[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 29610] New: fix to #22476 is overly restrictive

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29610

           Summary: fix to #22476 is overly restrictive
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: Macintosh Intel
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.5
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: New Bugs
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: fredrik at axpa.se


the fix as laid out in
http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/LayoutTests/platform/mac/editing/pasteboard/dataTransfer-set-data-file-url.html?rev=39893
completely breaks the drag and drop features in our browser based media
library.
Scenario:
The media library in question allows users on an internal network the
possibility to drag and drop images from Safari to InDesign and other
applications on the local Mac.
The dragevent used supplies a file-URL to the applications which e.g. means
that images are placed in InDesign using a local file path to an AFP volume
(file:///Volumes/Images/Image1.jpg).

In order for InDesign to recognise this as a file path so that is places the
image with a correct link then this has to be a URL. Plain text type will only
place the actual text in InDesign.

This works perfectly in Safari 3, but is broken in Safari 4 because the
document isn't local, it's served by a web server on the intranet.


I understand the reasoning behind the fix  but the remedy is too broad and
restrictive.
We need to be able to create file URLs that actually end up in the Pasteboard
even if the document isn't local.

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