Copy text to clipboard
 

Hi there all

I am in the process of developing a knowledgebase..

I have some cool click and copy script but it doesnt allow me to format the text that is copied so that I can copy an already fromatted email..

for example:

Hi,

thank you for contacting us, blablablablablablablablablablabla
blablablablablablablablablablablablablablablablabla

Kind regards

blabla.


here is the jscript I have:

[html]
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function copy_clip(meintext)
{
if (window.clipboardData)
{

window.clipboardData.setData("Text", meintext);

}
else if (window.netscape)
{

netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege('UniversalXPConnect');

var clip = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/widget/clipboard;1']
.createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard);
if (!clip) return;

var trans = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/widget/transferable;1']
.createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsITransferable);
if (!trans) return;

trans.addDataFlavor('text/unicode');

var str = new Object();
var len = new Object();
var str = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-string;1"]
.createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString);
var copytext=meintext;
str.data=copytext;
trans.setTransferData("text/unicode",str,copytext.length*2);
var clipid=Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard;
if (!clip) return false;
clip.setData(trans,null,clipid.kGlobalClipboard);
}
alert("The following text has been copied:\n\n" + meintext);
return false;
}
//-->
</script>


<p><span onclick='return copy_clip("this text will be copied to clipboard'>
when you click on this text, the above is copied.(but you cant see it untill you paste it.
</span> </p>
[/html]

here is my problem.


I cant format any thing in this area

<p><span onclick='return copy_clip("this text will be copied to clipboard'>

I get that jscript error if i try...


I want to for example, do something like this:

<p><span onclick='return copy_clip("hi there,
<p>thank you for contacting us etc</p>")'>


so that when pasted you can have a nicely formatted email/...


Please HELP

thanks!!

Re: Copy text to clipboard
 

First, there is a difference between Jscript and JavaScript. They are two different languages. Second, I don't know of any OS that will copy fully-formatted HTML to the clipboard. Sorry.