Re: [gentoo-user] Libreoffice and pasting HTML from web pages.

[Michael]

On Tuesday, 3 March 2020 08:17:27 GMT Dale wrote:
> madscientistatlarge wrote:
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> > On Monday, March 2, 2020 5:35 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
> >> Michael wrote:
> >>> On Monday, 2 March 2020 23:07:03 GMT Dale wrote:
> >>>> Howdy,
> >>>> I don't use LOo a whole lot but several months ago, I noticed a
> >>>> problem. Sometimes I go to a electronic type website that has info on
> >>>> circuits and how something works. Those pages usually contain text,
> >>>> pics and such. I highlight what contains the info I want, which may
> >>>> include some things I don't, then copy it to my clipboard. I then go to
> >>>> LOo and paste it as HTML since that's what it is. Once pasted, I remove
> >>>> things I don't want, such as social media icons and other unwanted
> >>>> things. I also make some images larger, make text larger and such as
> >>>> well. When I get it right, I print it as a pdf file or save it as a LOo
> >>>> document. That's how I did it in the past. When I would paste the
> >>>> contents, it would include images and all and would be done in seconds,
> >>>> well under a minute for sure.
> >>>> When I paste the content now, it doesn't include pics. The boxes is
> >>>> there and text for the link to the image but no image. It also locks
> >
> > ----------------
> >
> >>>> Thanks.
> >>>> Dale
> >>>>
> >>>> :-) :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> I haven't looked into how LO works, but it may have something to do
> >>>> with the tonne of JavaScript HTML pages contain these days and how
> >>>> this is processed/ filtered. When I try it here it works for small
> >>>> amounts of text/pics, but unlike your LO, I do not have java installed
> >>>> as a dependency.
> >>>
> >>> An alternative you could try is to save the page as HTML - File/Save
> >>> Page As. Then select one of the options to save it as below, which when
> >>> you open with LO does not take long to process. If you select 'HTML
> >>> page complete' it will save all JS and images in a separate folder,
> >>> which you could delete thereafter, or repurpose as you see fit.
> >>
> >> Now that helps a LOT.  It works just like it used to work.  Very fast
> >> too.  It took maybe one to two seconds and it was done.  Everything is
> >> there too.
> >>
> >> It takes a long while to compile LOo but I'm going to try disabling java
> >> just to see if that helps.  I'm not sure what all the page contains but
> >> here's a link to the page I just tested this with.  It's not like it is
> >> some super secret site or anything.
> >>
> >> https://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/waveforms/555-circuits-part-1.html
> >>
> >> It looks like plain stuff to me but I have no idea what is going on
> >> behind the scene.  Maybe some others will enjoy that site.  It has some
> >> good info and they add stuff pretty regular.
> >>
> >> Thanks much.  It's a workaround but at least I can get them copied and
> >> printed now.  ;-)
> >>
> >> Dale
> >>
> >> :-)  :-)
> >
> > One caveat when using print to pdf, you should immediately check the pdf,
> > sometimes it only saves part of the page, not sure why, trying it again
> > seems to usually work.
> Very true.  I always check when printing to pdf.  I've noticed in the
> past that it sometimes leaves out things as well.  One thing about copy
> and pasting it into LOo, if it's there in LOo then it's there when I
> print.  I have had printing from a web browser leave out things tho.
>
> It's good info to have tho.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)

As a rule I do not have java on my systems.  Before you go recompiling LO to 
take USE=java out, note that LO uses java for a number of plugins and without 
it they won't work.  For example, some of database plugins used in LO Base to 
open and edit SQL databases rely on java.  It's been years since I edited 
database tables with LO, so I have no use for it at present and this is why 
I've taken it out.  YMMV.