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Improve Pasting Functionality: Replace Selected Plain Text with URL Instead of Hyperlinking

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      Summary:

      Currently, when selecting plain text and pasting a URL using Cmd/Ctrl + V, the selected text is hyperlinked instead of being replaced by the URL. It would enhance user experience if the paste action replaced the selected text with the URL directly.

      Workarounds:

      1. Delete or cut the text you wish to replace using Cmd/Ctrl + X, then paste the URL with Ctrl + V.
      2. After the initial pasting, which creates a hyperlink, you can edit it to be inline as shown in the screenshot provided.
      3. Use Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + V to paste the URL as plain text instead of an inline link.
      4. Paste the URL twice to achieve the desired result.

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            [JRACLOUD-91953] Improve Pasting Functionality: Replace Selected Plain Text with URL Instead of Hyperlinking

            David Hollman added a comment - - edited

            This seems like unusual behavior for any text editor. I can’t think of any other editors which treat paste as a formatting operation. 

            MS Word can do that but only if you select “paste formatting” explicitly. 

            So, it’s a surprise to users, partly because the change is not immediately visible (while the text is still highlighted after the paste completes).

            David Hollman added a comment - - edited This seems like unusual behavior for any text editor. I can’t think of any other editors which treat paste as a formatting operation.  MS Word can do that but only if you select “paste formatting” explicitly.  So, it’s a surprise to users, partly because the change is not immediately visible (while the text is still highlighted after the paste completes).

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