Can't paste even though I gave permission to access my clipboard

[JWMcQuire]

I haven't posted on any threads for awhile until yesterday and today and learned I couldn't paste from my clipboard even though I gave permission. Since I often write my responses in notepad++ first and copy and paste them when I am ready, this has become a bit unsettling but not too nerve wracking until I have to type out a link to another forum post, mod page, or other helpful link that may be relevant to the topic I am posting to.

 

Is this an issue only I am experiencing, or is it a bug that should be looked into?

 

I hope someone can help me with this.

 

Also, sorry if this is the wrong place for this topic.

[Thallassa]

I'm definitely not experiencing this bug.

Does it happen on other websites or only on nexus?

[JWMcQuire]

Thank you for replying Thallassa.

 

I can paste into the nexusmods.com comment editors, but not the forum post editor like this one. I logged into my account at blizzard and tested its forum post editor and it worked perfect. So as far as I can tell, this issue is unique to this forum only.

[JWMcQuire]

Thank you again. I found out what was wrong. First after testing this issue using Mozilla Firefox and verifying it was Internet Explorer 11, I began testing various settings in the Advanced section of Internet Options with no success.

 

So I came back here and took a closer look at this editor and found that I had to click the button Oblivion symbol on it next to the one used to remove formatting in the upper left corner of this editor. This then allowed me to paste into the editor.

 

So the issue is either one of IE 11's little irritations or a setting I have yet to discover that would allow me to post without clicking the "Oblivion" button.

 

Thanks again for your reply and prompting me to look at other possibilities.

 

Best wishes. :smile:

Edited April 27, 2016 by JWMcQuire

[Hoamaii]

Darn, I've been unable to paste in the forum for months too even though I kept enabling "paste as plain text" in the upper right option, as well of course as enabling the use of Notepad in my browser's settings.

No issue on NexusMods either - well yeah, but a different one: I don't receive any notifications at all!..

But back to the Forum, you mean we really have to click on that tiny Oblivion symbol to be able to copy-paste?!.. And if not, what's that button for by the way, there's no rollover info attached?

[DrakeTheDragon]

I don't see an "Oblivion" symbol at all, but I guess you're referring to the tiny "light switch" icon on the very top left?

 

If so, that toggles between the so-called Visual Editor, where you can directly see "how" your post will look once posted (the default), and the plain-text BBCode, where you won't see text in different styles, sizes and colors, but only BBCode tags instead.

 

Why you're unable to paste into the Visual Editor field I don't know, it isn't happening to me on any of the different browsers I use for work, but I guess it's either something to do with specific browser security measures or something blocking (parts of) JavaScript.

 

Did you look in the Bug Tracker already if it's even a known issue perhaps?

[JWMcQuire]

Sorry, it's the button at the top left of the editor just to the left of the profile picture. It looks like it has an "Oblivion" symbol on it to me.

 

I guess it is the plain text editor button as you described it.

 

Since I was able to paste to the visual editor in Firefox, I figured it had to do with one of my settings in IE. Anyway, It's no longer a problem since I can paste into the plain text editor.

 

 

I appreciate your reply, and thank you.

 

 

P.S.

Edit: I just finished checking the Bug Tracker, and found no posts related to the one I posted here.

Edited April 29, 2016 by JWMcQuire

[JWMcQuire]

Update:

After experimenting with my security settings and personal preferences without success, I did a search and found an old post from neowin.net that speaks to this issue. The post from neowin.net can be found by doing an Internet search for "Cant paste text into text editor in IE 11".

 

(Edit: Removed the link to neowin.net in favor of providing text for people to do their own search as other links relevant to this issue also appear that may be of some assistance.)

It turns out according to neowin.net that this is an issue common with the forum text editor developed by IPB. So I assume while IPB has made many improvements to the editor since 2014, they haven't fixed this issue. So apparently IPB hasn't or perhaps doesn't think it is necessary to make their editor compatible with IE 11. This is likely because MS released Microsoft Edge(with Win 10) which is supposed to replace Internet Explorer meaning IE users will eventually be forced to use ME or switch to Chrome, Firefox, or any other browsers that still allow the use of third party plugins which ME presently does not as I have experienced it.

So according to a poster at neowin.net, to enable the ability to paste into the visual editor, go to "Tools" and click on "Compatibility View settings" and click "Add" to let it add nexusmods.com to IE 11's list of sites that require "Compatibility View settings" enabled to work properly.

I tested this and it works so that I can now paste into the visual editor.

Also for people who have stubbornly chosen to plug on with Microsoft Edge, you can paste into the visual editor by clicking one of the paste options on the editor, but you may need to re-paste into a little box that may pop up to get it to work. The reason I had to paste into a box that popped up first was because ME's security settings wouldn't allow me to paste directly from the clipboard or MS Word. I have Cortana disabled, so that may be why but would like verification on that since I refuse to re-enable Cortana to find out if my suspicion is correct.

Final note . . . I think...

I personally don't mind having to switch to the plain-text editor to paste into the forum, and since I can paste comments into the visual editor on the mods side of this site, I probably will just continue using the plain-text editor here instead of using "Compatibility View".

I hope this helps others who may be experiencing this same issue which I consider to be only a minor irritation that is easily solved with a click or two of a button or switching to different browser that doesn't have this issue.

I hope this helps all who find this thread. Happy Gaming. :smile:

Edited April 29, 2016 by JWMcQuire