Copy and paste does not work in comments field on youtube!

[MichaelIsGreat]

POSSIBLY A BUG IN FIREFOX?
When I write a comment on youtube.com in the comments field while I am logged into youtube.com , when I try to copy and paste anything in this comments field on youtube.com , it is impossible!! Despite the fact that this copy and paste works perfectly fine when I try to use it in notepad or in any other program! That is really weird. Is it a problem due to youtube.com or is it due to Firefox, I do not know at all!

I use Firefox 40 with Windows 7 Ultimate.

[MarkRH]

Hmmm interesting, I can't paste into the comments box either. CTRL-V and Right-Click Paste also doesn't work. I can copy content from the comments field though.

Maybe it's some kind of code to prevent bots from commenting?

I tried 39.0.3 and it also doesn't work. Something with YouTube's code is doing it.

[scar]

same here with firefox 40.0 as well as iceweasel 31.6.0

[madmudmob]

I'm having a similar problem .... I can type in the comment box but it refuses to let me actually post the comment so have to use horrid IE instead when commenting on YouTube vids..

[mikejo28]

Yes- I just found on 8-27-2015 PM, that I cannot paste an address from my FIrefox address line
into a comment box in YouTube !!!!
This is my standard way of pointing people to good pages !!!
THis is using ctl-C/ ctl-V
and also the Edit menus cut and paste.
Neither works !!!

So I guess I'll have to try dragging this info somehow.

I am not going to type it in by hand !!!

Mike

Damn Youtube !!!!!!!!!!
Damn Geegle Plus !!!!!!!
it USED TO BE GOOD !!!!

[antdude]

Same here, guys! Here is what I noticed. It is only with Gecko web browsers. Safari and Chrome had no problems. I didn't try IE though. I see other people are posting abou it in https://productforums.google.com/forum/ ... es/youtube too! You guys should post there too like I did.

[therube]

Bug 1197775 - Youtube: Can't paste in Youtube comment.

[Fiantella]

I think Youtube (Google) is trying to force Firefox Users to use Chrome (their browser), and this abusing people's rights. I won't switch just for that. Firefox is way better browser: richer in Addons and features, and now even faster. Don't fall for it. They are trying to abolish the most obvious competitor.

[antdude]

I think Youtube (Google) is trying to force Firefox Users to use Chrome (their browser), and this abusing people's rights. I won't switch just for that. Firefox is way better browser: richer in Addons and features, and now even faster. Don't fall for it. They are trying to abolish the most obvious competitor.

Heh. Yeah, nice try Google! FYI as a temporary workaround until Google fixes it (if ever):

From https://groups.google.com/a/googleprodu ... rce=footer thread's post as a workaround (Google still needs to fix it since they broke its paste feature):

"Solved! In just 3 steps

open about:config in mozilla
search dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled in the search box which comes.
Now turn this to false.

Done
Source: http://merabheja.com/fix-can-not-paste- ... g-mozilla/ "

[antdude]

Bug 1197775 - Youtube: Can't paste in Youtube comment.

Wouldn't this be Google's fault?

[MarkRH]

Judging from this: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/doc ... ts.enabled YouTube is probably detecting the paste and not allowing it for some reason. The about:config toggle lets it work.

[OldManRivuh]

But you generally do not want to disable dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled.

You can have an about:config tab open with that value and double-click it to
disable and enable it if you are doing multiple YouTube comment pastes.

But it would be nice to have a bookmarklet or something that can be clicked
to fix the problem without having to do the about:config "fix".

Or a Greasemonkey script.

I haven't found a way to "fix" the problem with JavaScript yet, though.

[MarkRH]

You can use Custom Buttons, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo ... m-buttons/ , to make a button to toggle the setting. Use the following initialization code:

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/*Initialization Code*/
var Title = "YouTube";
var TTE = "YouTube Disabled";
var TTD = "YouTube Enabled";
var prefBranch = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"].
  getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch);
 
this.onLeftClick=function(event)
{
  if (!prefBranch.getBoolPref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled")) {
    prefBranch.setBoolPref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", true);
    custombuttons.alertSlide(Title, TTE);
  } else {
    prefBranch.setBoolPref("dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled", false);
    custombuttons.alertSlide(Title, TTD);
  }
}

this.execute= function(event)
{
   switch(event.button)
   {
      case 0:
         this.onLeftClick();
         break;
   }
}
this.setAttribute("onclick", "this.execute(event);");

With this code, "YouTube Enabled" means the setting is false to allow comments to work.

[GrayFace]

Here's my fix: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/12433 ... on-youtube
Requires Scriptish/Greasemonkey.

[Gubbio]

A while back, I came across a YouTube video which instructed to add the following cookies to allowed "Exceptions."

Enter in Options> Privacy> Cookies Exceptions:

plus.googleapis.com

google.com

plus.google.com

apis.google.com

I don't pretend to understand why it works, but it does.

-Mike