wordpress post editor incorrectly parsing Base64 Encoded PNG

quantumcrypto · Member · Oct 16, 2010 at 5:08 pm
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I was testing Firefox 4 and I noticed that I was able to directly cut-and-paste an image from the Windows XP Clipboard into a WordPress New Post UI, and firefox does its magic by encoding the PNG. However upon publishing, WordPress is messing a html definition for a Base 64 Encoded PNG.

Here is what the correct html for Base64 Encoded PNG should like:
<img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABIAAAATCAIAAAAS8MqlAAAAGElEQVQ4jWNoYPhPBmIY1TaqbVTbMNUGAOgB/7pVXBoXAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" alt="" />

here is what WordPress produces:
<img src="image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABIAAAATCAIAAAAS8MqlAAAAGElEQVQ4jWNoYPhPBmIY1TaqbVTbMNUGAOgB/7pVXBoXAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" alt="" />

Note: data is missing in wordpress parsed html. I even tried to add it using HTML editor, but wordpress still strips it out. See http://doctrina.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/image-copy-and-paste-from-clipboard-in-firefox/ for an example.

Is this something that can be fixed? This will provide much needed copy-and-paste directly from windows clipboard to WordPress. No more saving a screenshot to desktop and then attach it to wordpress.

Saqib

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quantumcrypto · Member · Oct 19, 2010 at 6:59 pm
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Hi,

Any updates on this?

Thanks,
Saqib
auxclass · Member · Oct 19, 2010 at 7:07 pm
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Above my pay grade – but does this help?

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quantumcrypto · Member · Oct 19, 2010 at 7:19 pm
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@auxclass : Thanks for the reply.

According to page wordpress does support the tag, but it is somehow incorrectly parsing it upon save. So I would categorize it as a bug.

Thanks,
Saqib
airodyssey · Member · Oct 19, 2010 at 7:22 pm
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@quantumcrypto: In that case, contact WordPress.com staff. You’ll be certain if it’s indeed a bug or if base64 img tags are deactivated on WordPress.com:

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