Actually, this is exactly what I do. The problem comes when I go to paste the link into Facebook. No amount of left or right clicking gets rid of the pop up box shown in my initial post.
Esc key should clear that popup when you see it. If it doesn't, and that's the only problem, I apologize for the following explanations.
Once you place your cursor inside an object in FB, you are subject to whatever coding practices they employ. And your
browser is also interacting with the clipboard. Short description:
- you select and copy something, it goes on the program's clipboard.
- you switch to another program and the clipboard info must fit that program's clipboard expectations (format, content, etc.).
- somewhere in that trip, your OS is taking care of the clipboard contents.
As your simple copy and paste passes through that maze, it may get transformed, and even be unavailable to some programs. Some things are not possible. For example, a copied picture can't be pasted into a text edit box.
Things come to mind.
- If it is just a link, the URL might be unsafe, meaning it is not formed in a way that FB likes.
- It is more than a link. Say you copied from a web page, pasted that in Word, fixed some things, spell-checked, etc. Then you copy and paste to FB. You actually may have hidden code picked up along the way, and FB or your browser is not allowing it.
If you search - facebook can't paste url, you'll see a lot of commentary on FB, about the clipboard and various browsers. FB is changing their approach constantly, and this is in reaction to unsafe things users do, even accidentally. FB also interprets what you paste, and examines the links for unsafe content. FB also browses to the link you paste and tries to find the target, and retrieve some of the content.
So, it's complicated, because what you copy has to be handled by the originating program, your OS, the browser, and the app running in the browser.
Too much info, but it will help you narrow down the source of your annoyance.
