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Clipboards [2018/03/18 04:33] peternlewis Keyboard Maestro editor |
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| The System Clipboard is the clipboard that you will use and work with the most. | The System Clipboard is the clipboard that you will use and work with the most. | ||
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| + | ==== Actions That Use The Clipboard ==== | ||
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| (!) Keep in mind that **the System Clipboard is involved in all operations (Actions)** that transfer data between the user interface (documents, menus, web pages,etc) and Keyboard Maestro. | (!) Keep in mind that **the System Clipboard is involved in all operations (Actions)** that transfer data between the user interface (documents, menus, web pages,etc) and Keyboard Maestro. | ||
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| * [[action:Paste_from_Named_Clipboard]] | * [[action:Paste_from_Named_Clipboard]] | ||
| * and many others | * and many others | ||
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| + | ==== Pause Until Clipboard Changes ==== | ||
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| + | Sometimes you will need to wait until the app has completed setting the Clipboard. You can use the [[function:CLIPBOARDSEED|]], in a calculation (`CBSeedBefore ≠ CLIPBOARDSEED()`) condition in the [[action:Pause_Until|Pause Until Action]] to achieve this. Of course you will need to set the Keyboard Maestro Variable `CBSeedBefore` in an Action _before_ the Action to set the Clipboard. | ||
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| + | ==== Discussion ==== | ||
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| The System Clipboard is a complicated entity, and often contains many different flavors of the same data last copied from an app. To better understand how Keyboard Maestro processes the System Clipboard, see [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/ulysses-no-text-in-clipboard/6742/23?u=jmichaeltx | this Forum post by @PeterNLewis]]. In particular, this post deals with getting plain text from the System Clipboard. | The System Clipboard is a complicated entity, and often contains many different flavors of the same data last copied from an app. To better understand how Keyboard Maestro processes the System Clipboard, see [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/ulysses-no-text-in-clipboard/6742/23?u=jmichaeltx | this Forum post by @PeterNLewis]]. In particular, this post deals with getting plain text from the System Clipboard. | ||
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| * [[token:NamedClipboard|%NamedClipboard%]] | * [[token:NamedClipboard|%NamedClipboard%]] | ||
| * [[token:PastClipboard|%PastClipboard%]] | * [[token:PastClipboard|%PastClipboard%]] | ||
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| + | ===== Clipboard Condition ===== | ||
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| + | The [[condition:Clipboard|Clipboard Condition]] may be used with [[Actions|Macro Actions]] like [[action:If_Then_Else|IF/THEN]] to branch control based on criteria concerning the data on the Clipboard. For details see: [[condition:Clipboard|Clipboard Condition]] | ||
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| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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| * [[action:Activate Clipboard Paste Switcher|Activate Clipboard Paste Switcher]] | * [[action:Activate Clipboard Paste Switcher|Activate Clipboard Paste Switcher]] | ||
| * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||
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| + | === Functions === | ||
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| + | * [[function:CLIPBOARDSEED|]] -- used to determine when Clipboard has changed | ||
| === Triggers === | === Triggers === | ||
Clipboards.txt · Last modified: 2021/10/01 03:14 by peternlewis
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