1) This program is no longer called 2Paste since that sounds too much like toothpaste. Its new name is ClipHint since placing the mouse cursor over its Taskbar button shows a hint of the text in the Clipboard (when this button's label is not fully visible).
2) Formatted text can now be displayed and recalled. You can switch between formatted and unformatted versions of a History item. You can modify the font and/or color of the Clipboard Text Contents window or a text selection.
3) The text in the History list is now limited to 500 characters. If the text in the Clipboard Text Contents window is longer than that, the corresponding list text ends in ellipses ("...") and the rest of the window text is stored elsewhere. Previously, the list text was limited to about 1000 characters and the remaining text was discarded.
4) This program no longer displays the list of files that are in the Clipboard since the focus is on formatted text.
5) Pressing Enter when the cursor is in the Clipboard Text Contents window will now insert a line break into the text.
6) Previous History items are restored when the program starts. This program saves data after a number of items are added to the History list and when the program closes.
7) Multiple items can be selected and deleted.
8) ClipHint has a one-step Undo Delete feature. It does not have multiple-step undo so you can get rid of information, such as passwords, that you did not want this program to capture. After deleting such information, wait two seconds and press the Delete key again. This delay prevents responding to accidental double clicks. You can also uncheck Watch for Changes to conceal text from this program.
9) The beginning of what is previous or next in the History list is now displayed on the System menu. Right clicking on ClipHint's Taskbar button will show this information when an item is selected and has the focus rectangle. The last item you clicked on will have the focus rectangle unless you delete it.
10) You can now mark the current position in the History list. By doing so after copying the first of a set of items you would like you to paste, you can easily return to the first one and then sequentially paste them into an application.
11) This program ignores Clipboard operations when it is in the foreground so you can use such operations to modify the text in the Clipboard Text Contents window. Previously, Clipboard operations were ignored when this program was restored (i.e., not minimized). The result was that Clipboard items were missed if you forgot to minimize the program after restoring it to the screen.
12) You can launch items that represent Web links, documents or programs. Be sure to include the filename's full path. ClipHint will not freeze when a program that receives a launched item crashes. Some programs, such as Word 97, will not close immediately in response to a close command after receiving a launched document. Just be patient.
13) You can merge History items or split an item. When merging, you can specify characters and/or a new line to go between items. Splitting separates an item into individual ones, based on line breaks.
14) You can search for an item in the History list. On the Searching page of the Options screen is a check box for allowing typos when searching. In addition, there are radio buttons for selecting the reference point for sequencing through found items. Note that a space matches any number of spaces, tabs, carriage returns or line feeds. (The last two are used for ending paragraphs or for line breaks.)
15) Numbers may include a thousands-separator character. By default, this character is a comma. It could also be a dot, a space or any other character.
16) The ClipHint Mini-Window is a small window that helps you sequence through consecutive items. It stays on top of other windows. Its navigation buttons are on the left so they can be pressed when this window has been moved partly off the right side of a screen. Items are recalled by single-clicking on them. It main advantage is that it reduces that amount of mouse motion needed to recall consecutive items. The buttons on its right side can be used to rearrange or delete History items.
17) Pressing the Change List button switches the History list between the Main List and the Retain List. By default, the Main List is limited to 250 items and the program does not limit the size of the Retain List. You can use the Retain List to store items that you will use frequently. In practice, the History list box can hold up to 32,767 items as long as there is enough memory available to store the text of these items.
1) There no longer is a trailing carriage return/line feed pair at the end of a list of files. When a single file is in the Clipboard, it is now easier to convert its name to text.
2) When an item is deleted from the previous-items list, the horizontal scroll bar will be adjusted, if necessary.
3) Items are now added to the History list even if they are repeats of recent items. This way it is easier to sequence through items and find those that were just added.
1) The title bar and tool tip state "[empty]" when the Clipboard is empty instead of "[other data format]".
2) The title bar and tool tip state "[image]" when the Clipboard contains a bitmap instead of "[other data format]". (Pressing Print Screen places a bitmap in the Clipboard.)
3) Long text items in the title bar and the tool tip are followed by ellipses ("...") to show that not all of the text is displayed.
4) The first nine items in the previous-items list will not be repeats of each other.
5) A clear-clipboard button, a delete-item button and a watch checkbox provide more control over how 2Paste operates.
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Last updated: 27-May-2008
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