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Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 08:19:36 -0800
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Subject: Re: [FLAC 1.5.0-1] Man pages use HYPHEN character instead of
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> This is a 2-phase problem. While you might manage to get man suppliers to
> clean up what they release (I have serious doubts about that happening, but
> I hope I'm wrong), that doesn't do anything about pasting from web pages,
> documents, etc. where text is often mangled with HTML and/or Unicode
> characters.
>
> A filter such as I proposed would go a long way toward making copying and
> pasting less cumbersome. I currently have another script (I admit to being
> script-crazed) that dumps the clipboard into a temp file that I then open
> in Notepad so that I can clean it up before pasting it. If my proposed
> de-gunking filter existed, I could dispense with doing this a lot of the
> time.

For inspiration, ask google "what program is used to paste without formatting",
and see references to PureText, Pure Paste, DevComrade, and built-in
shortcuts like Ctrl+Shift+V.
And AI Overview notes your approach as well:
"For immediate, no-install solutions, pasting into a quick-access tool
like Notepad or using the browser's address bar temporarily removes
styling."
BR,
John

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