problems with mozilla-firefox

pnolan

hi,

is the right place to ask about Mozilla-Firefox. I guess a browser is software.

does anyone know why , actually, more importantly, how to fix this problem.
moz-ff will not let me cut/copy and paste.

when I try I get this:
unpriveleged scripts cannot access cut/copy/past programatically for security reasons. click ok to see a technical note at mnozilla.org which shows you how to allow a script to access the clipboard.

I click ok and nothing happens.

I tried to get help from them, but their explanations are not very clear to me.I am seeking help from someone who can talk me through this step by step.

please help me if you know how to fix that.

thanks

pnolan

Thrax

1. Close Firefox and open Windows Explorer.
2. Go to this directory: C:\Documents and Settings\(YOUR WINDOWS LOGIN NAME)\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\(Random string of letters and numbers)
3. If there is a file named user.js, open it with notepad and Continue to Step #4. If there isn't skip to step 3B and follow it.

No USER.JS File:
3b. Open notepad and paste the following into Notepad:

user_pref("capability.policy.policynames", "allowclipboard");
user_pref("capability.policy.allowclipboard.sites", "http://www.mozilla.org");
user_pref("capability.policy.allowclipboard.Clipboard.cutcopy", "allAccess");
user_pref("capability.policy.allowclipboard.Clipboard.paste", "allAccess");

3c. Go to File -> Save As.
3d. Change your "Save as Type:" to ALL FILES.
3e. Navigate back to C:\Documents and Settings\(YOUR LOGIN NAME)\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\(Random string of letters and numbers) in the Notepad save window, and save your file as user.js.
3f. Close notepad, Restart Firefox, and you should be able to copy/paste.

USER.JS File is Present:
4. Paste the following into the user.js file you opened with notepad:

user_pref("capability.policy.policynames", "allowclipboard");
user_pref("capability.policy.allowclipboard.sites", "http://www.mozilla.org");
user_pref("capability.policy.allowclipboard.Clipboard.cutcopy", "allAccess");
user_pref("capability.policy.allowclipboard.Clipboard.paste", "allAccess");

5. Hit Ctrl + S to save the file and close notepad.
6. Restart Firefox, and copy+paste should work.

QCH

SWEET... I've been having the same problem. I'll try it Thrax!!!

pnolan

thanks Thrax

I tried that before, but it didn't work. I missed a step somewhere.

your step by step instructions seems to have gotten me there.

copy and paste worked when I tried it

thanks alot!!!

Thrax

You're welcome good sir.

pnolan

now that's weird

when I first did it, it worked in both excite and yahoo e-mail.

now I try it and it does not work in excite, but still does in yahoo.

is there something that is preventing it in excite now?
I still get the same prompt I got before, but only in excite.

pnolan

the problem is actually back in Firefox. I can do it in excite in IE

when I first created the file. it did work in Firefox. but now does not.

I re-entered that info to notepad and saved it to replace the original file. still does not work.

what can I do now?

is Mozilla a problem like this for most people?

help

pnolan

pnolan

actually I can post in Mozilla in other places but not in Excite e-mail.

I can in Excite on IE.

this is frustrating

Thrax

What copy/paste method are you using?

The copy/paste buttons in excite's email GUI, right click -> copy/paste, or ctrk+c/ctrl+v?

If it's the first, many webmail UIs are designed for IE, and don't work right on Firefox. It's an IE problem.

pnolan

I don't know what GUI is, so it's not that.

I use the mouse or the keypad and it does not work.

it works in the address boxes but not in the e-mail body.


:banghead: :

Leonardo

Well done, Thrax. Thanks.