#6 Clipboard doesn't work

[Anonymous]

I've tested the ability to copy a login or password to a clipboard in Firefox on both WinXP and Mac OS and it doesn't work; no action happens. A bug pops up with Firebug (a firefox extension).

thanks for a great tool!

[Stuart Curtis Lathrop]

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FYI (If you haven't figured this out yet) there is a comment in the entries.js file explaining this. Either the JavaScript code has to be signed for your installation, or you have to enable control over Codebase Principals authorization in each end-user's browser. While working on an installation of PasswordChain, I added the following to the end of the index.tpl:

<p>
<b>NOTE:</b> Firefox & other Mozilla-based browser users need to make
the following configuration change to enable the site&acute;s
&ldquo;Copy to Clipboard&rdquo; function:
<ol>
<li>In a new window or tab, enter &ldquo;about:config&rdquo; in your
browser address bar to view the browser configuration details.</li>
<li>Scroll or search to locate the entry named
<em>&ldquo;signed.applets.codebase_principal_support&rdquo;</em>.</li>
<li>If this entry is set to &lsquo;<em>false</em>&rsquo;, double-click
on the setting to toggle it to &lsquo;<b>true</b>&rsquo;.</li>
<li>When you first click on the &ldquo;Copy to Clipboard&rdquo; icon
you will be presented a dialog box confirming that you wish to allow
this interaction from the website to your computer&acute;s operating
system. After confirming the URL is correct, you may want to check
the &lsquo;Remember&hellip;&rsquo; option to memorize this site&acute;s
permission.</li>
</ol>
</p>

This is placed right before the closing {/if} of the template, and displays on the site's main page. If you're not familiar with code signing this is an easy work-around to the copy problem.

Regards -

Stuart