axoletl / not-br-ext

Extension implementation of not-br
MIT License
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Request: Allow Copy and Paste text #6

Open Bobbb12 opened 2 years ago

Bobbb12 commented 2 years ago

Hey, so I saw that you can copy and paste HTML, CSS, and Markdown, but not just regular text. Would it be possible to allow for that? Also somewhat related, but the extension doesn't work on google docs. I would love to be able to write papers using not-br. Idk if there would need to be a text editing software for that or what.

I'm fitting a lot into this, but would it be possible to convert HTML into an ebook file? I would love to convert entire books.

Thank you so much for the work you've done on this. I've struggled with reading for a long time. This could literally change my life. Is there anyway I could donate some money to you as a thank you? I don't have much but you are seriously awesome. :)

axoletl commented 2 years ago

hey! the copy paste stuff would be more related to the site repo here but to answer your question, im not sure theres any basic universal format for text that isnt just, text without formatting (bolding italics etc)... every program seems to handle it differently

im also not familiar with ebook formats, and covering everything from .pdf to .epub and more doesnt seem feasible in a neat way that the site and extension will allow. as the processing system shares a common structure however there might be opportunity to allow for custom scripting that could get you close down the line!

on googles docs, they actually use a canvas element to render their text, meaning theres actually no way for the html processing that the extension does to access it sorry... there may be something to look into on google docs addons (mentioned here) but its beyond what my time allows :(

im not taking donations currently, but i appreciate the sentiment! im sorry i couldnt quite help you with your issues