What’s New in iClip
Version 3.5
26-jan-2005
- the contents of the Clipboard Recorder are now saved through iClip relaunches
and restarts
- the iClip menu in the main menu bar has been replaced with a menu bar
within the iClip window itself, providing better organization and more
efficient access to iClip functions
- the iClip menu bar icon now functions as a button that quickly shows and
hides the iClip window
- the iClip menu bar icon can now be removed via a new preference
- the documentation now uses Apple’s Help Viewer application so that it
may now be easily printed and searched
- the Clipboard Recorder now works more intuitively when it’s set
to store clippings at the end of the clipping set
- the “Store Recorded Clippings” function has been replaced
with a more general and flexible “Duplicate Current Clipping Set” function
- a “Duplicate current clipping set” Hot Key has been added
and the Hot Key list in preferences has been reorganized
- various minor bug fixes and enhancements
- the clipping sets pop-up menu has been reorganized and the action functions
that were in it have been moved to the new menu bar within the iClip window
- various minor bug fixes and enhancements
Version 3.4.2
29-dec-2004
- you can now click the desired clipping bin during Hot Key Copy/Paste to
perform the copy or paste on the bin
- the “Switch to Clipboard Recorder” Hot Key has been renamed
to “Switch to Clipboard Recorder/clipping set” as it now toggles
between the Clipboard Recorder and the most recently used clipping set
- clipping bins now have contextual menus
- fixed a bug where iClip would sometimes crash if you were to try to remove
a clipping bin during Hot Key Copy/Paste
- fixed a bug where iClip would sometimes crash if an empty clipping bin
was pressed and held
Version 3.4.1
22-dec-2004
- you can now switch clipping sets via Hot Keys while Hot Key Copy/Paste
is in progress without causing it to abort
- fixed a bug where named clippings would sometimes not have their names
properly displayed in the clipping bins
- fixed a bug where the iClip window would sometimes incorrectly reappear
after aborting Hot Key Copy/Paste
- fixed a bug where trying to switch beyond the last clipping set via Hot
Key would crash if Clipboard recording wasn’t active
- fixed a bug where switching to the Clipboard Recorder via Hot Key would
crash if Clipboard recording wasn’t active
- fixed a bug where the clipping sets pop-up menu wasn’t properly
being updated after turning Clipboard recording off
- using Hot Keys to switch clipping sets now wraps around to the start or
end of the clipping sets when trying to go beyond the limits
Version 3.4
15-dec-2004
- you can now use Hot Keys to copy and paste to and from iClip, enabling
you to quickly access the clipping bins with just your keyboard (pressing
the Hot Key displays labels over the bins, and you then press the key corresponding
to the bin to choose it)
- improved handling of non-Unicode, international text
- iClip now uses less memory
Version 3.3.2
4-nov-2004
- resolved an issue where Microsoft Word would sometimes crash when used
with iClip
Version 3.3.1
26-oct-2004
- improved display of Japanese text clippings that come from applications
that don’t use Unicode
- significantly improved mouse scroll wheel support
- added new Hot Keys for adding and removing clipping bins to and from the
current clipping set
- improved organization of Hot Keys and Hot Clicks preferences
- fixed a bug where the clipping sets pop-up menu wasn’t always accurately
displaying clipping set names after they had been changed
- updated the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section of the manual
- various minor bug fixes and enhancements
Version 3.3
5-oct-2004
- you can now set many different Hot Keys to control various iClip functions
as follows:
- show/hide iClip window
- expand/collapse iClip window
- paste Clipboard to end of clipping set
- switch to previous clipping set
- switch to next clipping set
- switch to Clipboard Recorder
- create new clipping set
- manage clipping sets
- clear all clipping bins
- delete current clipping set
- copy text from all clipping bins
- paste text to multiple clipping bins
- you can now set many different Hot Clicks to control various clipping
functions as follows:
- create new text clipping (in empty bin)
- edit clipping text/Internet address
- open Internet address/original file
- show original file in Finder
- edit clipping name
- store file alias (in empty bin)
- delete clipping
- make plain text
Version 3.2.1
8-sep-2004
- when switching to the Clipboard Recorder, iClip now automatically scrolls
to the end of the clipping set if new clippings are to be stored at the
end of the set
- the order of the clippings in the Clipboard Recorder are automatically
reversed when you change the preference to store the new clippings at the
start or end of the clipping set
- pop-up preview windows now close when appropriate (when the iClip window
