Something that blew me
away, back in the day, were the multiple clipboard slots I started using when Office 2000 came out. This blew me away
because, as a mostly Mac user, I was used to the old copy/paste one thing at a time routine. Well Office 2k spoiled me,
because despite efforts like
iClip Lite (a
Dashboard widget), I have yet to find a great clipboard tool. But
Jumpcut
might fit the bill. It's free, open source, and incredibly easy to use, once you get the hang of it. Copy some text, and
it's stored in Jumpcut's holding tank. Drop down the menu bar icon (or use a hotkey to activate a bezel view), choose
which clip you want to paste, and go paste it. There are some idiosyncrasies, but those are mostly from other apps like
Camino, and how they handle keyboard shortcuts or the clipboard. It's the little things in life that help so much, isn't
it?
Tags: clipboard, enhancement, extension, freeware, hack, iclip, jumpcut, menu bar, MenuBar, mod, opensource, osx, sourceforge
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Subscribe to commentstboneApr 12th 2006 11:59AM
I don't know about Jumpcut in particular--and I too tried to use iClip at some point, but never really integrated it--but if you're an OSX user looking for mulitpaste capabilities, QuickSilver (http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/) is really the way to go. Its clipboard history "shelf," which you can trigger with the default command-L, holds a user-identified number of pastes. It allows you to arrow through and paste so the entire operation is mouse-free--or you can drag-n-drop, if you prefer.
This might be a lot more app than necessary for a simple multipaste tool, because QS does much, much more, and admittedly the learning curve is high--but it's *so* worth it. Various evangelists out there--as seen for instance here: http://vjarmy.com/archives/2004/03/quicksilver_a_b.php --are completely right when they say it'll change the way you use your Mac. There's no other piece of software I love even half so much. And as a bonus, it's both pretty and free...