[Mozile] Paste Bin

James A. Overton james at overton.ca
Thu Sep 14 09:59:46 EDT 2006


Hi Reto,
	A textarea paste bin would certainly work. Another possibility is an  
iframe or second window with an HTML document and designMode turned  
on. Then you'd be able to get HTML from the clipboard as well as  
text. You might even be able to use a hidden iframe.
	(The main problem with pasting only occurs in Mozilla browsers. With  
an HTML document and contentEditable in IE, Safari, and Opera, you  
can use document.execCommand("paste") to get at the clipboard. In  
Mozilla you have to set the whole document to use designMode, and  
then use execCommand(). If your document isn't HTML, you can't use  
designMode. You can also access the clipboard through XPCOM, but that  
requires privileges.)
	It would be good to have a proper paste system. Are you  
volunteering? :)

James





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