Re: Copy/Paste Problem in JDialog

From:
"Andrew Thompson" <andrewthommo@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
28 Jul 2006 08:53:06 -0700
Message-ID:
<1154101985.844387.122450@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>
Rohit Gupta wrote:
.....

Let me explain you my complete situation.
I have to run my code both as an application as well as an applet.


Thanks. I'd missed that detail and it fills some blanks.

Initially when I was using the JDialog, I was able to copy/paste from
it in an application but not when I ran it as an applet. This was the
reason for my first post initially. I wanted to do copy paste from
applet. I think you are also saying this.

Now since it was evident I couldn't do a copy/paste from the applet if
I used JDialog,


You *can* if it is signed, and the user trusts it.
(At least I am pretty sure that is the case*)

...I used a JFrame instead of it as I posted in the last
sscce. This helped me to copy/paste from the *applet* also (apart from
application) which I was desperate for. I hope we are now thinking
along the same lines, or is there still any confusion?


.....hmmmm. I think so.

* Either I was wrong all along, or you have
discovered (what appears to be) a security bug.

I believed the Dialog should *not* be able to access the
clipboard when launched from the unsigned Applet - that
has been confirmed by the example I posted.
You explain that a Frame launched from an untrusted
applet *can* access the clipboard.

** It should not be allowed to do so. **

I will need to investigate further, please stay tuned
to this thread for some time to come. It might take
a while and the end result might (possibly) ruin
your current strategy..

Andrew T.

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