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[[File:ClipViewer_About.png|thumb|250px|ClipViewer About Window]]
[[File:ClipViewer.png|thumb|250px|ClipViewer Application Window]]


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|ClipViewer is a clipboard manager for AmigaOS 3 and 4.  It is part of the [[Enhancer Software]] package for AmigaOS.
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The main features of ClipViewer are:

* view clips easily and quickly in a list

* search clips for keywords

* organise and save clips

* edit selected clips in configured applications such as [[MultiEdit]] or [[MultiViewer]]

* stays resident in memory (started from ''WBStartUp'') and can be invoked at any time with hotkey combination or directly in supported applications


== Opening ClipViewer ==

ClipViewer application window is hidden by default and can be invoked at any time by either using [[Exchanger]] or by using the hotkey combination of ''CTRL-ALT-V''

Some programs such as [[MultiViewer]] and [[MultiEdit]] have direct ClipViewer support: simply select the ''Open ClipViewer..'' option in the ''Edit'' menu.


== ClipViewer Toolbar ==


[[File:ClipViewer_MenuBar.png]]

The tool bar features the following icons from left to right:

* Select a file to be copied to the clipboard

* Save the selected clip

* Delete the selected clip from history

* Cut the selected clip to the clipboard

* Copy the selected clip to the clipboard

* Paste the selected clip

* View the selected clip in the configured viewer

* Edit the selected clip to the configured editor

* Search the history

* Open the About window


== Searching Clips ==

To search for a text phrase in the clips list,  you will then need to click the '''Search the history''' icon in the toolbar.  Underneath the toolbar a '''Pattern''' text box will appear where you can enter your search phrase.  

[[File:ClipViewer_Search.png|center]]

Clicking the '''Search''' button invokes the search.  There are additional search options that can be selected:

* Ignore letter case

* Only whole words

* Search all units

If the latter option is not selected, only the current unit will be searched.

== Installation Files ==

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|[[File:ClipViewer_Icon.png|center]]
|'''ClipViewer''' is installed in the '''Commodities''' drawer (in '''Utilties''') and runs from the '''WBStartUp'''
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|[[File:ClipView_Library_Icon.png|center]]
|'''ClipView.library''' is a library which is installed in the '''Libs''' drawer
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The image data is installed in the '''Prefs/Presets/ClipViewer''' drawer

The preferences data is installed in '''ENVARC:''' (and copied automatically to '''ENV:''' at boot time)

ClipViewer requires the [[Shared Image Class]] to be installed in the '''Images''' sub directory of the '''Classes''' drawer.

ClipViewer also uses the [[InfoWindow Class]] if installed in '''Classes''' drawer.