Can't paste text into Google Docs in Firefox
I use Firefox 57.0.4 (64-bit) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
I am unable to paste in Google Docs. CTRL-V doesn't work. I can paste in a comment on google doc, but not in the main document.
I am not sure if it related, but when I paste in facebook, the comment boxes just disappear. I have to refresh the page for them to return. If I type one character before I paste, it works.
I have a second laptop that runs Ubuntu. Firefox is synced with that one. I can paste on that laptop.
That laptop runs firefox 57.03 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
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Zanna
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I use Firefox 57.0.4 (64-bit) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
I am unable to paste in Google Docs. CTRL-V doesn't work. I can paste in a comment on google doc, but not in the main document.
I am not sure if it related, but when I paste in facebook, the comment boxes just disappear. I have to refresh the page for them to return. If I type one character before I paste, it works.
I have a second laptop that runs Ubuntu. Firefox is synced with that one. I can paste on that laptop.
That laptop runs firefox 57.03 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
firefox google
edited Dec 20 at 8:41
Zanna
50k13131238
asked Jan 24 at 17:44
Ludd
113
I have the same behavior in google docs and Firefox v64.0 (64-bit), Ubuntu 18.04.1 (actually Kubuntu/KDE) -- no comment wrt facebook issues. Can't paste at all into google docs, but I can into google docs comments. Works fine on Chrome on the same laptop.
– michael
Dec 20 at 6:06
@michael see my answer
– Zanna
Dec 20 at 7:56
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I use Firefox 57.0.4 (64-bit) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
I am unable to paste in Google Docs. CTRL-V doesn't work. I can paste in a comment on google doc, but not in the main document.
I am not sure if it related, but when I paste in facebook, the comment boxes just disappear. I have to refresh the page for them to return. If I type one character before I paste, it works.
I have a second laptop that runs Ubuntu. Firefox is synced with that one. I can paste on that laptop.
That laptop runs firefox 57.03 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
firefox google
edited Dec 20 at 8:41
Zanna
50k13131238
asked Jan 24 at 17:44
Ludd
113
I use Firefox 57.0.4 (64-bit) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
I am unable to paste in Google Docs. CTRL-V doesn't work. I can paste in a comment on google doc, but not in the main document.
I am not sure if it related, but when I paste in facebook, the comment boxes just disappear. I have to refresh the page for them to return. If I type one character before I paste, it works.
I have a second laptop that runs Ubuntu. Firefox is synced with that one. I can paste on that laptop.
That laptop runs firefox 57.03 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
firefox google
firefox google
edited Dec 20 at 8:41
Zanna
50k13131238
asked Jan 24 at 17:44
Ludd
113
edited Dec 20 at 8:41
Zanna
50k13131238
asked Jan 24 at 17:44
Ludd
113
edited Dec 20 at 8:41
Zanna
50k13131238
edited Dec 20 at 8:41
Zanna
50k13131238
edited Dec 20 at 8:41
Zanna
50k13131238
50k13131238
asked Jan 24 at 17:44
Ludd
113
asked Jan 24 at 17:44
Ludd
113
asked Jan 24 at 17:44
Ludd
113
113
I have the same behavior in google docs and Firefox v64.0 (64-bit), Ubuntu 18.04.1 (actually Kubuntu/KDE) -- no comment wrt facebook issues. Can't paste at all into google docs, but I can into google docs comments. Works fine on Chrome on the same laptop.
– michael
Dec 20 at 6:06
@michael see my answer
– Zanna
Dec 20 at 7:56
add a comment |
I have the same behavior in google docs and Firefox v64.0 (64-bit), Ubuntu 18.04.1 (actually Kubuntu/KDE) -- no comment wrt facebook issues. Can't paste at all into google docs, but I can into google docs comments. Works fine on Chrome on the same laptop.
– michael
Dec 20 at 6:06
@michael see my answer
– Zanna
Dec 20 at 7:56
I have the same behavior in google docs and Firefox v64.0 (64-bit), Ubuntu 18.04.1 (actually Kubuntu/KDE) -- no comment wrt facebook issues. Can't paste at all into google docs, but I can into google docs comments. Works fine on Chrome on the same laptop.
– michael
Dec 20 at 6:06
I have the same behavior in google docs and Firefox v64.0 (64-bit), Ubuntu 18.04.1 (actually Kubuntu/KDE) -- no comment wrt facebook issues. Can't paste at all into google docs, but I can into google docs comments. Works fine on Chrome on the same laptop.
– michael
Dec 20 at 6:06
@michael see my answer
– Zanna
Dec 20 at 7:56
@michael see my answer
– Zanna
Dec 20 at 7:56
add a comment |
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The inability to paste into Google Docs in some versions of Firefox and other browsers is a known issue. The problem is explained in this article. Basically, it's a security feature blocking code from accessing your clipboard (which, if you think about it, might contain passwords and other sensitive information):
it's the inevitable outcome of two things intersecting; interactive sites that use Web code ([...] JavaScript) to look and act like programs installed directly on your computer, and a standard security precaution in browsers that blocks Web code from any access to the system clipboard.
