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Feature #620

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BuddyPress Docs: Import docs

Added by Boone Gorges about 13 years ago. Updated over 8 years ago.

Status:
Deferred
Priority name:
Normal
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Category name:
BuddyPress Docs
Target version:
-
Start date:
2011-02-25
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0%

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Related to CUNY Academic Commons - Feature #623: BuddyPress Docs: Move Paste-from-Word Icon Into Top Row of Tiny-MCE icons ResolvedBoone Gorges2011-02-26

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Actions #1

Updated by Chris Stein about 13 years ago

As I understand it, it refers to the ability to upload an existing doc, like a MS Word doc, to be converted into a BuddyPress Doc.

Actions #2

Updated by Boone Gorges about 13 years ago

OK. It will be impossible to build this for .doc, as it's a binary format with a proprietary spec. .docx might be possible, but it will be a lot of work.

I would like to put this request very, very low on the priority list, because cut-and-paste (especially using the Word cut-and-paste box in TinyMCE) already exists and works pretty well. Essentially it'd be 100s of hours of development to save the step of opening the file in Word and copy-pasting.

Actions #3

Updated by Boone Gorges about 13 years ago

  • Tracker changed from Bug to Feature
Actions #4

Updated by Matt Gold about 13 years ago

Please see my suggestions in related ticket 623: http://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/show/623

Actions #5

Updated by Boone Gorges over 8 years ago

  • Category name changed from BuddyPress (misc) to BuddyPress Docs
  • Status changed from Assigned to Deferred
  • Target version deleted (Future release)

Versions of TinyMCE that ship with recent versions of WordPress have dramatically improved compatibility with pasting from Word. http://wptavern.com/wordpress-3-9-has-built-in-support-for-pasting-from-microsoft-word And Docs leverages this functionality. So I don't think there's much benefit to looking into a proper importer at this time.

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