Re: [Clipboard API] Copy to clipboard
Why do you need to create an element? Just call execCommand('copy') and
setData('text/html', 'blah') in your copy handler.
Daniel
On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 03:57, João Eiras jo...@opera.com wrote:
On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:47:28 +0200, Hallvord R. M. Steen
hallv...@opera.com wrote:
On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:14:10 +0200, João Eiras joao.ei...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hi !
The spec for setData [1] states that this method when calling from a
cut/copy event sets new data on the clipboard. Unfortunately, this is
insufficient to implement the typical copy to clipboard button
It is indeed. However, you already have things like
document.execCommand('copy') for that.
So lets say I have one of features which let me copy to the clipboard a
snippet of html to embed a video for instance, to paste somewhere.
A script needs to create an element, put the contents inside, wrap a
selection around it, call execCommand('copy'), remove the element and shift
focus back to the button.
Seems a bit overkill. Are you really sure it can't be made simpler ? The
feature is there already, theoretically.
Re: [Clipboard API] Copy to clipboard
Maybe execCommand('copy') isn't enabled outside editable region in some UAs?
- Ryosuke
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Daniel Cheng dch...@chromium.org wrote:
Why do you need to create an element? Just call execCommand('copy') and
setData('text/html', 'blah') in your copy handler.
Daniel
On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 03:57, João Eiras jo...@opera.com wrote:
On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:47:28 +0200, Hallvord R. M. Steen
hallv...@opera.com wrote:
On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:14:10 +0200, João Eiras joao.ei...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hi !
The spec for setData [1] states that this method when calling from a
cut/copy event sets new data on the clipboard. Unfortunately, this is
insufficient to implement the typical copy to clipboard button
It is indeed. However, you already have things like
document.execCommand('copy') for that.
So lets say I have one of features which let me copy to the clipboard a
snippet of html to embed a video for instance, to paste somewhere.
A script needs to create an element, put the contents inside, wrap a
selection around it, call execCommand('copy'), remove the element and shift
focus back to the button.
Seems a bit overkill. Are you really sure it can't be made simpler ? The
feature is there already, theoretically.
Re: [Clipboard API] Copy to clipboard
On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:14:10 +0200, João Eiras joao.ei...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hi !
The spec for setData [1] states that this method when calling from a
cut/copy event sets new data on the clipboard. Unfortunately, this is
insufficient to implement the typical copy to clipboard button
It is indeed. However, you already have things like
document.execCommand('copy') for that.
Perhaps the spec should somehow include a way for a webpage, or origin,
to request the user more privileges accessing the clipboard ?
I don't think it is in scope for this spec beyond recommending that UAs
take into account the privacy and security issues a clipboard API raises.
As far as I know, UAs already have preferences and limitations that
regulate access to the existing clipboard commands.
--
Hallvord R. M. Steen, Core Tester, Opera Software
http://www.opera.com http://my.opera.com/hallvors/
Re: [Clipboard API] Copy to clipboard
On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:47:28 +0200, Hallvord R. M. Steen
hallv...@opera.com wrote:
On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:14:10 +0200, João Eiras joao.ei...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hi !
The spec for setData [1] states that this method when calling from a
cut/copy event sets new data on the clipboard. Unfortunately, this is
insufficient to implement the typical copy to clipboard button
It is indeed. However, you already have things like
document.execCommand('copy') for that.
So lets say I have one of features which let me copy to the clipboard a
snippet of html to embed a video for instance, to paste somewhere.
A script needs to create an element, put the contents inside, wrap a
selection around it, call execCommand('copy'), remove the element and
shift focus back to the button.
Seems a bit overkill. Are you really sure it can't be made simpler ? The
feature is there already, theoretically.
[Clipboard API] Copy to clipboard
Hi ! The spec for setData [1] states that this method when calling from a cut/copy event sets new data on the clipboard. Unfortunately, this is insufficient to implement the typical copy to clipboard button, or going even further, the clipboard toolbar with buttons for the 3 actions (copy, cut, paste) typically seen in text editors. Perhaps the spec should somehow include a way for a webpage, or origin, to request the user more privileges accessing the clipboard ? But this could somehow be abused, therefore such solution should not give direct access to the system clipboard that easily. [1] http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/clipops/clipops.html#widl-clipboardData-setData-boolean-DOMString-type-DOMString-data
