Re: [w3c/editing] `document.execCommand()` should do nothing when the document is invisible (#193)

> At the same time, it should be noted that there are 0 (zero) occurrences of the browser's `execCommand` in the CodeMirror source code [1]. 

Ah, I was referring more to the fact that many editors out there use hidden contenteditable areas to override and customize editing behavior (citing CodeMirror and Google Docs as examples).

> I cannot tell for sure about Google Docs as the source code isn't open. So again - `document.execCommand` does not seem to be used a lot if at all by any of the editors we have found over the past few years.

I think Google Docs would surely use `execCommand` to implement their in-page Edit > Copy and Edit > Paste menu items. The alternative (`navigator.clipboard` API) isn’t currently implemented in Safari, but the Copy button still works.

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