Can't paste into browser

[Ken]

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:24:04 +0000, Ken wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:33:35 +0200, Ian Coetzee wrote:
> 
>> On 17/12/2009 03:57, Ken wrote:
>>> I use a program to store my passwords, but I can't seem to paste them
>>> into all the pages in the browser.  For instance, if I go to guru.com
>>> and try to paste into their sign in page, I can't.  I've tried this
>>> with both firefox and epiphany and it just doesn't work.  If I open
>>> gedit I have no problems pasting into there.
>>>
>>> Any idea what is going on here?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>> What are you using to paste, "right click > paste", "<Ctrl>+<v>",
>> "<Shift>+<Insert>"? If you try one of the others, does it work? If you
>> "right click > paste" is the paste button greyed out?
>> 
>> Regards
>> Ian
> 
> Right click doesn't bring up a menu.  I've tried pasting using center
> click and using cntrl-v.  I've also tried pasting using the menu.  Paste
> is not grayed out.  It just doesn't work.
> 
> Can you try pasting into the password prompt on guru.com and see if it
> works?  Does it work for you?  Maybe there is just some weirdness in the
> site that is tickling a bug in the browser?
> 
> Thanks

Just one more note.  Everything works fine in Opera, just not in Firefox 
or Epiphany.

-- 
Ken <ktxl45 at gmail.com>