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| ====== Clipboard History Switcher ====== | ====== Clipboard History Switcher ====== | ||
| - | Clipboard~~History~~Switcher is actually more like a Clipboard Manager. Whenever you copy something from any app, the Keyboard Maestro Engine saves a copy of the System Clipboard at that time to the _Clipboard History_ file. | + | The Clipboard~~History~~Switcher is in essence a Clipboard Manager. Whenever you copy something from any app, the Keyboard Maestro Engine saves a copy of the System Clipboard at that time to the _Clipboard History_ file. |
| - | **The _Clipboard History Switcher_ (CHS) allows you to:** | + | The _Clipboard History Switcher_ allows you to: |
| * Save a copy of the System Clipboard every time you make a copy from anywhere. | * Save a copy of the System Clipboard every time you make a copy from anywhere. | ||
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| * Paste multiple Clipboards with a user-selected delimiter | * Paste multiple Clipboards with a user-selected delimiter | ||
| * Trigger Your Custom Macros to operate on the selected Clipboard. | * Trigger Your Custom Macros to operate on the selected Clipboard. | ||
| + | * Saves up to 200 items (the number is user adjustable in the [[Preferences]]). | ||
| A typical display of the _Clipboard History Switcher_ looks like this: | A typical display of the _Clipboard History Switcher_ looks like this: | ||
| - | {{ clipboardhistoryswitcher.png?nolink&673x706 | Clipboard History Switcher Window }} | + | {{ manual:clipboardhistoryswitcher.png?nolink&674x718 | Clipboard History Switcher Window }} |
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| + | The Clipboard History Switcher will also shown information such as the size and dimensions of images, and the character, word and line count of text. | ||
| ===== How To Use ===== | ===== How To Use ===== | ||
| - | ==== Display the CHS ==== | + | |
| + | ==== Display the Clipboard History Switcher==== | ||
| The _Clipboard History Switcher_ is displayed using the [[action:Activate_Clipboard_History_Switcher|Activate Clipboard History Switcher]] Action. You can find a Macro that uses this Action in the _Switcher Group_ Macro Group (which comes installed with Keyboard Maestro). | The _Clipboard History Switcher_ is displayed using the [[action:Activate_Clipboard_History_Switcher|Activate Clipboard History Switcher]] Action. You can find a Macro that uses this Action in the _Switcher Group_ Macro Group (which comes installed with Keyboard Maestro). | ||
| - | ==== Pasting from the CHS ==== | + | ==== Pasting from the Clipboard History Switcher==== |
| * To Paste the Selected Clipboard as is, do any of these: | * To Paste the Selected Clipboard as is, do any of these: | ||
| - | * Double-Click on the Clipboard | + | * Double-Click on the Clipboard. |
| - | * Press RETURN or ENTER key | + | * Press the Return or Enter key. |
| - | * Click on the Paste button | + | * Click on the Paste button. |
| - | * Right-click on the Clipboard and select "Paste" | + | * Right-click on the Clipboard and select “Paste”. |
| - | * Drag Clipboard onto App document | + | * Drag a Clipboard entry onto App document. |
| - | * Hold the Shift key while pressing return or double clicking to paste as plain text. | + | |
| - | ==== Toolbar ==== | + | Hold the Shift key while pressing return or double clicking to paste as plain text. |
| - | Most of these Toolbar buttons operate on the selected Clipboard. There are currently no keyboard shortcuts for these tools. | + | Hold the Option key while pressing return or double clicking to just set the system clipboard. |
| - | {{:manual:clipboard-history-switcher-km9.png?nolink|}} | + | Command-Numbers will paste the corresponding entry. Command-Shift-Numbers will paste in plain text, and Command-Option-Numbers will just set the system clipboard. |
| - | ==== Toolbar Buttons ==== | ||
| - | * Information BUTTON{{{i}}} button | ||
| - | * You can include information about the clipboard entry (index, time copied, size) by toggling this button. | ||
| - | * Close CHS BUTTON{{{x}}} button | ||
| - | * Whether the switcher closes when you paste something is controlled by this button. | ||
| - | * Mark as Favorite Button | ||
| - | * You can mark entries as favorites, in which case they will never be removed from the clipboard history. | ||
| - | * Search Box | ||
| - | * Enter text to filter for Clipboards that contain that text | ||
| - | * Click the Search Icon to show Only Favorites | ||
| - | * Send Button | ||
| - | * Send Selected Clipboard(s) via email?? FIXME | ||
| - | * Delete Button | ||
| - | * Delete Selected Clipboard(s) | ||
| + | ==== Toolbar ==== | ||
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| + | Most of these Toolbar buttons operate on the selected Clipboard. | ||
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| + | The buttons from left to right are: | ||
