Difference between "html" and "htmlText" in clipboardData?

Richard Gaskin ambassador at fourthworld.com
Wed Feb 1 22:33:24 EST 2017


Stephen Barncard wrote:

 > On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 4:46 PM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
 >
 >> The Dictionary entry for clipboardData lists these among the array
 >> keys:
 >>
 >> - htmlText: LiveCode HTML text
 >> - html: styled text in LiveCode HTML format
 >>
 >> What is the difference between "LiveCode HTML text" and "LiveCode
 >> HTML format"?
 >>
 >> If there is no difference and they're both LC's htmlText, why two key
 >> names?
 >>
 > if you need it.
 >
 > http://media.barncard.com/downloads/clipboardTest.livecode

Thanks.  Interestingly, it shows a key for "html" but not "htmlText".

Do you know what the difference between those keys is?

Is this just a bug in the Dictionary and there is no "htmlText", with 
the "html" key using LC's htmlText?

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  Richard Gaskin
  Fourth World Systems
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