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Re: [tor-bugs] #22814 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Disable clipboard.autocopy in Tor Browser
#22814: Disable clipboard.autocopy in Tor Browser
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Reporter: pqrst | Owner: tbb-team
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Major | Resolution:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):
Digging a little more into this, it's not clear whether
"clipboard.autocopy" actually does anything.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Clipboard.autocopy states:
> In Linux and some UNIX-like platforms, selecting text will automatically
copy the contents of the selection to the clipboard. Mozilla also follows
this convention on these platforms. This preference controls that
behavior.
Whoever wrote this doesn't know what they're talking about (or, at best,
is using really misleading terminology.) On X, the standard convention is
that selecting text automatically places it into the PRIMARY selection.
The CLIPBOARD selection, in contrast, functions like the system clipboard
on Windows/Mac, and is normally only set when you press Ctrl+C or similar.
Moreover, I don't see any difference in behavior here:
* in Tor Browser with clipboard.autocopy set to true, selecting text sets
the PRIMARY selection and doesn't affect the CLIPBOARD;
* in Tor Browser with clipboard.autocopy set to false, selecting text sets
the PRIMARY selection and doesn't affect the CLIPBOARD.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22814#comment:11>
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