Re: Gnome FAQ:Cut & Paste

[Liss Svanberg <lisss ydab se>]

In a previous letter John R Sheets [dusk@smsi-roman.com] wrote:

> > Perhaps it would be better to skip all these submenus, and just provide the
> > possibility to store several objects in the clipboard, but only use this
> > funtionality, through a special clipboard application. (allowing you to
> > stack objects, change the default object, and clearing objects from the
> > clipboard, just like the menus I was talking about)
>
> What I would do is leave the menu interface as is, where Cut/Copy/Paste
> always defaults to the most recent item in the clipboard.  If the user
> needs something older, then provide a single standardized clipboard
> dialog that allows them to browse & select old entries.  That way, we
> only add a single menu item, and will end up with better control over
> the clipboard interface.

Okay.


... Has anyone written any code for the Gnome clipboard yet?
(code has been written for the Baboon's, but what about their clipboard lair?)

mvh
// Liss
liss@ydab.se