Difference between revisions of "ClipViewer"

Latest revision as of 18:35, 27 December 2020

ClipViewer About Window

ClipViewer Application Window

Introduction

ClipViewer is a clipboard manager for OS 3 and 4. It is part of the Enhancer Software package and can be downloaded from the Updater tool.

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

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.

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

	ClipViewer is installed in the Commodities drawer (in Utilties) and runs from the WBStartUp
	ClipView.library is a library which is installed in the Libs drawer

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.

ClipViewer also uses the ToolBar Gadget Class if installed in Classes/Gadgets drawer.

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 [[File:ClipViewer.png|thumb|250px|ClipViewer Application Window]]
+== Introduction ==
 {|
 |-
 |[[File:ClipViewer_Icon.png]]
-|ClipViewer is a clipboard manager for AmigaOS 3 and 4.  It is part of the '''Enhancer Software''' package for AmigaOS.
+|ClipViewer is a clipboard manager for OS 3 and 4.  It is part of the [[Enhancer Software]] package and can be downloaded from the [[Updater]] tool.
 |}
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 The main features of ClipViewer are:
-- view clips easily and quickly in a list
+* view clips easily and quickly in a list
-- search clips for keywords
-- organise and save clips
+* search clips for keywords
-- stays resident in memory (started from WBStartUp) and can be invoked at any time with hotkey combination or directly in supported applications
+* 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
-== Using ClipViewer ==
+== 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''
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-[[File:ClipViewer_MenuBar.png]
+== 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
-The menu bar features the following icons from left to right:
+* Search all units
-- Select a file to be copied to the clipboard
+If the latter option is not selected, only the current unit will be searched.
-- Save the selected clip
-- Delete the selected clip from history
-- Cut the selected clip to the clipboard
+== Installation Files ==
-- Copy the selected clip to the clipboard
+{|
+|-
+|[[File:ClipViewer_Icon.png|center]]
+|'''ClipViewer''' is installed in the '''Commodities''' drawer (in '''Utilties''') and runs from the '''WBStartUp'''
+|-
+|[[File:ClipView_Library_Icon.png|center]]
+|'''ClipView.library''' is a library which is installed in the '''Libs''' drawer
+|}
-- Paste the selected clip
+The image data is installed in the '''Prefs/Presets/ClipViewer''' drawer
-- View the selected clip in the configured viewer
+The preferences data is installed in '''ENVARC:''' (and copied automatically to '''ENV:''' at boot time)
-- Edit the selected clip to the configured editor
+ClipViewer requires the [[Shared Image Class]] to be installed in the '''Images''' sub directory of the '''Classes''' drawer.
-- Search the history
+ClipViewer also uses the [[InfoWindow Class]] if installed in '''Classes''' drawer.
-- Open the About window
+ClipViewer also uses the [[ToolBar Gadget Class]] if installed in '''Classes/Gadgets''' drawer.