JDK-8005932 : Java 7 on mac os x only provides text clipboard formats
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.awt
  • Affected Version: 7u9
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2013-01-09
  • Updated: 2017-05-17
  • Resolved: 2013-02-08
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7u25Fixed 8 b78Fixed
Description
Java 7 provides less clipboard formats then jdk 6

The missing formats: 
text/html
text/rtf

You can print available formats by the following code:

for (final DataFlavor flavor : 
Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().getAvailableDataFlavors()) {
            System.out.println(flavor.getMimeType());
}
Comments
Verified!
15-05-2013