Allow pasting dates into date fields
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- JavaScript
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I'd like to migrate data from google sheets to nextcloud tables and want to paste dates I copied from a sheets cell.
Pasting dates in date fields does not work natively (firefox issue, chromium issue).
Describe the solution you'd like
Nextcloud tables could provide some javascript that handles pasting date strings in date fields.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Wait for browsers to implement the feature natively
Additional context
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Research direction
Start by locating the JavaScript handling for date fields and paste events in the Nextcloud Tables app. Check how copied date strings from Google Sheets are represented, then verify that pasting a supported date into a date field populates it correctly without breaking normal input.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100