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Clipboard access

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I need to access clipboard via clipboard.readtext() But I am unable to do so in mozilla Please help as this is blocking my work. My mozilla version is 85.0.2

I need to access clipboard via clipboard.readtext() But I am unable to do so in mozilla Please help as this is blocking my work. My mozilla version is 85.0.2

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Have you tried it with Microsoft Edge? Some browsers don't support "clipboard.read"

Otherwise, perhaps try "dom.events.asyncClipboard.dataTransfer" (it has to be set to true) or the "clipboard.read" extension.

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Did you grant access to the "clipboard-read" permission?

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I do not see any option to grant access to clipboard-read permission. How do I do it?

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Try "var promise = navigator.clipboard.read();" Let me know if it works, otherwise, I can look for another way.

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Yes I have tried read and readText both methods, it throws error

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Have you tried it with Microsoft Edge? Some browsers don't support "clipboard.read"

Otherwise, perhaps try "dom.events.asyncClipboard.dataTransfer" (it has to be set to true) or the "clipboard.read" extension.

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