Re: PSA: HTML fragment mode interaction between Chromium, Clipboard & Notepad++

"Carlos E. R." <[email protected]> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:33:44 +0100

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On 2026-02-10 13:17, Maria Sophia wrote:

...

> When you copy text from any Chromium-based application, Apparently Windows
> does not just copy plain text. Windows actually puts two versions of the
> text on the Windows clipboard:
> 1. a normal plain-text version
> 2. a hidden HTML-formatted version

This is a very old Windows feature. It is up to the receiving 
application to choose what version to paste.

With a clipboard manager perhaps you can choose the version yourself.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.