Re: [idn] Cut and Paste?

["Adam M. Costello" <idn.amc+0@nicemice.net.RemoveThisWord>]

tedd <tedd@sperling.com> wrote:

> There has been a lot of discussion about cut and paste operations on
> this list

I'd like to add an observation to help put it in perspective.

Cut & paste is often just a shortcut for manual transcription.  A user
might look at some text, and type in the same text.  If the user is
looking at a piece of paper or a billboard, that's the only option.  If
the user happens to be looking at another window on their computer, they
can either re-type, or cut & paste.

If the user manually types a non-ASCII domain name into an application
that understands only ASCII domain names, it's not going to work, and we
accept that.

When cut & paste is used, the clipboard might use a sophisticated
protocol to make things work even when manual re-typing would have
failed, or it might exactly immitate manual re-typing.  Either behavior
is reasonable and unsurprising (though of course the more sophisticated
behavior is more useful).

AMC