Copy Image to Clipboard - possible in jdk1.3?

The subject line says it all - is it possible to transfer images to the system clipboard using jdk1.3?
I know that jdk1.4 has DataFlavor.imageFlavor, but is there any way around this in jdk1.3?

I'm not that expert in Copy/Paste, but I suppose you could make an Image class which implements Transferable and try with flavor "localJVMMimeType" (or something like that, see the tutorial), and the class you want to use.
Greetings,
Silkje.

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Copy image from clipboard

hi
Is there any way to find out about type of image that you are coping from clipboard. Because i receive only this type image/x-java-image. I need to know if image is jpg or png.

read the OP, OK then. "image/x-java-image", not application/x-java-file-list.
the question was "what type of image was
copied to the clipboard". if it was pixel/raw data
then whether or not it was jpg or png is what's
irrelavent. That is what I said in my first post. "image/x-java-image" is what Java return when you copy a Image (print screen, open Paint select, copy etc).
When you copy a File it returns a List of Files.
i felt it was obvious that this was a
file (which is still an image) and not pixel buffer
data.It sounds to me like the OP has copied an image from an image program (or hit print screen). At which point it is a raw pixel buffer.

Copying Image to clipboard

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It is rathewr simple to copy text, however it is not clear how to copy graphics.
Anybody has experience?
Code snippet would be helpful
Thank you.
Leo

If you have access to JDK 1.4, you can use java.awt.Robot quite simply with the predefined imageFlavor. Before that, I don't know how to get the system to recognize the Image flavor really...anyone?
Here is an example how with 1.4:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import java.awt.datatransfer.*;
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ClipboardOwner
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    private Clipboard myClipboard;
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        private DataFlavor[] myFlavors;
        private BufferedImage myImage;
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                throw new UnsupportedFlavorException(flavor);
            return myImage;
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            return myFlavors;
        public boolean isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor)
            return (flavor == DataFlavor.imageFlavor);
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        public PrettyPicture()
            setBackground(Color.blue);
            add(new Button("Moo"), BorderLayout.NORTH);
            add(new Button("Boo"), BorderLayout.CENTER);
            add(new Button("Roo"), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
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}This works for me with JDK1.4 in Windows NT, using Word to verify the clipboard contents (pasting in pictures). This does not work in previous versions, since DataFlavor.imageFlavor didn't exist then. I don't know of any equivalent substtitute.
You can easily change the bounds of the picture to catch, as well as the actual contents of it
HTH,
Fredrik

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I had the same problem with FireFox(which cant copy images to the clipboard anyways). To fix the problem I had to use classic Internet explorer. What a hassle.
John

Hi John!
I'm not sure which images you are trying to C & P from Amazon.com, but, using Safari, I was able to copy the image found HERE, and paste it into an AOL eMail document. It was then successfully sent, and when opened, the image appeared in the body of the mail.
Maybe I'm not quite understanding what you're trying to do.
Position the cursor on the image.
Press the "Control" key and hold the mouse down.
Select "Copy Image to Clipboard".
Open a new AOL eMail document.
Click in the message area of the document.
Select "Paste" from the "Edit" menu, or "Command Key + V Key.
Your will be presented with a resizing option. Click Yes or No.
Address your eMail and send!
Good Luck!
ali b

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I want to copy images to a memory stick for sharing with my family. This was possible in iPhoto via copy/paste but does NOT seem to be possible with photos...

You can drag and drop (this will result in a compressed JPG) or hold the alt key and drag and drop (this will copy the original). You can also select the pictures and choose Export from the File menu.

Copy a Dicom Image to Clipboard

hello,
Iam trying to copy a DICOM image to clipboard using java swing.
But at the time of copy it shows the following Exception.
com.sun.medialib.codec.png.PNGException:
codecLib: image palette error. [PLTE]
at com.sun.medialib.codec.png.Encoder.setPalette(Encoder.java:187)
at com.sun.media.imageioimpl.plugins.png.CLibPNGMetadata.writeMetadata(CLibPNGMetadata.java:2616)
at com.sun.media.imageioimpl.plugins.png.CLibPNGImageWriter.write(CLibPNGImageWriter.java:198)
Iam using the code part to copy the image is:------
public void setClipboard() {
m_bufImage = m_origImage = m_currBean.getImage();
if (m_bufImage != null) {
ImageSelection imgSel = new ImageSelection(m_bufImage);
try{
Clipboard clipboard = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit ().getSystemClipboard();
clipboard.setContents(imgSel,null);
}catch(Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
If anybody is familier with this error please send me a solution to solve this problem.
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suryasri

Hi,
try to read this SUN article.
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/releases/data/
Hope this help you.
Bye
Ste

HT201302 iOS: Importing personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer, but I want to reverse the process and copy images from my desktop Windows PC to my new iPad Mini. Is this possible in some more direct way than through copying several

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Copy Image command is broken.

I have just completed an upgrade to Mac OSX 10.3.9, the security update and the accompanying update to Safari to 1.3.2.
And my wife pointed this out to me... the Contol-Click "Copy Image" function is not broken, as it does not copy the image to the clipboard, but rather the URL of the image or the LINK is what gets pasted into other app.
According to Safari Help, that is NOT the correct fucntionality.
To save an image, drag it from the webpage to the desktop or a document in another application. You can also hold down the Control key and click the image, then choose Save Image To to save it as a file or Copy Image to paste it in another document.
The cntl-Click options pop-up now read:
"Save Image to the Desktop
Save Image"
This is definitely a Safari glitch, as Drag and Drop still works to move the image, not the URL or Link. I was also able to do a proper "Save As.. " with the ablility to select the destination, this in now gone as well.
Bug, or new (crappy) "feature?"
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Nanuet, NY
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Ahhh... that is helpful. Gets me halfway there.
Possibly the issue is that some coding changes in either Safari or OS X have the function work correctly in 10.4.x but are glitchy in 10.3.9... ?
The same problem persists in Safari 1.3.2 (on our iBook) in 1.3.9
Ahhh.. interesting (not all apps have "Paste Special"...) Works in MS Word X, but not Appleworks. Preview "New From Clipboard" works as advertised.
Problem could just as easily be with Appleworks somewhat outdated code? 6.2.4 dates to 2002.
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How to copy images from another MC in reversed order??

