problem with image copy to clipboard in Firefox

[psrleo3]

Am working on clipboard (Copy/Paste) functionality, i could able to copy the selected image to clipboard using IE but unable to do using Firefox 3.0.8 it has some security issues.The following javascript function copies the selected image to the Clipboard iN IE but not in Firefox

function CopyToClipboard()
{
var div = document.getElementById('croppedImage');
div.contentEditable = 'true';
var controlRange;
if (document.body.createControlRange)
{
controlRange = document.body.createControlRange();
controlRange.addElement(div);
controlRange.execCommand('Copy');
}
div.contentEditable = 'false';

}

Could anyone provide the javascript function such that Firefox can copy the selected image to the clipboard.

[DanRaisch]

Moving to Web Development.

[trolly]

Did you read this? http://kb.mozillazine.org/Granting_Java ... _clipboard
Normally the access to the clipboard is disabled due to security reasons.

[psrleo3]

After following the security previlages and setting the security policy files as mentioned in the url. I need the javascript function for Firefox.

In IE
function CopyToClipboard()
{
var div = document.getElementById('croppedImage');
div.contentEditable = 'true';
var controlRange;
if (document.body.createControlRange)
{
controlRange = document.body.createControlRange();
controlRange.addElement(div);
controlRange.execCommand('Copy');
}
div.contentEditable = 'false';

}

in the above javasacript document.body.createControlRange only works for IE i need the alterantive for Firefox. Is there any JS function which takes image to copy in clipboard.

[trolly]

I guess that's impossible.
Here is a solution with a supporting flash object. I do not know if they support images.
http://javascript.internet.com/forms/cl ... -copy.html
http://www.jeffothy.com/weblog/clipboard-copy/

An Addon:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/243

I found this code (probably the same or similar as in the addon) but it will ask for elevated privileges and it may have some faults due to its old date (2004):

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   // This is importent but it's not noted anywhere
   netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege('UniversalXPConnect');
   
   // create interface to the clipboard
   var clip = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/widget/clipboard;[[[[1]]]]'].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard);
   if (!clip) return;
   
   // create a transferable
   var trans = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/widget/transferable;[[[[1]]]]'].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsITransferable);
   if (!trans) return;
   
   // specify the data we wish to handle. Plaintext in this case.
   trans.addDataFlavor('text/unicode');
   
   // To get the data from the transferable we need two new objects
   var str = new Object();
   var len = new Object();
   
   var str = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-string;[[[[1]]]]"].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString);
   
   var copytext=meintext;
   
   str.data=copytext;
   
   trans.setTransferData("text/unicode",str,copytext.length*[[[[2]]]]);
   
   var clipid=Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard;
   
   if (!clip) return false;
   
   clip.setData(trans,null,clipid.kGlobalClipboard);