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Copying to the clipboard is disabled. How can I fix this?

rgriese
rgriese
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WHen I am inside any application in Firefox (oe Google Apps, etc.) ANY application, I receive the following message when trying to use Edit, Copy

Your browser does not allow access to your computer's clipboard.

Instead, please use Ctrl-C for Copy, Ctrl-X for Cut and Ctrl-V for Paste, or use your browser's Edit menu.

WHen I am inside any application in Firefox (oe Google Apps, etc.) ANY application, I receive the following message when trying to use Edit, Copy Your browser does not allow access to your computer's clipboard. Instead, please use Ctrl-C for Copy, Ctrl-X for Cut and Ctrl-V for Paste, or use your browser's Edit menu.

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David McRitchie
David McRitchie
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You are probably better off / much safer using copy and paste yourself

But this is what is referred to