Strange copy and paste behaviour on latest Google Chrome using Linux

Steps to reproduce

  • select an item which has a note
  • cut with ctrl-x
  • paste with ctrl-v

dynalist-copy-paste-bug

Strangely the problem occurs only on Linux. On windows with the same version of chrome it works fine.

Expected result

After paste there shouldn’t be an additional newline, and the note of the item should remain a note.

Actual result

There are an additional newline and a note became an item.

Environment

Which operating system are you using? Arch Linux, window manager: i3
Which browser are you using? Google Chrome 91.0.4472.77
If you’re using a desktop or mobile app, what’s the version number of Dynalist? -
Are you using any third-party scripts for Dynalist, e.g. PowerPack? No

Looks like a bug. I am curious - what happens if you use shift-ctrl-V? (Or whatever “Paste Unformatted”/“Paste and Match Formatting” is mapped to)

Could you try pasting into https://dynalist.io/clipboard and see what you get? That’ll help us understand what Chrome+Linux is doing different than other platforms.

Thanks for the quick response!

With shift-ctrl-v:
dynalist-copy-paste-bug-2

The result of the paste:

Paste Event
types: 2 types
type: text/plain
second item\u{10}note for item\u{10}
type: text/html
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><ul><li>second item<br>note for item</li></ul>
files: 0 files
items: 2 items
item: string (text/plain)
second item\u{10}note for item\u{10}
item: string (text/html)
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><ul><li>second item<br>note for item</li></ul>

I’ve just updated Chrome to 91.0.4472.101 and it solved the problem. Pasting works fine.

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