567362 - Invisible table elements (visibility:collapse) get copied to the clipboard

Status: NEW

(Core :: DOM: Serializers, defect)

Description

[Mats Palmgren (inactive)]

Attachment: Testcase

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #39098 +++

DESCRIPTION:
Invisible table elements (visibility:collapse) get copied to the clipboard.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. load attached testcase
2. Select All (CTRL+A)
3. Copy (CTRL+C)
4. Paste into a text document

ACTUAL RESULTS
    I would like to be hidden as well, please.
I would like to be hidden as well, please.
Just me on this page...Nobody else. 

EXPECTED RESULTS
Just me on this page...Nobody else.

Comment 1

[Marco Zehe (:MarcoZ)]

Observation: We do render the collapsed cells in accessibility as if they were normal table cells.

Comment 2

[alexander :surkov (:asurkov)]

(In reply to comment #1)
> Observation: We do render the collapsed cells in accessibility as if they were
> normal table cells.

Theoretically we might want to expose accessible objects with state hidden state for anything hidden or collapsed at least it shouldn't hurt anybody. But that shouldn't affect on clipboard behavior I'd say.

However it's interesting how do the copied/pasted table feel if collapsed cells are presented within it. Would it be broken?

Comment 3

[yerenkow]

Well, it's not about "collapse" only, but same wrong behavior I see with "display:none" for TD.

Comment 4

[yerenkow]

Attachment: Test case for display:none

Comment 5

[Mats Palmgren (inactive)]

[e-mail], bug 39098 is only fixed in pre-release builds of Firefox 4,
which version of Firefox are you testing?

Comment 6

[Steffen Wilberg]

The testcase works for me in the latest Firefox 4 nightly: it only copies this to the clipboard:
1  	3

Comment 7

[yerenkow]

Steffen, I'm glad it's fixed in FF4. Is there any info about fix this in FF3?

Comment 8

[Mats Palmgren (inactive)]

Bug 39098 will not be fixed for Firefox 3.x

Comment 9

[Mikko Rantalainen]

If I've understood correctly, this bug has been fixed by bug 39098. This bug should be marked either fixed (fixed in trunk and firefox 4) or wontfix (won't fix in firefox 3.x).

Comment 10

[Henrik Skupin [:whimboo][⌚️UTC+2]]

No. See bug 567362 comment 100.