[SOLVED] add-on for Foxfire

brobilly · 05-08-2008, 11:57 PM

Please can anyone tell me how or what add on I can use to enable copy, cut and paste in Foxfire I am try to use this operation in a text editor attached to a website developer because when I try it I get a message
The page at http:// www.xxxxx says
Cut/Copy/Paste is not available in Mozilla and Firefox

and when I go to the Mozilla page it tells me that I need to edit my profile (to enable this for the purpose of demo) and add lines to user.js file I didn't find one so I created it and added the script but it still doesn't work

Help would be much appreciated so I can at last get rid of IE which does allow me to copy, cut and paste in that editor

Thanks Brobilly

jamiemac2005 · 05-09-2008, 02:05 AM

I apologise but i haven't a clue what your problem is... You can't copy/cut/paste in firefox?

Okay, what's the site you're trying to cut/copy/paste from
this sounds like use of javascript to avoid copyright infringement but please do post back with more details...
What version of firefox are you using? you could try upgrading to Firefox 3b5 but i've never come accross your problem before unless it's website trickery

Cheers,
Jamey

brobilly · 05-09-2008, 04:23 AM

Ok basically I own a website through storesonline and within their web builder they have a text editor and in that text editor I can't copy and paste if I sign on to the builder through Firefox browser, but if I sign on through IE 6 browser I have no problem copy and paste in that editor
So I am presuming that the problem is to do with Firefox and not the text editor
Browser is Mozilla Firefox is 2.0.0.12

I have attached a a screen print of the editor and the message I get when I try to copy

jamiemac2005 · 05-09-2008, 08:14 AM

Okay, i understand the problem... in firefox javascript is not allowed access to the clipboard... you need to click OK on that box and do what the instructions say but change the sites so it's like:

Code:

user_pref("capability.policy.policynames", "allowclipboard");
user_pref("capability.policy.allowclipboard.sites", "http://www.storesonlinepro.com");
user_pref("capability.policy.allowclipboard.Clipboard.cutcopy", "allAccess");
user_pref("capability.policy.allowclipboard.Clipboard.paste", "allAccess");

That should work, there is no major fix for this, as it is just bad scripting... Just out of curiosity, instead of using the context menu then pressing copy try using Ctrl+C to copy, it works fine for me (using the same editor but not on the same site)

Cheers,
Jamey

brobilly · 05-09-2008, 04:10 PM

Thank you for your help yes short cut keys do work in that editor, strange why I didn't ever try that. You have been a great help thank you much appreciated

:-)

jamiemac2005 · 05-09-2008, 04:21 PM

Haha, thats fine...

Glad to be of help, though it would be nice if they could find a way to make the editor cross-browser compliant... but i've developed in JS with clipboard data before and it is an effort i'm sure they've tried...

Glad you've got it sorted,
Jamey

05-08-2008, 11:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
brobilly Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: QLD AU Posts: 17 OS: xp home	[SOLVED] add-on for Foxfire Please can anyone tell me how or what add on I can use to enable copy, cut and paste in Foxfire I am try to use this operation in a text editor attached to a website developer because when I try it I get a message The page at http:// www.xxxxx says Cut/Copy/Paste is not available in Mozilla and Firefox and when I go to the Mozilla page it tells me that I need to edit my profile (to enable this for the purpose of demo) and add lines to user.js file I didn't find one so I created it and added the script but it still doesn't work Help would be much appreciated so I can at last get rid of IE which does allow me to copy, cut and paste in that editor Thanks Brobilly

05-09-2008, 02:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 230 OS: Win Vista Home Premium	Re: add-on for Foxfire I apologise but i haven't a clue what your problem is... You can't copy/cut/paste in firefox? Okay, what's the site you're trying to cut/copy/paste from this sounds like use of javascript to avoid copyright infringement but please do post back with more details... What version of firefox are you using? you could try upgrading to Firefox 3b5 but i've never come accross your problem before unless it's website trickery Cheers, Jamey

05-09-2008, 08:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 230 OS: Win Vista Home Premium	Re: add-on for Foxfire Okay, i understand the problem... in firefox javascript is not allowed access to the clipboard... you need to click OK on that box and do what the instructions say but change the sites so it's like: Code: user_pref("capability.policy.policynames", "allowclipboard"); user_pref("capability.policy.allowclipboard.sites", "http://www.storesonlinepro.com"); user_pref("capability.policy.allowclipboard.Clipboard.cutcopy", "allAccess"); user_pref("capability.policy.allowclipboard.Clipboard.paste", "allAccess"); That should work, there is no major fix for this, as it is just bad scripting... Just out of curiosity, instead of using the context menu then pressing copy try using Ctrl+C to copy, it works fine for me (using the same editor but not on the same site) Cheers, Jamey

05-09-2008, 04:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
brobilly Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: QLD AU Posts: 17 OS: xp home	Re: add-on for Foxfire Thank you for your help yes short cut keys do work in that editor, strange why I didn't ever try that. You have been a great help thank you much appreciated :-)

05-09-2008, 04:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 230 OS: Win Vista Home Premium	Re: add-on for Foxfire Haha, thats fine... Glad to be of help, though it would be nice if they could find a way to make the editor cross-browser compliant... but i've developed in JS with clipboard data before and it is an effort i'm sure they've tried... Glad you've got it sorted, Jamey