I'm trying to add an image paste function to my web application, using the standard routine:
$('textarea').on('paste', function (ev) {
var clipboardData = ev.originalEvent.clipboardData;
$.each(clipboardData.items, function (i, item) {
if (item.type.indexOf("image") !== -1) {
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.readAsDataURL(item.getAsFile());
reader.addEventListener('loadend', ...);
...
}
});
});
The full sample can be found here: http://jsfiddle.net/t8t2zj6k/
It works correctly when I copy & paste an image from an image viewer software, but when I'm trying to do the same thing using a file browser (e.g. Finder on Mac or Nautilus on Linux) as a result I get only a text string with the file path or even an image with file type icon instead of an original file.
Is there any way to handle pastes from a file browser properly?