Re: [Clipboard API] setData description

[Hallvord R. M. Steen]

On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 01:33:40 +0200, João Eiras jo...@opera.com wrote:

The description for DataTransfer.setData [1] says: Calling setData()  
from a paste event handler must not modify the data that is inserted,  
and must not modify the data on the clipboard.


That second phrase is very confusing. Isn't it the objective of  
listening to cut/copy events, to possibly prevent the default action and  
set the data calling setData, therefore changing clipboard contents ?


Yes, but not *paste* events. Pasting should never alter the data on the  
clipboard. How can I phrase it more clearly?



[1]  
http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/clipops/clipops.html#widl-clipboardData-setData-boolean-DOMString-type-DOMString-data



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Re: [Clipboard API] setData description

[João Eiras]

That second phrase is very confusing. Isn't it the objective of  
listening to cut/copy events, to possibly prevent the default action  
and set the data calling setData, therefore changing clipboard contents  
?


Yes, but not *paste* events. Pasting should never alter the data on the  
clipboard. How can I phrase it more clearly?


Doh, my confusion. Perhaps paste should be emphasized :)

Re: [Clipboard API] setData description

[Hallvord R. M. Steen]

On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:45:07 +0200, João Eiras jo...@opera.com wrote:


Perhaps paste should be emphasized


Will be :)

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