Part of what makes a Macintosh easy to use is the fact that you can work with many kinds of information in many different applications. Helping make this work smoothly is the ability to cut or copy information from a document in one application and paste it right into a document of a different application. Every time you do this, the information gets put on the Macintosh's clipboard. The clipboard is the part of your Macintosh whose sole purpose is to keep track of what you cut or copy. Many applications let you view the current clipboard contents.
By selecting “Show Clipboard” in the Finder you get to observe what is on the clipboard right now, but if you cut or copy something else the old information is lost. Often it would be nice to have a lot more information available to you on the clipboard. For example, if you need something you copied 10 copies ago, or perhaps just to move a lot of information between applications, this is where Clipfolio comes in.
Clipfolio watches your work and every time you cut or copy information to the clipboard, Clipfolio copies that information. Your information is saved and you can come back later to use it over and over while you continue copying new stuff (which is also being saved). Clipfolio will save up to 20 of your most recent cuts or copies. Automatically! All you need to do is take advantage of power like this.
GETTING STARTED
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Clipfolio is a control panel and therefore needs to be kept in the Control Panels folder in the System Folder. To install Clipfolio simply drag it to the System Folder. You can then restart and immediately begin using Clipfolio or open the Clipfolio control panel and adjust some of Clipfolio’s settings.
USING THE CLIPFOLIO CONTROL PANEL
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HOW MANY TO SAVE?
When you have the Clipfolio control panel open, at the top of the window is a pop-up menu that lets you choose how many cuts or copies you want Clipfolio to remember. There are four choices: 5, 10, 15, or 20. You can change this number whenever you like.
This feature is the heart of what makes Clipfolio useful. You can set it to what fits your work style the best. If you frequently move a lot of data between your applications you might want to set this value all the way up to 20. Clipfolio does not take up any more memory if you set this value higher. The default is five.
SPECIAL APPLICATIONS
Below the cut/copy menu is a Special Applications list. Some applications behave a little differently when it comes to cutting or copying data. Applications that belong on this list do not use the standard clipboard unless they have to (such as when you switch to another application). These applications use their own private clipboards. Clipfolio cannot access this private information unless the application puts it onto the standard clipboard. If Clipfolio is not saving what you cut or copy with a particular application try adding the application to the list.
By adding these applications to this list, Clipfolio will get the applications to put their information on the clipboard. After adding an application to this list you may notice that they “blink” when you cut or copy data. This is Clipfolio working with these programs and it is normal.
Some applications will not even use the standard clipboard unless you tell them to by changing a “preference”. Adobe Photoshop is such a an application. You have to tell it to ‘Export Clipboard’ in the General Preferences. If Clipfolio is still not saving what you cut or copy with an application despite being on the special application list, check to see if it has any preferences such as this.
Here is a list of some of the known applications that require having Special Applications turned on and have to be added to the list for Clipfolio to work with them:
• Microsoft Word
• Adobe Photoshop
• ColorIt by MicroFrontier
• Sticky Memos (System 7.5)
• Resorcerer, by Mathemæsthetics
The "Special Applications" box must be checked to use the list and to add an application. You can have up to 25 applications in this list. The default is off.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Below the Special Applications list are some useful options for Clipfolio.
These modify Clipfolio’s behavior, but are not necessary for Clipfolio to do its regular job.
• Show startup icon: When this is checked Clipfolio will draw its icon on the screen when you start up your Macintosh. The default is on.
• Restore clipboard at startup: Normally when you turn on your Macintosh the clipboard is empty. The last thing you cut or copied before shutting down or restarting is gone. If this option is checked the last thing cut or copied is restored at startup and is ready to use again right away. The default is on.
• Automatically paste selected item: If this is checked you can have Clipfolio paste what you selected in its display window. To use this option with some applications will require that the application be put on the Special Applications list described above. The default is off.
ON, OFF, ABOUT
The On and Off buttons, of course, turn Clipfolio on or off. If Clipfolio was not installed at startup the On button will say "On after restart". Turning Clipfolio off while it is installed will prevent saving any cuts or copies. You will not be able to display any of the old information Clipfolio had saved until you turn Clipfolio back on. Clipfolio will not install at startup if it is turned off. The default is on.
If you click the About button you will see important information regarding Clipfolio.
Once you have Clipfolio set up the way you prefer you can close the control panel window and your changes will be saved. Any changes made in the control panel will not take effect until you close the control panel window.
USING CLIPFOLIO
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Now that you have Clipfolio set up you can begin using it. Clipfolio shows up at the bottom of the Edit menu of each application. Selecting Clipfolio from the Edit menu will open Clipfolio. If Clipfolio does not show up or is disabled in the Edit menu, hold down the option key before clicking in the Edit menu; Clipfolio will now show up in place of Paste in the Edit menu. When Clipfolio is open you can see all of the past data that has been copied or cut. If there are not as many items displayed as you have selected in the control panel, that means Clipfolio has not yet saved that many.
You can scroll through the list using the scroll bar or the arrow keys. If you have cut or copied sounds you can play them by clicking on them once and then clicking Play or type cmd-P. If you double click on an item, or select it and click OK, that item will be put on the clipboard for use by an application. If you do not want to put anything on the clipboard you can click Cancel or type cmd-. (period).
