You can't copy or paste from the context menu in Google Docs. WHY THE ACTUAL FUCK NOT?! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml to c/assholedesign@lemmy.ml

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Like I actually can't think of a reason for this. In fact, why even have those buttons in the first place?

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[-] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Surprisingly enough, given the extensive backstory of the botnet / Alphabet Inc. / Google being fucking arseholes, this is not the result of arsehole design. It's just that websites don't have access to your clipboard.

A few notes:

Keyboard shortcuts still work as they're a feature of the OS, not the browser.
The botnet browser circumvents this by having its own clipboard.
If I recall correctly, there are extensions for other browsers to allow copypaste from the menu. Don't trust me on that, I don't use Botnet Dox.

[-] Phazei@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

It's actually for security. Otherwise websites could grab whatever you happen to have in your clipboard. You might have a copied password from a password manager, or a private key for a wallet. I don't want sites having defacto access to the clipboard for that reason.

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