• The internal structure has changed considerably. The global data structure has less indirections and is faster, the text pieces are stored more compactly. The new Code Warrior Compiler 9 produced faster and smaller code. These changes result in more reliable, faster and smaller code although it contains more features. This is the main difference in version 3.1 although you will not see it.
APPLICATION SWITCHER
• Now switches from the program currently in the foreground to the program previously in the foreground. It starts with the second application not with the currently running application
• Typing "A" (=show All) shows background processes along with the other programs.
• You can quit background processes and even the Finder to free memory by typing "Q"
CLIP ARCHIVE (Registered users only)
• Now creates up to ten different archives named Clip Archive 0 - Clip Archive 9
• Typing cmd + c + space creates Clip Archive 0 the others are created by cmd + c + number + space.
• Utilities Menu has a submenu for the Clip Archive which gives access to the ten archives. One can highlight text anywhere and use the key command or menu to append text to the Clip Archives.
RESTORE CLIPBOARDS AND UNLOAD CLIPBOARDS TO DISK (Registered users only)
• Completely new code which saves the clipboards thru restarts. It uses the resource fork of the CopyPaste Store file in the preferences to store the clipboards. Registered users should make sure to turn on 'Restore Clipboards' then they will be able to have their clipboards maintained thru restarts.
UTILITY SUBMENU
• Now its structured into 5 submenus. Each behaves differently! The first one consists of Internal tools it won't send a Paste event to overwrite highlighted text. The next three contain TEXT, PICTURE and DATE tools. They copy the selected item, do their job and paste the clipboard replacing the highlighted text. The last submenu contains miscellaneous tools and it behaves a little different as it copies the selected item, but won't send a Paste event thereby not replacing the selected portion.
• All the tools now use a different method of memory allocation which prevents memory shortage problems. The 32k barrier for the TEXT tools has been removed. You can use the CopyPaste tools on clipboard contents of any size as long as your application allows you to copy them.
• Source code for all the tools will be published on the CopyPaste Web Page. New tools of all types can be created. Programmers are encouraged to use the examples to write tools and add them to our toolbox.
• Once a tool is used then it can be repeated with the key command cmd + c + e
• Its very convenient to use Show Clipboard in the Edit Menu from the Finder and to test the tools. Then you can see the changes each tool produces in the Clipboard contents.
COPYPASTE WINDOW
• The menus to edit the clips are now consistently the same as the utility menus.
LANGUAGE SUPPORT
• There is now a French version of CopyPaste in addition to the German, English and Japanese.
BUG FIXES
• The french keyboard layout was not supported in earlier versions, now it works correctly.
• Some Fax programs require to press the ctrl key in order to use the fax command from the file menu. In earlier versions this did not work with Tag and Drop enabled. Now it works correctly.