is hidden, moved, resized, or zoomed)
- pop-up preview windows no longer stay open when a clipping bin is double-clicked
- iClip now asks to see if you’d like to store an alias to a file
dragged & dropped to a clipping bin when it can’t copy its contents
to the bin
- naming and renaming Internet address clippings has been improved for better
compatibility with other applications
Version 3.2
25-aug-2004
- you can now quickly store one or more clippings by dragging & dropping
them on the expand/collapse control (they will be added to the end of the
current clipping set)
- a preference for the Clipboard Recorder has been added so you can choose
whether the newest recorded clippings are stored at the beginning or the
end of the clipping set
- a preference has been added so you can choose when pop-up previews are
shown (when the cursor is held over the bin, when the bin is clicked, or
when the bin is pressed and held)
Version 3.1.1
13-jul-2004
- fixed a bug where iClip could crash if a clipping set contained a file
alias clipping and the original file had been deleted
Version 3.1
13-jul-2004
- iClip now automatically records changes to the Clipboard, making it serve
as a more powerful multiple clipboard
- “snapshots” of the special clipping set that records the Clipboard
can be taken and stored as new clipping sets
- minor changes necessary for the new CD version
- various minor bug fixes and enhancements
Version 3.0.2
16-jun-2004
- fixed a bug where the Finder was ignoring file alias clippings dragged & dropped
to it
Version 3.0.1
2-jun-2004
- improved compatibility with clippings dragged & dropped from Safari
- added ability to display both picture and Internet address portions of
clippings in popup previews for clippings that contain both (like pictures
dragged & dropped from Safari)
- added ability to remove picture or Internet address portion of clippings
that contain both to make the clippings more predictable when pasting or
dropping them into applications
- clipping names are now preserved after editing clipping text
- clippings are now more opaque when dragged from iClip, giving them better
visibility
- fixed a bug where iClip would sometimes crash if a picture clipping was
invalid
- various minor bug fixes and enhancements
Version 3
17-may-2004
- new pop-up previews let you quickly see more detail of your clippings
- file aliases can now be stored in clipping bins, allowing you to use iClip
as a “file launcher”
- iClip no longer appears in the Dock when open, saving you valuable space
- clippings can now be named to help you identify them at a glance
- new “action buttons” provide easy access to various clipping
functions
- iClip now uses the Valentina database engine, a powerful object-relational
database system
- formatted text clippings can now be instantly converted to plain text
- Internet address and file alias clippings can now be double-clicked to
open them
- improved compatibility with many applications
- new icons and user interface graphics
- various minor bug fixes and enhancements
Version 2.8.1
25-mar-2004
- fixed a bug where some users would experience difficulties upgrading an
existing version of iClip
Version 2.8
3-mar-2004
- vector picture clippings are handled more properly now (this mainly affects
Adobe Illustrator users)
- high-resolution picture clippings are handled more properly now (this
mainly affects Adobe Photoshop users)
- clippings that are dragged & dropped from iClip now display as transparent
previews instead of just outlines
- you can now tab between fields in the Manage Clipping Sets dialog
- multiple items dragged & dropped to a clipping bin are now rejected
instead of iClip only accepting the first item
- clipping bin highlighting is now improved when items are dragged & dropped
to them
- various minor bug fixes and enhancements
Version 2.7.1
16-feb-2004
- fixed a bug in which text clippings containing extended ASCII characters
wouldn’t always properly work in some applications (Microsoft Word
in particular)
- fixed a cosmetic issue where the iClip window transparency slider tick
marks weren’t being displayed
Version 2.7
3-feb-2004
- you can now scroll clipping bins
- the iClip window can now be made transparent
- multi-line text can now be pasted into multiple clipping bins in a single
step
- two new buttons have been added to the iClip window to quickly allow adding
and removing clipping bins in the current clipping set
- a zoom control has been added to the iClip window
- a size control has been added to the iClip window
- fixed a bug where the iClip window would incorrectly be visible at log
in time if iClip was set as a hidden startup item
- fixed a bug where it would sometimes be difficult to set a Hot Key
- fixed a bug where it would sometimes be difficult to type in a text input
field
- changed the “Copy Text from All Clipping Bins” function to
not append a return after the last line (this makes its behavior more consistent
