[HOLD for payment 2022-10-31] [$250] BUG: Copy pasting a string with html special characters from the chat to another source results in getting decoded characters

[kavimuru]

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Action Performed:

1. Open NewDot
2. Send some markdown text to any chat (html special characters)(SELECT count(1) FROM receipts WHERE state IN (3,4,5) AND created >= date("now", "-30 day");)
3. Copy the sent text using (Ctrl+C) and paste it in Notepad, slack etc)

Expected Result:

The text shouldn't be pasted as decoded characters

Actual Result:

Text is pasted as decoded characters (SELECT count(1) FROM receipts WHERE state IN (3,4,5) AND created >= date("now", "-30 day");)

Workaround:

Unknown

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

• Web

Version Number: 1.2.12-2
Reproducible in staging?: y
Reproducible in production?: y
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers):
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856
Notes/Photos/Videos:

Recording.658.mp4

Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:
Issue reported by: @coleaeason
Slack conversation: https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C01GTK53T8Q/p1664835972610759

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Triggered auto assignment to @mateocole (AutoAssignerTriage), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4749 for more details.

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