[Pidgin] #1198: Pasting formatted text should reset formatting after message sent

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#1198: Pasting formatted text should reset formatting after message sent
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 Reporter:  rageboy  |        Owner:  deryni      
     Type:  defect   |       Status:  new         
Milestone:           |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.3.1    |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:           |  
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Comment(by deryni):

 From #5879:
 {{{
 The reason is simple : most often I don't do formatting as I type, but
 after I type the text I look it over and add some formatting, that is for
 messages that contain text with mixed formatting.

 If I end the text with a different then default formatting, then is the
 only time I might expect to continue the next message with that
 formatting. Now I have to either type "End" for cursor to go to end of
 text, or use "Reset formatting" as a mandatory step almost every time I do
 some mixed formatting.

 Also I must say, a paste operation is the most confusing regarding
 formatting.
 }}}

 It is unclear to me whether post-insertion formatting should be persisted
 or not, even with a policy of persist-from-last. The more consistent and
 obvious the policy is the less confusing it is going to be for people to
 understand. Unfortunately that makes persist-from-last the least suitable
 as both persist-from-cursor and persist-from-eol are likely more readily
 obviously consistent.

 I will admit that for your usage (enter all text and then format bits) the
 current system is sub-optimal and that persist-from-last is likely better
 (unless of course you format the last word in which case you are in
 exactly the same boat), I'm just not sure that overall a persist-from-last
 policy is going to be better.

 I fully agree that by far the largest time people get confused is when
 pasting persists formatting, and that shouldn't happen (and is in fact
 #1198).

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