with the new “Paste Text to Multiple Clipping Bins” function)
- various minor bug fixes and enhancements
Version 2.6
16-dec-2003
- you can now copy clippings from the current application to iClip with
just one step
- you can now paste clippings from iClip to the current application with
just one step
- an iClip menu can always be shown in the menu bar to always allow easy
access to iClip
- improved QuickTime movie clipping previews
- clippings that only contain PDF data now show appropriate previews (this
is useful for graphic artists/designers using high-end applications)
- the clipping bin count can now be set when creating a new clipping set
- improved visual feedback when putting clippings in bins and getting clippings
from them
- usability of the Manage Clipping Sets dialog is much improved
- when copying text from all clipping bins, blank lines are now inserted
that indicate empty clipping bins
- fixed a bug where the iClip window could have possibly appeared off-screen
(this would sometimes occur as a result of changing the window orientation
or changing screen resolutions)
- fixed a bug where rearranging clippings sets would sometimes result in
the clipping sets pop-up menu displaying the wrong clipping set
- fixed a bug where the iClip window would be always be shown when iClip
would become the current application (it's now shown only at the appropriate
times)
- removed the “Show/Hide iClip Window” menu item in the Dock
menu as it’s now redundant
- various minor bug fixes and enhancements
Version 2.5.2
24-sep-2003
- fixed a bug where a clipping would incorrectly be opened for editing when
trying to drag the clipping out of a clipping bin (this would occur only
if the Command key was being used in the Hot Key key combination)
- added Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section to manual
Version 2.5.1
12-sep-2003
- fixed a bug where the iClip window position wasn’t correctly saved
if it was placed on a display to the left of the main display (this only
affected users with multiple monitors)
Version 2.5
9-sep-2003
- text clippings can now be edited
- added a preference to quickly allow hiding and showing the iClip window
using a Hot Key
- added ability to quickly create (and switch to) a new clipping set
- added ability to quickly delete the current clipping set
- added an option to copy the contents of all text clippings in the current
clipping set
- full Unicode text support
- fixed a bug where Option-drag wouldn’t always make a copy of a clipping
- clicking iClip Dock icon shows iClip window if it was hidden
- added a Dock menu item to show and hide iClip window
- removed Window menu (the Dock menu item and Hot Key access made it redundant)
- viewing the contents of text clippings now shows all the text instead
of just the first 200 characters
- fixed a bug where help tags wouldn’t always update after changing
to a different clipping set
- improved appearance for text clipping previews
- increased the size of sheet to create text clippings
- the iClip window now becomes hidden when the iClip application is hidden
- fixed a bug where drag & drop of a text file into a clipping bin would
sometimes display its preview incorrectly
- various minor bug fixes and enhancements
Version 2.1
10-jun-2003
- a dramatic increase in clipping set loading speed
- iClip opens much faster now
- saved clippings now take up much less hard drive space
- improved Unicode support
- ability to change the locations of clipping control buttons (left/right
for vertical orientation, top/bottom for horizontal orientation)
- ability to rearrange the clippings sets order
- various minor bug fixes and enhancements
Version 2.0
5-may-2003
- ability to organize clippings into groups called “clipping sets”
- improved support of clippings from Adobe Illustrator and other vector
graphics editing applications
- updated Copy and Paste button icons make it easier to identify the button
function at a glance
- iClip now becomes the active application when an empty area is clicked
in the iClip window
- the expanded/collapsed state of the iClip window is now remembered when
the application is opened
- improved user manual navigation
- showing the iClip window if it was hidden is now significantly faster
- various minor bug fixes and enhancements
Version 1.5
16-feb-2003
- automatic saving of bin contents
- ability to change the number of clipping bins
- ability to quickly create a new text clipping by clicking on an empty
clipping bin
- ability to easily view more of the contents of larger text clippings
- ability to quickly remove all clippings in clipping bins
- improved help tags
Version 1.0.1
10-feb-2003
- improved display of text clippings from Microsoft Word
- arranging bin contents by drag & drop now exchanges contents instead
of replacing the contents of the bin that it’s dropped into
- iClip windows now use up to 20% less space
Version 1.0
29-jan-2003