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I want the content of the clipboard to paste in a website without the website asking for permission. How do i change the settings for this?

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every time i paste the content of the clipboard i have to give permission to do that. Can this be changed so i don't have to give permission any more?

every time i paste the content of the clipboard i have to give permission to do that. Can this be changed so i don't have to give permission any more?

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This can be a problem if you paste data on the clipboard in a rich text editor and click a button in the editor to paste.

Try to use keyboard shortcuts if the buttons on the web page or other methods aren't working.

  • Copy: Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert (Mac: Command + C)
  • Paste: Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert (Mac: Command + V)
  • Cut: Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete (Mac: Command + X)
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In all my years of surfing, I never had a problem like that.

Is this with one web-site, several, many?

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac=Options)
key, and then starting Firefox. A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh).

Is the problem still there?

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I started Firefox in Safe mode and then I got a message that Firefox made an update. After 5 seconds this was done. But the problem is still there in safe mode. However, the problem only occurs when I use the mouse to paste. When i past with Ctrl-V I get no message and the content of the clipboard is immediately copied to the screen. I have included a printscreen (in Dutch)

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Do you have the same problem on this site? If not, it may be an issue with the other site.

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This is the same site. I am beginning to realise it might be an issue with this site. Could it be that this site is not fully compatible with firefox?

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Have you had the same problem with other browsers? Contact the sites support.

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Chosen Solution

This can be a problem if you paste data on the clipboard in a rich text editor and click a button in the editor to paste.

Try to use keyboard shortcuts if the buttons on the web page or other methods aren't working.

  • Copy: Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert (Mac: Command + C)
  • Paste: Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert (Mac: Command + V)
  • Cut: Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete (Mac: Command + X)
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so the solution is to use the keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse. thank you for your help

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See also:

Bug 1013165 - Add "allow clipboard access" preference to about:permissions
Bug 1012662 - Allow document.execCommand("cut"/"copy") to be used within the context of user generated events

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