On Sep 2, 8:01 am, Shawn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know if it is possible to programmatically copy and paste
> from a web page in iphone Safari? I created a website that allows
> copy and paste automation when viewing it from internet explorer,
> however, it doesn't seem to work on iphone Safari. For example, the
> code to allow clipboard access via a web page on internet explorer is
> as follows below: Does anyone know a way to modify it so that it will
> work in iphone Safari with the 3gs? Ultimately, I would like to
> create a bookmarklet that navigates to a page and pastes the clipboard
> that I have already copied from mail into a form text area box to save
> some steps and time.
The default setting for most browsers (including IE 8 and Firefox) is
to deny access to the clipboard for personal data security reasons.
Apple's WebKit-based applications provide cut, copy and paste events
[1], you may be able to programmatically trigger them using
dispatchEvent[2] but I doubt it, likely only the user can initiate
them.
1. <URL:
http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/AppleApplications/Conceptual/SafariJSProgTopics/Tasks/CopyAndPaste.html
>
2. <URL:
http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Events/events.html#Events-EventTarget-dispatchEvent
>
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Rob
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