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MountainX Registered Member Posts 56 Karma 0 OS	Save the HTML content from Klipper (KDE clipboard) to a file Thu Jun 06, 2013 6:50 am If I copy HTML content to the KDE clipboard, I can paste it into an HTML-aware editor and it retains the HTML formatting. That's expected behavior. And I need a command line method of doing the same (or similar). Or I need a way to create an action/command in Klipper to accomplish the goal. Here is the first (non-working) solution I tried so far: Code: Select all `qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper getClipboardHistoryItem 0 > ~/Downloads/temp/clipboard.html` It saves the HTML contents as plain text. Next I used "Action Options" (section 3.3 of Klipper handbook). Code: Select all `echo %s > ~/Downloads/temp/clipboard.html` That also saves the HTML contents as plain text. I need a command that will let me save the HTML as HTML source. For example, say I hightlight and copy some content from a web page about running ("The Couch to 5k Plan"), I want the file I save to contain that HTML like this: Code: Select all <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="CONTENT-TYPE" CONTENT="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <TITLE></TITLE> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="LibreOffice 3.5 (Linux)"> <META NAME="CREATED" CONTENT="20130606;2395500"> <META NAME="CHANGED" CONTENT="20130606;2401600"> <STYLE TYPE="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } A:link { so-language: zxx } --> </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY LANG="en-US" DIR="LTR"> <P ALIGN=LEFT><STRONG><FONT COLOR="#000066">The Couch to 5k Plan</FONT></STRONG></P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="http://runningforbeginners.com/" TARGET="_blank">Running for Beginners</A><BR>The first place to visit for anyone looking to start running. Provides a heap of good advice for those wanting to run 5k plus links to Couch to 5k resources.</P> <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><BR> </P> </BODY> That's what I want. Instead, what I get with either of the two methods above is this: Code: Select all `The Couch to 5k Plan Running for Beginners The first place to visit for anyone looking to start running. Provides a heap of good advice for those wanting to run 5k plus links to Couch to 5k resources.` That's not what I want.
bcooksley Administrator Posts 19765 Karma 87 OS	Re: Save the HTML content from Klipper (KDE clipboard) to a Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:16 am Unusual. I just copied a basic HTML fragment and it was output without alteration by both these commands: Code: Select all `qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper getClipboardContents qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper getClipboardContents` Which application are you copying the HTML code from? KDE Sysadmin [img]content/bcooksley_sig.png[/img]
MountainX Registered Member Posts 56 Karma 0 OS	Re: Save the HTML content from Klipper (KDE clipboard) to a Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:29 pm bcooksley wrote:Unusual. I just copied a basic HTML fragment and it was output without alteration by both these commands: Code: Select all `qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper getClipboardContents qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper getClipboardContents` Which application are you copying the HTML code from? I don't see any difference in the two commands you listed. I did not say I was copying HTML code. I am copying HTML content from the browser. I just highlight a section of text (may or may not include images, links, etc.). Then I use CTRL-C to copy it to the clipboard.
MountainX Registered Member Posts 56 Karma 0 OS	Re: Save the HTML content from Klipper (KDE clipboard) to a Sat Jun 08, 2013 11:35 pm Here's the best solution I have so far. But it doesn't use Klipper. I'm still looking for a Klipper solution. http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/78416/15010 Answer With a recent version of [`xclip`](http://xclip.sourceforge.net) (the `-t` option [was added in 2010](http://sourceforge.net/p/xclip/code/81/) but not released yet AFAICT, so you'd need to get it from subversion, or use the one packaged in Debian). Code: Select all `xclip -o -selection clipboard -t text/html \| pandoc -r html -w markdown` And if you want to make that back into the clipboard: Code: Select all `xclip -o -selection clipboard -t text/html \| pandoc -r html -w markdown \| xclip -i -selection clipboard` Which you can do in a loop with: Code: Select all `while :; do xclip -o -selection clipboard -t text/html \| pandoc -r html -w markdown \| xclip -i -selection clipboard -quiet done` The second `xclip`, with `-quiet` will block until something else claims the CLIPBOARD selection, that is until you select something else somewhere. That way, you can copy back and forth between your browser and whatever you're pasting the markdown in. Answered by [Stephane Chazelas](http://unix.stackexchange.com/users/225 ... e-chazelas)
bcooksley Administrator Posts 19765 Karma 87 OS	Re: Save the HTML content from Klipper (KDE clipboard) to a Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:47 am Oops. What I had meant to post was: Code: Select all `qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper getClipboardContents qdbus org.kde.klipper /klipper getClipboardHistoryItem 0` I can confirm the issue you mentioned. Unfortunately it can't be easily solved unless Klipper adds support for explicitly requesting a certain mimetype - which is what the xclip command above does. Klipper likely defaults to text/plain, rather than text/html which is what you need in this case. KDE Sysadmin [img]content/bcooksley_sig.png[/img]