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Not able to access window.clipboard in unsecured websites.

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Hello,

can you please suggest me how to enable window.clipboard in unsecured web pages, currently i have a project where i need to copy selected text and paste it in somewhere. So am using document.execCommand("copy"); but am not able to find window.clipboard in developer tool. So not able to copy the things to clipboard. Or suggest how can I enable it using javascript.

Hello, can you please suggest me how to enable window.clipboard in unsecured web pages, currently i have a project where i need to copy selected text and paste it in somewhere. So am using document.execCommand("copy"); but am not able to find window.clipboard in developer tool. So not able to copy the things to clipboard. Or suggest how can I enable it using javascript.

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I don't think Firefox can start the computer's clipboard. Best to start it before starting the browser.

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I don't think the Developer Tools panel has a section for the clipboard. What we can say is to check MDN:

https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Interact_with_the_clipboard

Also, if relevant: Where to go for developer support

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