the program putting the stuff on the clipboard, or the program consuming them (in this case, it's apparently Evernote on each end). Anyways, I tried this out with the latest Windows beta (6.6.2.5173) and it appears to work correctly, at least insofar as the link pasted turns into a Google Docs object. I'll leave whether that's appropriate -- as opposed to a more conventional link -- for a different discussion, as it's a separate issue. Link to comment
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