paste.js is an interface to read data ( text / image ) from clipboard in different browsers. It also contains several hacks.
| IE11 | Firefox 33 | Chrome 38 | Safari | Opera | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pasteText (non-inputable) | ok | ok | ok | ok | ok |
| pasteText (textarea) | ok | ok | ok | ok | ok |
| pasteText (contenteditable) | ok | ok | ok | ok | ok |
| pasteImage (non-inputable) | ok | ok | ok | ||
| pasteImage (textarea) | ok | ok | ok | ||
| pasteImage (contenteditable) | ok | ok | ok |
// jQuery needed
$('.mydiv').pastableNonInputable();
$('textarea').pastableTextarea();
$('div[contenteditable]').pastableContenteditable();
$('*').on('pasteImage', function (ev, data){
console.log("dataURL: " + data.dataURL);
console.log("width: " + data.width);
console.log("height: " + data.height);
console.log(data.blob);
}).on('pasteImageError', function(ev, data){
alert('Oops: ' + data.message);
if(data.url){
alert('But we got its url anyway:' + data.url)
}
}).on('pasteText', function (ev, data){
console.log("text: " + data.text);
});
see this example