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| -rw-r--r-- | ext/bg/js/search.js | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/search.js b/ext/bg/js/search.js index de2bca64..cbfce6a5 100644 --- a/ext/bg/js/search.js +++ b/ext/bg/js/search.js @@ -286,8 +286,10 @@ class DisplaySearch extends Display { async getClipboardText() { /* Notes: - apiClipboardGet doesn't work on firefox because document.execCommand('paste') requires - user interaction. Therefore, navigator.clipboard.readText() is used. + apiClipboardGet doesn't work on Firefox because document.execCommand('paste') + results in an empty string on the web extension background page. + This may be a bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1603985 + Therefore, navigator.clipboard.readText() is used on Firefox. navigator.clipboard.readText() can't be used in Chrome for two reasons: * Requires page to be focused, else it rejects with an exception. |