[Pay Aug 18 if no regressions] Copy to clipboard - Unable to copy images or links

[isagoico]

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Expected Result:

• User should be able to copy images and link URLs when using the copy to clipboard feature.
• Right-clicking or long-pressing on a link should open the ReportActionContextMenu, but the Copy to Clipboard menu item should instead say Copy URL to Clipboard. Pressing that menu item, the link url should be copied to the clipboard.
• Right-clicking or long-pressing on an image should open the ReportActionContextMenu, but the Copy to Clipboard menu should instead say Copy Image to Clipboard. Pressing that menu item, the image should be copied to the clipboard.

Actual Result:

When copying and pasting an image, the HTML coding is displayed instead of the link or image.

Action Performed:

1. Log in to e.cash and navigate to a conversation
2. Click on add attachment
3. Upload a picture
4. RIght click the message with the image
5. Click on copy to clipboard
6. Paste the image on a text input

Workaround:

No way of copying an image by using copy to clipboard.

Platform:

Where is this issue occurring?

Web ✔️
iOS ✔️
Android ✔️
Desktop App ✔️
Mobile Web ✔️

Version Number: 1.0.60-0

Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856

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Expensify/Expensify Issue URL:

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From @iwiznia https://expensify.slack.com/archives/C01GTK53T8Q/p1622579145427200

we sequester the right click button to show the actions menu, but that makes it impossible to copy a link that's in a comment or being able to copy an image pasted.

Upwork job: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~015ed0068d5788ef5a

[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @TomatoToaster (Engineering), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4319 for more details.

[TomatoToaster]

Cool I think this makes sense to be done externally.

[MelvinBot]

Triggered auto assignment to @puneetlath (External), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/8582 for more details.

[puneetlath]

Looks like this is fixed for links, but still needs to be addressed for images. Created an Upwork job for it.

[iwiznia]

Sorry, but I don't see it's fixed for any type.