- You can change that setting in your about:config by setting dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled to false.
- This sadly prevents pasting (T)OTPs for websites that choose to have 6 separate input fields. You have to enter these codes manually.
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why the hell do websites even have those 6 separate input fields? you can just have one and style it differently
Because some product teams are cunts, and some products are just plain shit.
Do you know if this add-on does pretty much the same thing and with that will also have the regression regarding (T)OTP input fields?
I have a partial answer. The add-on has different modes for different degrees of bypassing. I’m sure the complete bypass would break it, but not sure about intermediate options.
I can confirm that it has not appeared to affect the functionality of those sites for me. Although... There are some sites with multiple fields that don't work and some that do, I've just assumed that the sites which don't work were down to poor code.
Disabling clipboardevents entirely disables the clipboard API, meaning that single-click copy operations won't work.
Maybe you're fine with that, but it's worth noting.
pasting (T)OTPs for websites that choose to have 6 separate input fields
Possibly a job for "insert text by typing" in a program like Keyboard Maestro on macOS.
Edit: baller app, it is:
Does this work with any text on page (vs just inputs)?
Currently dealing with several digital textbooks - that I fucking purchased - from Elsevier that disable copy functions, which makes pulling chunks of text from a page to take notes a pain in the ass. I've resorted to just using the snipit tool to capture tiny screenshots of the text I want, but that's ofc significantly less ideal than just highlighting text and hitting Ctrl+C.
ShareX has an OCR feature. It's a tool for taking screenshots and recordings, with support for configurable workflows which can do all sorts, including extract text from the snipped area and copy it to the clipboard.
If you're using Windows, there is a utility included in PowerToys that you might find useful to get the text from those screenshots: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/text-extractor
Okay that actually sounds pretty amazing... but I can't get it to work. Win+shift+T seems to just cycle through the icons pinned in my taskbar. I'll do some googling to see if I can figure out why that is, but if you know a quick fix, then yes please!!
I just thought of a possible bypass. Maybe a phone’s “scan document” function can help with that? Provided that the text is clear, you may be able to scan a webpage and save it as a scanned document. Then open the doc on your phone (or other device), and you should be able to highlight and copy the scanned text.
Okay, maybe not. I tested it with this very page and although the copied text got the gist, I still would’ve had to go back and edit things. But eh, YMMV. It could be a valid work-around for somebody, just with different text or using a different device.
Usually I just leave them as little image blocks of text cuz ain't nobody got time for dat. When I actually do want to fully convert it (usually only bother if I'm sending something out to the class), then I'll save the whole doc as a PDF and then run it through an optical character recognition service like this one. There are ways, they just suck when a feature like copy exists.
Screenshot, paste to GPT and ask it to parse to text.
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There's a special place in hell for whoever started that blocking paste shit, right next to the popup ad guy.
Also, does anyone know of an Android Xposed/Magisk Module that does the same thing?
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Now give me a "Don't Fuck With Back" extension.
I'm guessing it's all from the same ad network but I've noticed an uptick in the number of sites hijacking the back button to show more ads. Even the Associated Press site has been doing it and it drives me crazy.
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Some banks don’t allow pasting passwords, which is insane
California DMV requires a bank routing and account number instead of a credit card, but doesn't allow you to copy and paste it from your bank website. You have to type out the 20+ digits and if you get any of them wrong a cop pulls you over and potentially murders you.
Sounds like freedumb
I had used a website that changed the max length of passwords, but ignored, that existing ones might already have been longer.... I overcame the client side validation, but the server side validated it, too...
Good that the backend validated it, but why in god's name would you ever lower the maximum password length?!?
I like addons that get straight to the point with their names
I made a website to test your typing speed and I felt dirty disabling pasting, but that feels like an actual good use-case.
Just not allowing the clipboard is a legitimate security measure though. A lot of apps can read that memory space, so it's kind of a security black hole.l
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