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clipEdit 1.1
by Wade Cosgrove
Hola, boys and girls, and welcome to the clipEdit read me. Here you will find
virtually nothing of interest but for the people who like to read the "read me"
files that come with programs. I felt obligated to put one with my program.
What is clipEdit?
I'm glad you asked. ClipEdit is a small program that allows you to create, edit
and export various types of clippings. For you people who don't know what
clippings are, simply select some text in this document and drag it to the desktop.
The file created is a "text clipping."
So why exactly is clipEdit useful?
Another great question! The Mac OS does not allow the editing of any text
or picture clipping after it has been made. This proves to be very annoying if
you use clippings frequently. This is where clipEdit comes in.
Creating text & picture clippings.
Select a new document from the file menu. You may either select text or picture
clipping from the sub menu. Then simply enter the text/picture you want in the
clipping. Then select save from the file menu or push the save button. (It's the
one with the disk on it.)
Editing a previously made text clipping.
This is a bit tricky, so read closely. The first way to open a clipping is to use
the open menu. (Easy way.) The second way is to drag a text clipping onto the gray
area above the text field in the text clipping window. (Fast way.) NOTE: this only
works with text clippings and does not work with picture clippings. After you
have made the desired changes, simply save the clipping like any other document.
Exporting "URL clippings."
If you are running Mac OS 8.5 or above, you may export text clippings as internet
clippings. These are basically bookmarks that automatically launch your default helper
application and connect it to the address in the clipping. For more information, look up
"clipping" in the Mac OS help viewer. In order for the correct "Export" menu to become
enabled, you must have an ADDRESS ONLY in the text area of the text clipping editor. Example:
Type "http://www.macnn.com" in the text field. Now go to the "Export" menu and select
the "Web Page Address." (This should be the only enabled menu because the address is not
a valid address of any other type.) Then simply save the address to the desired location.
Importing & Exporting Text
New to clipEdit 1.1 is the ability to "get text" from any text document. This will allow
the user to import text from say, a html file, and then save it as a text clipping. You may also go
the other way around using the export as text option. This will allow the user to export
any clipping to a text document. ClipEdit also allows the user to customize the application they would
like the exported text document to be opened in. You may also specify file extensions like .txt and .html, for the
ultimate in exporting goodness.
Other features and stuff
clipEdit is fully drag & drop enabled. This means you can drag clippings to a window
to open it (only works with text clippings) or get the contents from it by dragging a clipping to
the edit field (the white area you type in). You may also drag a clipping onto the clipEdit icon
to open the clipping within clipEdit (very handy). ClipEdit also supports balloon help for anyone who uses it.
System requirements
Mac OS 8.0 or above.
(or 7.5.x with the Appearance control panel & extension)
Mac OS 8.5 or above for the internet clipping feature.
Contact Information
You can write me at: everyday@kagi.com
Or you can visit my web page at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cosy
Please contact me if you find any bugs, have feature requests, or
any comments in general. I'm always open to suggestions.
Shareware Charges & Info
Here's the deal... I normally don't like to make my programs shareware, but...
we college kids need to eat too. I made clipEdit completely full featured to
everyone, so I'm letting your conscience be my "nag screen." I think $5.00 (US) is
more than fair. All registration is handled by Kagi. If you have any questions,
please contact me at everyday@kagi.com. Please support shareware
authors; we are a dying breed. The easiest & preferred methods of registering
are: 1) Run the Register program and send the generated file via email to sales@kagi.com
or 2) Go to the web site and order online. Once you have registered, you will receive a
confirmation email within 72 hours. No matter which way you decide to register, please read the
"register read me."
To register on the web: http://order.kagi.com/?UMT
To register via snail mail: Kagi
Send the file generated by the 1442-A Walnut St. #392 UMT
register program to this Berkeley CA 94709-1405
address.
Using the register program: Run the Register program & send email.
Once you register, all future updates will be free...no matter what!
Misc. Items
You can't open picture clippings by dragging them onto the picture clipping window
(like you can text clippings). Sorry, I'll work on it....clipEdit has to ship sometime. ;-)
Second, ClipEdit will not let you save a picture clipping without a picture in it. This saves
you the trouble of opening a picture clipping without any picture and getting an error message.
For complete version history check out clipEdit's homepage at:
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cosy/clipedit/clipedit.html
So what's on tap for the next version of clipEdit?
• The evil computer gnomes have been eradicated. (I think.) ;-)
• Add Preference to set the default text and size
• Add Printing functionality (still up in the air).
• Add Find/Replace fucntions (If you guys want it, let me know.
The more requests I get for features the sooner they will be added.)
• Complete rewrite for the fifth time....hopefully not.
Warranties & Guarantees
Absolutely none. Just be happy this program works on my machine. =)
Until next time, this has been a presentation of Everyday Software. Peace.