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DISCLAIMER & OTHER ISSUES.
ClipView.exe, written by Dave Saville is Copyright 1996 by Dave Saville.
This program is freely distributable, and may be used by and distributed
along with any other software, provided that these files are not
internally modified, nor sold as a complete package by themselves.
This program is provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind
either expressed or implied. If it breaks you get to keep *all* the
pieces.
This program is 'postcardware'. If you like it please send me a
postcard of something interesting in your local area, address below.
If you don't it - tough.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
ClipView gives multiple text clipboards. It is based, visually, on
the Unix utility cutview. But it is not a port. ClipView traps the
write to clipboard messages and, if textual, copies them. Note that
starting a similar program such as the clipboard viewer itself will
disable ClipView, as only one program can trap the messages at a time.
Each clip is presented in ClipView as a single line containing two
buttons and a one line list box. The first (select) button shows
by a '>' which is the current clipboard contents. This rotates round
the 'free' lines each time a clip action is made. To restore to the
clipboard a previously taken clip just click the select button. The
second (lock) button shows a 'L' if the clip is locked. A locked clip
can be selected like an unlocked one, but will never get overwritten.
The list box shows the clip. The clip may be edited in situ but the
change will not be reflected to a paste action unless you also select
the changed clip.
Locking the last free clip will generate a further free line up to a
maximum of eight. You can also add lines by using the right mouse
button pop up. The pop up allows clips to be added, deleted, printed,
edited and the whole lot saved to a file. You can also toggle the
clip capture function.
INSTALLATION
ZIP file created with INFO-ZIP.
UNZIP the program to a directory somewhere useful. Note that it needs
the EMX dlls etc..
ClipView needs to know where to save the clips. It will use the current
directory unless you give it another working directory in the settings
notebook. It also needs some temporary space for clip edits. For this
it assumes an environment variable TMP that points to a temporary
directory. Clip edits are saved as pid.clip#.tmp
HISTORY
1.2 April 1998 - Added double click LMB jumps to edit clip
Fixed some bugs in edit routine
1.1 August 1996 - Added Print & append to file
1.0 July 1996 - Initial release.
BUGS & FEATURES :-)
Editing in the list box does not result in an updated clip.
I have not yet found out how to tell if a list box line has
been changed rather than selected.
The buttons should have bitmaps but I have not yet worked out how to do
it without doing the whole button thing myself.
Should have a 'float on top' option.
Could do with smaller fonts.
Printing to a non existing port can be fun! I do not know how to tell
if there is actually a device on the end of a port.
Enjoy.
Dave Saville
49 Mungo Park Way
Orpington
Kent
UK
BR5 4EE
dave@saville35.freeserve.co.uk