Why lock them out? [Because y]our computer can't tell the difference between a JavaScript-driven action that you took, such as clicking a button in a Web app, and one that a website executed on its own and without your consent. And it's a lot easier to find yourself on a malicious website than to install malicious software.
My workaround for this is to import text from a document on my system. This is even possible in spreadsheets (select Replace data at selected cell from the import menu).
If you want to be able to use keyboard shortcuts as normal, you can use Google Chrome browser, which accepts some code when you log in to Google Docs that allows access to the clipboard. Apparently, Google just can't manage to maintain full support for every version of every browser...
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The inability to paste into Google Docs in some versions of Firefox and other browsers is a known issue. The problem is explained in this article. Basically, it's a security feature blocking code from accessing your clipboard (which, if you think about it, might contain passwords and other sensitive information):
it's the inevitable outcome of two things intersecting; interactive sites that use Web code ([...] JavaScript) to look and act like programs installed directly on your computer, and a standard security precaution in browsers that blocks Web code from any access to the system clipboard.
Why lock them out? [Because y]our computer can't tell the difference between a JavaScript-driven action that you took, such as clicking a button in a Web app, and one that a website executed on its own and without your consent. And it's a lot easier to find yourself on a malicious website than to install malicious software.
My workaround for this is to import text from a document on my system. This is even possible in spreadsheets (select Replace data at selected cell from the import menu).
If you want to be able to use keyboard shortcuts as normal, you can use Google Chrome browser, which accepts some code when you log in to Google Docs that allows access to the clipboard. Apparently, Google just can't manage to maintain full support for every version of every browser...
answered Dec 20 at 7:51
Zanna
50k13131238
add a comment |
The inability to paste into Google Docs in some versions of Firefox and other browsers is a known issue. The problem is explained in this article. Basically, it's a security feature blocking code from accessing your clipboard (which, if you think about it, might contain passwords and other sensitive information):
it's the inevitable outcome of two things intersecting; interactive sites that use Web code ([...] JavaScript) to look and act like programs installed directly on your computer, and a standard security precaution in browsers that blocks Web code from any access to the system clipboard.
Why lock them out? [Because y]our computer can't tell the difference between a JavaScript-driven action that you took, such as clicking a button in a Web app, and one that a website executed on its own and without your consent. And it's a lot easier to find yourself on a malicious website than to install malicious software.
My workaround for this is to import text from a document on my system. This is even possible in spreadsheets (select Replace data at selected cell from the import menu).
If you want to be able to use keyboard shortcuts as normal, you can use Google Chrome browser, which accepts some code when you log in to Google Docs that allows access to the clipboard. Apparently, Google just can't manage to maintain full support for every version of every browser...
answered Dec 20 at 7:51
Zanna
50k13131238
add a comment |
The inability to paste into Google Docs in some versions of Firefox and other browsers is a known issue. The problem is explained in this article. Basically, it's a security feature blocking code from accessing your clipboard (which, if you think about it, might contain passwords and other sensitive information):
it's the inevitable outcome of two things intersecting; interactive sites that use Web code ([...] JavaScript) to look and act like programs installed directly on your computer, and a standard security precaution in browsers that blocks Web code from any access to the system clipboard.
Why lock them out? [Because y]our computer can't tell the difference between a JavaScript-driven action that you took, such as clicking a button in a Web app, and one that a website executed on its own and without your consent. And it's a lot easier to find yourself on a malicious website than to install malicious software.
My workaround for this is to import text from a document on my system. This is even possible in spreadsheets (select Replace data at selected cell from the import menu).
If you want to be able to use keyboard shortcuts as normal, you can use Google Chrome browser, which accepts some code when you log in to Google Docs that allows access to the clipboard. Apparently, Google just can't manage to maintain full support for every version of every browser...
answered Dec 20 at 7:51
Zanna
50k13131238
The inability to paste into Google Docs in some versions of Firefox and other browsers is a known issue. The problem is explained in this article. Basically, it's a security feature blocking code from accessing your clipboard (which, if you think about it, might contain passwords and other sensitive information):
it's the inevitable outcome of two things intersecting; interactive sites that use Web code ([...] JavaScript) to look and act like programs installed directly on your computer, and a standard security precaution in browsers that blocks Web code from any access to the system clipboard.
Why lock them out? [Because y]our computer can't tell the difference between a JavaScript-driven action that you took, such as clicking a button in a Web app, and one that a website executed on its own and without your consent. And it's a lot easier to find yourself on a malicious website than to install malicious software.
My workaround for this is to import text from a document on my system. This is even possible in spreadsheets (select Replace data at selected cell from the import menu).
If you want to be able to use keyboard shortcuts as normal, you can use Google Chrome browser, which accepts some code when you log in to Google Docs that allows access to the clipboard. Apparently, Google just can't manage to maintain full support for every version of every browser...
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I have the same behavior in google docs and Firefox v64.0 (64-bit), Ubuntu 18.04.1 (actually Kubuntu/KDE) -- no comment wrt facebook issues. Can't paste at all into google docs, but I can into google docs comments. Works fine on Chrome on the same laptop.
– michael
Dec 20 at 6:06
@michael see my answer
– Zanna
Dec 20 at 7:56