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ZeroClipboard: swf loaded, but not working

ZeroClipboard doesn't work and it doesn't throw any errors (javascript console).

The website is hosted on a HTTPS webserver running on localhost. Both the website and the SWF are served over HTTPS by the same server.

The SWF is loaded and positioned correctly over the button (with ID: testButton). When right-clicking on the button, the flash context menu (About Adobe Flash Player 11.7...) is shown.

However, none of the events, not even "load", gets fired.

I am working on this problem for two days months now and i can't find a solution.

Additional info:

  • ZeroClipboard version: v1.1.7, also tried v1.2.0-beta.3, edit: This also happens with v1.3.1
  • Browser: Chromium 28 on Mac OSX
  • Official test website is working

Here is my code:

var clip = new ZeroClipboard(document.getElementById("testButton"), {
    moviePath: "media/zeroclipboard.swf"
});
clip.on("dataRequested", function(client, args) {
    client.setText("Copy me!");
});
clip.on("load", function(client) {
    alert("movie is loaded");
});
clip.on("complete", function(client, args) {
    alert("Copied text to clipboard: " + args.text);
});
clip.on("mouseover", function(client) {
    alert("mouse over");
});
clip.on("mouseout", function(client) {
    alert("mouse out");
});
clip.on("mousedown", function(client) {
    alert("mouse down");
});
clip.on("mouseup", function(client) {
    alert("mouse up");
});
Solution

  • After months I finally found a solution:

    ZeroClipboard doesn't work out-of-the-box in CommonJS environments in the browser, even it says it does.

    The fix for that is assigning the module scope variable (e.g. ZeroClipboard) to the global window object:

    ZeroClipboard = require("zeroclipboard");
window.ZeroClipboard = ZeroClipboard;

    I created a bug report on this: https://github.com/zeroclipboard/zeroclipboard/issues/332