Re: Gnome FAQ:Cut & Paste
- From: Liss Svanberg <lisss ydab se>
- To: "'John R Sheets'" <dusk smsi-roman com>
- Cc: "Gnome MAIN Mailing list (E-mail)" <gnome-list gnome org>
- Subject: Re: Gnome FAQ:Cut & Paste
- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 14:34:40 +0200
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
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