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Author Topic: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain  (Read 21,082 times)

Armando

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Hi mouser,
this is something I so frequently have to do (re-establish clipboard chain) that a shortcut key would be extremely useful.
Thanks for considering adding this to the UI!
Take care
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« Last Edit: April 22, 2015, 05:07 PM by Armando »

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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish cliboard chain
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2015, 04:42 PM »
I can do that.  :up:

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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2015, 05:07 PM »
Thanks mouser!
"I suppose it can be said that I'm an absent-minded driver. It's true that I've driven through a number of red lights on occasion, but on the other hand, I've stopped at a lot of green ones but never gotten credit for it."
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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2015, 05:33 PM »
by the way, I assume you've already tried this:
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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2015, 07:32 PM »
Yes, but it seems that the period is too long or something..?
"I suppose it can be said that I'm an absent-minded driver. It's true that I've driven through a number of red lights on occasion, but on the other hand, I've stopped at a lot of green ones but never gotten credit for it."
Glenn Gould

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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2015, 07:34 PM »
quite possible -- let me look into the function and see if i can add options for it.
but what apps are you using that are messing up the clipboard chain so frequently?

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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2015, 08:02 PM »
thanks
I'll have to be more vigilant. It could be one of my own scripts in InfoQube. What can mess the clipboard chain?
"I suppose it can be said that I'm an absent-minded driver. It's true that I've driven through a number of red lights on occasion, but on the other hand, I've stopped at a lot of green ones but never gotten credit for it."
Glenn Gould

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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2015, 08:27 PM »
Is that on Windows 8.1 Armando?

I've been having recurring problems copying text on 8.1 - but it usually works after a few attempts (and I dont use the machine very seriously so dont pay a whole lot of attention to things).
Tom

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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2015, 08:31 PM »
Thanks Tomos. Yes, windows 8.1.  I must say I've always found the clipboard chain with any clipboard manager and any windows version to be kind of fragile... But it could be linked to Windows 8.1 underlying clipboard system. No idea.
That said, I can't really go back to anything else and it wouldn't be worth it just... for the clipboard.
"I suppose it can be said that I'm an absent-minded driver. It's true that I've driven through a number of red lights on occasion, but on the other hand, I've stopped at a lot of green ones but never gotten credit for it."
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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2015, 03:34 PM »
Please try the new beta; in addition to the hotkey, on the clipboard tab you can also increase the frequency of automatic clipboard chain re-establishment.

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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2015, 04:28 PM »
Thanks mouser. Downloaded and installed : seems to work well and I find that the new options are well and clearly implemented. Will keep you posted.
(CHS is a really complete clipboard management/enhancer!)
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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2015, 05:06 PM »
Great!  :Thmbsup:

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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2015, 11:32 AM »
I think I'll find this useful. CHS has been losing the clipboard chain quite a lot lately. I think it's after various changes I made.

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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2015, 04:21 AM »
[...] on the clipboard tab you can also increase the frequency of automatic clipboard chain re-establishment.

I've set the frequency to 1 min. Anything I should worry about? It doesn't seem to have any adverse effect (CPU is at 0%, memory is stable... clipboard works well.)

In any case : haven't lost one clip today!  8)
"I suppose it can be said that I'm an absent-minded driver. It's true that I've driven through a number of red lights on occasion, but on the other hand, I've stopped at a lot of green ones but never gotten credit for it."
Glenn Gould

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Re: Feature request : Shortcut key to re-establish clipboard chain
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2015, 10:56 AM »
Running CHS v2.29.0.
Like @Armando, I have set the frequency to 1 minute. It has run without any problems so far.

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