Issues with copied images from internet browser(firefox)

[fuz]

HI the most uptodate beta 2.6.0.2805 version on windows 10 does not paste copied images from browser Firefox. What happens is instead of the image the web address is pasted as text. I use this feature for refference in my work flow.

[Hangman]

Hi @fuz and welcome to the forums,

This is working for me on Windows 10 in 2.6.0.2805... Does it work if you hold the Ctrl Key down while dragging the image to your Affinity file?

If not, can you provide the URL of the website from which you're copying the image so we can test it?

 

[Sean P]

1 hour ago, fuz said:

HI the most uptodate beta 2.6.0.2805 version on windows 10 does not paste copied images from browser Firefox. What happens is instead of the image the web address is pasted as text. I use this feature for refference in my work flow.

This is something we do have logged (although isn't a new issue to the beta) and I think is potentially down to a 'format' (FileDrop) Firefox adds to the clipboard.

If you go to Edit > Paste Special and select Device Independant Bitmap it should allow you to the paste the image onto your document

[Affinity Info Bot]

An issue raised in this thread ("Copy and pasting image from FireFox pastes the file address") has now been reported to the developers by the testing team (Ref: AF-4808). Thank you very much for reporting this issue to us.

[Hangman]

12 minutes ago, অরুণ সরকার said:

I think those images are in AVIF format in website.

Windows

• If I drag and drop an AVIF file from the web to Publisher nothing is copied
• If I Ctrl Drag I get a Failed to Place message
• If I Copy and Paste the image is Pasted as a PNG file

Mac

• If I drag and drop an AVIF file from the web to Publisher the image is copied as a TIFF file
• If I Ctrl Drag I get a Failed to Place message
• If I Copy and Paste the image is Pasted as a PNG file

[fuz]

Hi thanks for your replys,

Should of mentioned Its for Designer and Publisher don't know about Photo as I don't often use it. I haven't had this problem in any other beta version.

So if I drag and drop, something I didn't realise I could do, the image appears, if I copy image thats where I get the text box with the web address for the image. It seems to be any image format. I

Edited October 24, 2024 by fuz
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[Hangman]

2 minutes ago, fuz said:

So if I drag and drop, something I didn't realise I could do, the image appears, if I copy image thats where I get the text box with the web address for the image. It seems to be any image format.

Are you in a position to share the URL so we can see why the behaviour you're seeing differs?

[fuz]

Yes although it seems to be any image on any website. most of the images I copy and paste are from duckduckgo search.

this is the link to the image that first noticed it after the beta update, as I say I haven't had this problem with any other beta.

The issue doesn't happen on the stantard release 2.5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Morris.dancing.at.wells.arp.jpg

[Hangman]

I don't have DuckDuckGo installed but certainly, from Chrome on Windows and Chrome and Firefox on Mac I can happily Copy and Paste, Drag and Ctrl Drag the image without issue to both Publisher and Designer...

I'm unsure if there are any issues or restrictions when doing so from other Browsers... I'd be surprised if there were especially from a Wikipedia page...

[_Th]

Confirmed for me. Win 11 23H2/Firefox 131.0.3
Example image: https://images.pexels.com/photos/9672817/pexels-photo-9672817.jpeg

• Right click, copy
• Paste into a Photo 2.6 Beta document: pastes the URL
• Paste into a Photo 2.5.5 document: pastes the image as expected

[Hangman]

Hi @_Th,

I believe this is a Browser-specific issue...

If you use Paste Special in Publisher after copying the image from both Firefox and Chrome (and I assume DuckDuckGo) you'll see...

Firefox Left | Chrome Right

If after copying from Firefox, you select Device Independent Bitmap from Publisher's Paste Special dialog, the image will paste as an image rather than pasting the URL...

[M-Tee]

Is it possible to map a shortcut directly to one of these options?

95% of the time, I want to paste as device independent bitmap (exact pixels on my clipboard) regardless of dpi metadata. Paste Special is mappable, but I still need to manually select from the this.

[PaulEC]

This all seems to get rather complicated, why not just use the download link under the image? 😉

[Affinity Info Bot]

The issue "[Win] Copy and pasting image from FireFox pastes the file address" (REF: AF-4808) has been fixed by the developers in the latest beta build (2.6.0.3027). The fix is planned for inclusion in the next customer release.
Customer beta builds are announced here and you can participate by following these instructions.
If you still experience this problem once you are using that build version (or later) please reply to this thread including @Affinity Info Bot to notify us.