If "Automatically paste selected item" is checked in the control panel, there will not be an OK button. Instead there will be a Paste button. Selecting an item and clicking "Paste," or double clicking on an item, will put the item on the clipboard and attempt to paste it into the current application. Hold down the option key if you want to just put a selected item on the clipboard and not automatically paste it. This will change the Paste button into an OK button until you release the option key. If "Automatically paste selected item" is NOT checked you can get Clipfolio to paste a selected item by holding option. This will change the OK button into a Paste button until you release the option key. You can also press option and double click an item for the same results.
People that use special utility software may copy information that is not a standard type and the information will not be recognizable to Clipfolio. If an item is unrecognizable to Clipfolio, its four letter data type will be listed and a question mark will be displayed.
Sometimes you may copy more than one type of data at a time and this becomes a group. Only one item of a group can be displayed to represent the group. Recognizable types will be displayed in the following order if any or all of these types are in the group: Text, Picture, Movie, Sound. Groups with both recognizable and unrecognizable data types will only have the recognizable types listed and displayed. Groups that contain all unrecognizable data types will be represented with a question mark and all of the data types will be listed.
CLIPFOLIO AND CERTAIN APPLICATIONS
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Clipfolio does a lot of things behind the scenes in the Macintosh operating system, and we at Ootinta Software have discovered some things that do not behave the way a user might expect them to. Here is a list of known quirks that we have been unable to resolve, and ways to work around these quirks.
• If you use Microsoft Word version 6: Unfortunately, Clipfolio does not work with Word 6 due to Microsoft's non-standard menu routines. Since Ootinta presently does not have access to this product, we cannot comment on whether it is possible to be compatible in the future.
• If you have System 7.5: If you use the "Stickies" program, be aware that when that program quits, it puts two more copies of whatever is on the clipboard back onto the clipboard. You will notice duplicate items in Clipfolio when this happens.
• If you use Adobe Photoshop: Clipfolio has a problem with Adobe Photoshop when typing cmd-x to cut part of an image. Although selecting "Cut" from the edit menu works correctly, Clipfolio is not able to capture an image that was cut if the keyboard shortcut is used. We believe it is a quirk with Photoshop and not Clipfolio, since Photoshop is the only application we have found that exhibits this behavior. If you want to cut an image from Photoshop, either use the menu or type cmd-C before cmd-X.
• If you use SoundEdit Pro: SE Pro interferes with Clipfolio when Clipfolio tries to show the captured clipboards. The outline of the Clipfolio window will be dimmed, but Clipfolio will still function properly.
• If you use ResEdit or Resorcerer: With ResEdit you can copy multiple types of resources at the same time, however ResEdit will only put the first resource alphabetically that you copy on the clipboard. This is a problem with ResEdit and Clipfolio cannot work around it. This is not a problem with Resorcerer.
• International Users: Clipfolio 1.0.x only works with the English version of the Macintosh operating system, and English applications. A future version of Clipfolio will have complete international support. We apologize for any inconvenience this poses.
When using ResEdit or Resorcerer you are able to copy multiple resources of the same type at the same time, however Clipfolio cannot handle multiple resources of the same type. Only one resource will be saved if multiples of the same type are copied at the same time.
VERSION HISTORY
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1.0.2
-Fixed a bug on black and white Macintoshes which would put part of the Clipfolio window off the screen.
-Reworked part of the program that generally slowed down the System. The slow-down is now eliminated.
-Added support for much larger clippings.
-Fixed a bug that would leave a view window emtpy if a picture could not fit into available memory.
1.0.1
-Changed the trial period from 4 uses per session to 15 days of unlimited use.
THANKS
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We at Ootinta Software wish to express a heartfelt thanks to you, our users, for trying Clipfolio. Many hours over many months have gone into the development of Clipfolio to bring you a quality, useful program. Here are the people that helped bring Clipfolio to life…
Concept, Development, Authors:
Eric “Rocky” “Secca” Roccasecca
Eric “I have no nick name” Stadtherr
Testers:
Mary “LC lady” Gustafson
Katherine “PowerBook lady” Kirk
Louis “Q700 guy” Lam
Constructive Criticism Team:
Christopher “Bike Dude” Jagger
Melody “Mother Kitten” Sanders
In addition we would like to thank…
Merriam-Webster, Inc. for Webster's Tenth New Collegiate Dictionary, they are excellent mouse pads (and great dictionaries, too!).
Symantec, Inc. for Symantec C++ and Think Reference.
Coca-Cola, Inc. and PepsiCo for their trustworthy, caffeinated namesake beverages (Diet too!).
Subway sandwich shop because they are open 24 hours.
Volkswagen for the Jetta, the company (Stadtherr's) car.
ParkPre and Paramount mountain bikes because we gotta relax sometimes.
Band-Aid bandages because sometimes (always) Secca relaxes too much and has to work one way or another.
And last, but definitely not least, Apple Computer, Inc. for making such a wonderful computer as our beloved Macintoshes (Q605, Q660AV, and a little, old Plus).
We appreciate you trying Clipfolio. As a reminder, Clipfolio is shareware and the shareware fee is $15. You will find in the "Clipfolio Registration" file all registration and legal notices and a registration form. Please read this as it informs you of your rights and legal obligations.
