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email variables in agenda email window 6 years 10 months ago #71211

marc33 Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 271 Thank you received: 55	At the bottom of the agenda email window there is a drop down list of email variables that can be inserted. When I choose one of them, the item stays for a second then defaults back to the original text. It says I can paste these into my email, but how are they copied to the clipboard? In Send Basic Email, these have to be typed in manually so this idea is a time saver.
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email variables in agenda email window 6 years 10 months ago #71215

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When you select one of them, they are put on the clipboard for you by the code. All you have to do is use Cmd/Ctrl-V to put them in the message where you want them. The Cmd/Ctrl-V requirement is not my requirement, per se,... it is a result of how browsers work work with clipboard operations.

The problem with this, of course, is that this requires a keyboard to do the Cmd/Ctrl-V... this will not work on a phone, for example. (I doubt that the phone browser paste will work.) This is the current sticking point for me on this.

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email variables in agenda email window 6 years 10 months ago #71223

marc33 Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 271 Thank you received: 55	I've tried Firefox, Chrome and Safari. Chrome is the only one that works this magic. I use a Mac in case that is important.
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email variables in agenda email window 6 years 10 months ago #71231

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marc33 wrote:
I've tried Firefox, Chrome and Safari. Chrome is the only one that works this magic. I use a Mac in case that is important.

Yes, that does not surprise me... that is why the web page variables are accessed via a pop-up that I specifically designed to allow users to copy and paste manually from if need be.

Clipboard automation support is inconsistent across browsers. I wish the drop-down approach was more reliable across browsers.

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email variables in agenda email window 6 years 10 months ago #71237

marc33 Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 271 Thank you received: 55	If the menu stayed open so that a variable could be selected, copying would work in all browsers, but it closes within a second of selecting one.
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email variables in agenda email window 6 years 10 months ago #71240

SteveTheTechie Offline Administrator Posts: 11526 Thank you received: 3795	Actually, you cannot copy from a drop-down like that... I already tested it. I am probably going to overlay an input box over top of the select to allow manual copy/paste. (e.g. you select from list, then javascript plugs the selection in the input box to allow manual copy/paste)
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