[Bug] Can't copy-paste using keyboard in many input fields

[Nemni]

Hi,

ASUSWRT and ASUSWRT-Merlin both share a bug where you can't copy and paste using Ctrl+C and V nor select-all with Ctrl+A in many of the input fields in the web interface. It would be great if ASUSWRT-Merlin could address this bug.

The problem occurs with the use of onkeypress=function that suppress any keypresses that aren't numbers or periods. These should check to see if the input is ACVX while the Control key is pressed and not just blindly enforce numbers-input only.

I couldn't find a way to register this bug on GitHub nor could I find where validator.js was kept in that repository.

 

[joegreat]

Hi,

ASUSWRT and ASUSWRT-Merlin both share a bug where you can't copy and paste using Ctrl+C and V nor select-all with Ctrl+A in many of the input fields in the web interface.

Hi,

This topic is well know and the solution is simple: Use the mouse right click to Copy and Paste things!

With kind regards
Joe

 

[mstombs]

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nor could I find where validator.js was kept in that repository.

There's a version here

validator.js

But it might get modified for specific devices, lots of references in the git repository.

This 'feature' is a deliberate result of Asus tightening up security and many complaints about pasting into password field on login page - I believe latest asuswrt betas, and now releases, change this again - so merlin won't want to change at same time, but I'm sure he will consider constructive comments of how to patch!

 

[Nemni]

This topic is well know and the solution is simple: Use the mouse right click to Copy and Paste things!

I know about the workaround, but not using the keyboard is inconvenience. I'd really like to see his get fixed. Merlin is supposed to fix bugs in ASUSWRT, right?

 

[RMerlin]

This is caused by inconsistencies between different browsers. Firefox and IE for instance report events differently. Asus does have code in place to handle different browsers, but it's possible some specific validator methods don't have both event handlers implemented. Which specific field, and which browser are you using?