Different space characters when copy something from a code macro

Question

Hi,

when you copy something of a code-macro, you have to options:

* Select a text with the cursor
* Double click into the code-block

The problem is, that the space-character seems to be different. I don't have problems yet, but I'm afraid of this resulting in issues, e.g. when using Python code snippets. Is it possible to disable the double-click-selects-the-entire-block-feature?

Best regards

Stefan

Gerrit Griebel · Answer

Same problem here with Confluence 5.8.16. Client side: macOS 10.13.6 with Chrome 68.0.3440.106. Workaround is to switch to edit page and copy/paste from there. Annoying.

Rudie · Answer

Still is. Incredibly annoying. Please fix. Selecting code is useless if spaces aren't spaces.

Stefan Eike2 · Answer

Hi Josua,

it can be reproduced easily.

* Create a new code-macro somewhere on a page.
* Type in something. Use some spaces at the beginning of a line.

* Save the page.
* Select the text in view mode with your cursor.

* Copy and paste it to an editor (e. g. Notepad++).
The result looks like this:

* Now, double click on the macro, like recommended in the tooltip.

* Paste it to the editor.
* The result looks like this:

You see the diffence: The dots are missing at the beginning of the line.

I use Notepad++ with UTF8 and have activated the setting "show all characters".