Hi everyone,
I'm new to AS3 and have been fighting and searching for a solution to this problem for a week now, and I'm VERY close!
I crated a MC holding of a series of images (about 50) and I jump around in it using plenty AS3 scripts (most of which I don't fully understand yet, but I'm working on that to! )
I had to find a way to "rewind" (= play backwards) the MC. Since there is a stop(); command in almost every frame, prevFrame does not work and if I put that in a loop, it goes WAY to fast (but worked).. So I could think of only one way...
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This all works fine (very proud of it ).
Now my question:
To get this to work for multiple image sequences, I have to load all images twice (once in MC_1 and again in MC_2 and select them and reverse them).
Not a big one, unless you want to create MANY of those SWF's...
Is it possible to load the 50 images of the first MC in reverse into the second MC dynamically? JUST the images, noting else.
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something like:
var pointer:Number=1;
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All help is welcome and please take into account that I have little experience and copy most of my scripting from people like you
T.I.A.
Melluw

I tried your advice (thanks for that)
The event I already have is the mouse leave
I //-d out the part I removed (what did work)
The code I ended up with is:
function Start() {
stage.addEventListener(Event.MOUSE_LEAVE, cursorHide);
function cursorHide(evt:Event):void {
var currFrame = MC_1.currentFrame;
if (CCW == true) { //it is true in this case
movStart = (50 - currFrame);
else {
movStart = currFrame;
if (movStart>25) {
MC_1.prevFrame();
// removed swapChildren(MC_1, MC_2); // This is the part I removed
// removed MC_2.gotoAndPlay(movStart);
else {
MC_1.gotoAndPlay (movStart);
And if I leave the stage on the part where movStart is indeed >25
Nothing happens,
So I guess this is not what you meant
Subject: Action Script 3 how to copy images from another MC in reversed order??
I cannot direct you in the loading of the images approach, it will be too complicated, and will probably not work anyways... when you move away from a frame that has dynamic content, you lose the content. So basically, there is nothing practical in taking that approach.
I do niot understand what the problem will be with the enterFrame/prevFrame approach. If everything you can do with the mouse is already used (which I doubt) by the first mc, then there is nothing else you can do with this file. You probably just need to rethink your control scheme. You should search Google for "AS3 slideshow tutorial", and to lighten up your design, add "XML" in that search.
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Adobe Reader 9 Mac - cannot copy images

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More DataFlavors copied to the clipboard/used in D&D in one step

Hallo,
For my GUI app. I would like to enable different types of information to copied to the clipboard.
e.g. object type 1 - Document ID ( actual row's document ID from JTable ) - to copy document type
object type 2 - string representation ( columns texts from JTable ) - to copy to excel
I would like to keep them general, with different possible combinations
among them ( up to 10 different object types ), according to some specs.
Has anybody idea, if it is possible ? ( prefarably with 1.4 D&D interface ).
Data are packed in createTransferable() call, but it allows just 1 format (?) ...
Maybe I can use some 'envelope' format holding all possible information,
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Hi !
Thanks for your help. For drag & drop it's fine. System will ask for 'best' format as I expect.
How is it with clipboard ? I had idea to copy table columns as a "text" flavor
( for paste into excel ) and user created flavor "id" with documentId inside.
On paste I would take 'what's better' ( e.g. as a document reference better would be better my "id" flavor,
because that information doesn't need to be in table cells inside ).
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Hi there,
I would like to know a bit more about the technical reasons why image pasting from clipboard works on Chrome but not Firefox.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Open the text editor on github.com, e.g. by commenting on an issue
2. Copy an image to clipboard
3. Put the mouse cursor into the text editor area
4. Use CTRL+V to paste the image into the text editor
On Chrome, the image is pasted and automatically uploaded on Github. On Firefox nothing happens.
Can someone please shed light on this lacking feature?
I would so much love to see support for this on Firefox as it is a very convenient functionality.
Thank you!

The best is to try it yourself I guess.
Go to Github and try pasting an image into the compose editor.
The editor definitely supports image pastings. They work directly in Chrome(ium).
Thus I am wondering why Firefox does not support direct pasting from clipboard into the editor.
See the attached screenshot regarding the editor I am talking about.

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I'd like to save to file/database image from clipboard

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In my swing application I would like to pase image from clipboard (f.ex. copied from msword). I use following code to do that:
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Starting with the original image I adjusted the levels (Image>Adjustments>Levels (Ctrl L) to the following settings:
Then using the marquee tool I selected the areas not in use and filled with white:
Till you get something like this:
Then I used the brush tool to fill the other bits of the lines in white using these settings:
Once you are happy with the result with a white background go to the Blending Options on your layer:
and set the blend as below and press ok:
This will make your layer look like its got a transparent background, then create a new transparent layer and place underneath:
When you have done this combine the 2 layer by selecting both and then right click and merge layers:
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End result:

Copy Image to Clipboard - possible in jdk1.3?

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