- From: João Eiras <joao.eiras@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 12:01:37 +0100
- To: public-webapps@w3.org
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 7:43 AM, Paul Libbrecht <paul@hoplahup.net> wrote: > > Le 19 mai 2011 à 02:11, João Eiras a écrit : > >> getData and setData must work outside clipboard events, like when clicking paste/copy/cut buttons on a toolbar. The clipboardData object needs to be exposed on the window, like in IE. > > I fully disagree here. > This is exactly what has made the CnP API of MSIE a plague with a very bad press coverage. > > getData and setData can only be used within the event processing which must be triggered by the user-agent at a user-recognizable invocation of the copy/cut or paste command. > > That some browsers allow differently for "trusted sites" is ok to me but should not be an essential focus of this spec I find. There are too many web apps with a "Copy this to clipboard" button, like dropbox. If a proxy clipboard is implemented, as I explained, then the privacy concerns are mostly handled.
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