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| + | * Toggle between the Clipboard History and the [[manual:Named_Clipboard_Switcher|Named Clipboards]]. | ||
| + | * Cut the current application selection to the Clipboard History. | ||
| + | * Copy the current application selection to the Clipboard History. | ||
| + | * Paste the current Clipboard History selection. | ||
| + | * Mark the current Clipboard History selection as a favorite (so it will never be deleted). | ||
| + | * Quick Look at the current Clipboard History selection. | ||
| + | * Send the current Clipboard History selection to another Mac running Keyboard Maestro. | ||
| + | * Delete the current Clipboard History selection. | ||
| + | * Toggle whether the Clipboard History Switcher will close after pasting. | ||
| + | * Toggle showing additional information. | ||
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| + | You can search the Clipboard History with the search field, and limit the display to Images-only (v11.0+) or Favorites-only. | ||
| ==== Gear & Context Menu ==== | ==== Gear & Context Menu ==== | ||
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| {{:manual:clipboard-history-switcher-context-menu.png?nolink|}} | {{:manual:clipboard-history-switcher-context-menu.png?nolink|}} | ||
| - | + | You can add entries to this menu using the [[trigger:Clipboard_Filter|Clipboard Filter]] trigger. | |
| - | ==== Context (right-click) Menu & Gear Button Menu ==== | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | * Gear BUTTON{{{⚙}}} menu in each clipboard | + | |
| - | * Paste the Clipboard | + | |
| - | * Set the System Clipboard, | + | |
| - | * Optionally removing styles or forcing it as an image. | + | |
| - | * Processing by Your Custom Macros | + | |
| - | * Any active macros that have the Clipboard Filter trigger will be displayed in this menu. | + | |
| - | * They can use the Trigger Clipboard facility to operate on the selected clipboard, allowing you to make macros that apply to any selected clipboard (for example, save the clipboard to disk, or uppercase it). | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ==== Navigate the CHS ==== | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | * Arrow Keys | + | |
| - | * You can press arrow keys to scroll through the clipboard entries | + | |
| - | * Drag/Drop Clipboards | + | |
| - | * You can also drag Clipboards to a new location in the History | + | |
| - | * If it becomes the first Clipboard, then it will replace the current System Clipboard | + | |
| - | * Drag text and images out from the clipboard switcher to other applications. | + | |
| ==== Operating on Multiple Clipboards ==== | ==== Operating on Multiple Clipboards ==== | ||
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| * You can send clipboards to another Mac running Keyboard Maestro. | * You can send clipboards to another Mac running Keyboard Maestro. | ||
| * The receiving Mac will show the received clipboard entries in the clipboard history (assuming the Keyboard Maestro Web Server is enabled on the destination Mac). | * The receiving Mac will show the received clipboard entries in the clipboard history (assuming the Keyboard Maestro Web Server is enabled on the destination Mac). | ||
| - | * Switch Between Normal Clipboard History and Named Clipboard Switchers | ||
| - | * You can toggle to the [[manual:Named_Clipboard_Switcher|Named Clipboard Switcher]] by clicking on the BUTTON{{{🕘}}} button. | ||
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| ==== Hidden Preferences ==== | ==== Hidden Preferences ==== | ||
| - | For more Clipboard History Preferences, see [Hidden Clipboard Preferences](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Preferences?s%5B%5D=hidden&s%5B%5D=preferences#Clipboard) | + | The default Maximum Number of Items stored in the Clipboard History is 200. |
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| + | This along with several other features may be changed with the [[Preferences]]. | ||
| By default, Keyboard~~Maestro creates a Clipboard~~History~~Switcher macro in the “Switcher~~Group” Macro~~Group, triggered by Command-Control-Shift-V. You can disable the Macros by selecting them in the [[Windows#Macros_Window|Macros window pane]] and clicking the BUTTON{{{✓}}} button. | By default, Keyboard~~Maestro creates a Clipboard~~History~~Switcher macro in the “Switcher~~Group” Macro~~Group, triggered by Command-Control-Shift-V. You can disable the Macros by selecting them in the [[Windows#Macros_Window|Macros window pane]] and clicking the BUTTON{{{✓}}} button. | ||
| Keyboard~~Maestro also has many macros in the [[Macro Library]], such as macros for Paste Plain Text (Command-Shift-V) and Paste Previous Clipboard (Command-Control-V). | Keyboard~~Maestro also has many macros in the [[Macro Library]], such as macros for Paste Plain Text (Command-Shift-V) and Paste Previous Clipboard (Command-Control-V). | ||
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