508568 - javascript : copy function does not work

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Tech Evangelism Graveyard :: French, defect)

Description

[Foxy]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; fr; rv:1.9.0.13) Gecko/2009073022 Firefox/3.0.13 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; fr; rv:1.9.0.13) Gecko/2009073022 Firefox/3.0.13 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729)

When you want to copy the generated text via the 2nd icon, nothing happens.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.visit the link
2.next to the generated text, try to copy it (2nd icon)
3.
Actual Results:  
nothing

Expected Results:  
the text generated should be copied

Comment 1

[Dave Garrett]

Error console gives:
Error: document.body.createTextRange is not a function
Source File: http://www.faux-texte.com/js/lorem-ipsum.js?1232696242
Line: 9

When you hover over the icon the tooltip tells you this is IE only.

Confirming as TE bug.

Comment 2

[Foxy]

Yes that was what I consider as a bug since it works with ie and not with firefox.
I do not know the specifications of firefox that is why I set this as a minor bug.

Comment 3

[Chris Lawson (gone)]

INCOMPLETE due to lack of activity since the end of 2009.

If someone is willing to investigate the issues raised in this bug to determine whether they still exist, *and* work with the site in question to fix any existing issues, please feel free to re-open and assign to yourself.

Sorry for the bugspam; filter on "NO MORE PRE-2010 TE BUGS" to remove.