Sequential paste from history list (feature request)

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mkizer

19 discussion posts

I'd like to be able to pick a starting point on the history list, and then enable an option that would allow sequential pasting (incrementing the pointer in the history list after each paste). There could also be an option to go in the reverse direction, decrementing the pointer after each paste. Sequential pasting would end when it reached the bottom or top of the history list, or perhaps even after a user selectable number of pastes.

This is handy if you copy several fields from a form (for example) and need to paste those values in sequence to another form.

I did see a macro that does this partially -- https://www.clipboardfusion.com/Macros/View/?ID=36defeb3-0518-4691-aab3-643a3c2003c9
Although, it appears that the index just keeps incrementing. I'm not sure how it would get reset.

Thanks!

Jun 15, 2018 • #1

One of our devs here is looking into a way to do this with a ClipboardFusion macro. He'll update this post when he has a new version ready to try out

Thanks!

Jun 19, 2018 • #2

Dmiitry

71 discussion posts

Proposed sequential pasting would be a powerful feature. However, to realize it's full potential we will also need ability tore-order entries in history to arrange them for a specific pasting scenario. Simple disciplined copying to achieve desired order is not convenient.

Feature request: allow users to re-order entries in history by drag-and-drop or other UI technic

Jun 29, 2018 • #3

I was able to implement this as a Macro. Here's how to get it into ClipboardFusion:

Download the file attached to this email
Open the ClipboardFusion Settings window
On the "Macros" tab, click the "Import" button
Select the file you downloaded in the first step
In the window that pops up, you can review the code and assign the Macro a HotKey
Click OK to close the Macro Edit window, then OK again to save and apply your changes

This macro will paste the selected item in the History List, and with each subsequent use, it will increment the index it remembers and paste the next item in the History List.

As for reordering the History Menu, you feature request has been added to our list, and we'll let you know when we're able to implement this

Thanks!

Thomas

• Attachment: Incrementing PowerPaste.cfmacro [18,504 bytes]

Jul 3, 2018 (modified Jul 3, 2018) • #4

mkizer

19 discussion posts

Thanks Thomas, that works pretty well.

You do need some way to reset the index. Otherwise, you can only really use it once as the index will just increment until the end of the history list (and sit there). Probably another macro just to reset the index. I should dust off my C# and take a look. ;-)

Jul 12, 2018 • #5

Chopps

1 discussion post

Hi Thomas, et al

I've been using your macro for awhile and I love it, however I'm not very familiar with clipboard fusion as a whole yet and I was wondering is there a way to use this macro with a hotkey? Maybe somone else can answer?

Currently I simply click the item in the history and it cycles to the next item, what I'd like to be able to do is simply paste with ctrl+v or similar shortcut and have it cycle to the next item, maybe I'm just using it wrong but this doesn't seem to work for me and assigning the macro to a hotkey just turns the sequential paste function on/off.

Appreciate a response, sorry if I'm just missing something.

Thanks!

Jul 13, 2020 (modified Jul 13, 2020) • #6

Hi Chopps,

I had a quick look at the Macro, and it looks like it resets the number of the item it's going to paste every time the Clipboard Manager is open, so be sure to have the Clipboard Manager closed when you try to run it

.

Here's how to set up the Macro with a Hotkey:

Open the ClipboardFusion Settings window
On the "Macros" tab, double-click the Macro to edit it
In the window that pops up, you can assign the Macro a HotKey by clicking the "Edit" button in the top-right corner
Click OK to close the Macro Edit window, then OK again to save and apply your changes

I hope this helps!

Jul 14, 2020 • #7

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Sequential paste from history list (feature request)