Advice on copying and pasting in mobile

[jonathandlynch at gmail.com]

Hi Hermann,

It turns out we can have a div with editable content in html5.

For version 1.1 or 1.2, I might figure out how to make a full content form in HTML, including an editable div, which accepts both text and images.

For now, I created a special input in HTML5 to allow pasting into the content field. It is a little weird to go into a special mode just to paste, but this will work in both iOS and Android.


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> On Jul 2, 2017, at 2:20 PM, jonathandlynch at gmail.com wrote:
> 
> I have been thinking a lot about that...
> 
> I like having the ability to have images inside a field in LC, something that both HTML and native fields do not do readily.
> 
> A user can enter text, add a picture, and enter more text. It is simple and intuitive this way.
> 
> That said, with an HTML form I could have a lot more stuff - but I do not know if more is better for this.
> 
> Honestly, I think I am feeling some pedantic peevishness over not being able access the clipboard, and that is coloring my judgment.
> 
> I am pretty sure I could grab an existing iOS external, edit it to add in copy and paste functions from Xcode, and use that. I have done something similar, with a different functionality, in the past.
> 
> That would not help with android, though. An HTML solution would work fine with android.
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 2, 2017, at 1:56 PM, hh via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> @Jonathan.
>> Why dont't you simply use one single server-side HTML5 page to get
>> reports and upload images?
>> 
>> Has moreover the advantage that you can update the page (incl. the
>> method and targets used therein) without having to update your apps.
>> 
>> From that reason I would even prefer it to rawClipboardData.
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