Bug: Copy & Paste as plain text from BOX web apps

Hi,

I've noticed a bug for several web apps for BOX (Excel, Numbers, Word and Pages):

When copy and pasting a string with a certain format (starting with a single word followed by a colon) as plaintext, it looks like it is parsed as a URL string would be parsed. For example:

ThisPartIsInterpretedAsTransferProtocol: This part is the (subdomain and) domain name with any sub-directories (throwing in a cöuple of spécial characters for good measure). What happens when I add a question mark? Anything following it would correspond to form data submitted from a client to a server.

After the copy/paste as plaintext, the string looks like this:

thispartisinterpretedastransferprotocol: This part is the (subdomain and) domain name with any sub-directories (throwing in a c%C3%B6uple of sp%C3%A9cial characters for good measure). What happens when I add a question mark?%20Anything%20following%20it%20would%20correspond%20to%20form%20data%20submitted%20from%20a%20client%20to%20a%20server.

😖 (Okay, I added the emoji...).

The environment I'm working in:

* 2020 27" iMac

* macOS Ventura 13.3.1(a)

* Safari v.16.4

Thanks for your assistance in this matter and best regards,

Evita Wagner

Rona

May 29, 2023 15:53

Hi Evita,

Welcome to Box Community and I’m here to help!

To help isolate your issue,

Can you use your alternate browser?
Are you using a Box for desktop application to accomplish this task?
Has it ever worked before?
What are the exact steps you've used for copying and pasting to Box?

We'd love to hear back from you!

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