Re:Don't touch my clipboard
by franga2000 on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @12:58PM
(#22358309)
> That insult to usability should have never been adopted by browsers
As a web developer, it's kind of funny seeing people exclaim "this feature should not exist" after seeing a few abuses of it, even though they probably benefit from it every day without realizing it. Overriding copying is needed for wysiwyg editors and selection blocking is needed for many kinds of drag&drop interfaces and also editors.
Instead of complaining that useful features exist because they can be misused, maybe complain about the misuse itself - maybe even to the people actually misusing them. Shoot them an email and they might actually do something about it. Most of these misuses hurt accessibility (screen readers, etc.), so if nothing else, they'll see it as a way to reach more customers.
As a web developer, it's kind of funny seeing people exclaim "this feature should not exist" after seeing a few abuses of it, even though they probably benefit from it every day without realizing it. Overriding copying is needed for wysiwyg editors and selection blocking is needed for many kinds of drag&drop interfaces and also editors.
Instead of complaining that useful features exist because they can be misused, maybe complain about the misuse itself - maybe even to the people actually misusing them. Shoot them an email and they might actually do something about it. Most of these misuses hurt accessibility (screen readers, etc.), so if nothing else, they'll see it as a way to reach more customers.