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> Sometimes perhaps.  Properties might come with by default when you are
> copying a whole entity (marked with "^^^^", keep italics and underline):
> 
>     <i>[...] you <u>also</u> want the properties to come with.</i>
>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> But when copy a part only keep only some of them (underline, drop italics):
> 
>     <i>[...] you <u>also</u> want the properties to come with.</i>
>              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Or drop even italics:
> 
>     <i>[...] you <u>also</u> want the properties to come with.</i>
>                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I think this points to a good compromise: strip any property
whose value is the same across the whole copied text.


	Stefan