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- SnipIt 1.0 - Copyright (c) 1987 - Scott Evernden, All Rights Reserved
-
-
- What is SnipIt?
- ================
-
- SnipIt is a shareware CLI program which allows you to copy text directly
- from any console window on the Amiga screen into any other window. You
- mark the text you want to "snip" using the mouse. You also use the mouse
- to "paste" the last snipped text into the active window.
-
- SnipIt is a program which installs itself into the input stream handling
- code of AmigaDOS. It waits for you to hold down the left-Amiga key while
- using the mouse.
-
-
- Running the Program
- ===================
-
- This program will only run properly from the CLI. You start it like
-
- > run snipit
-
- at which point, SnipIt will install itself, and print a message.
-
- You can remove SnipIt by
-
- > snipit anthing you want
-
- In other words, type "snipit" followed by any non-blank characters.
-
-
- Marking Text to be Copied
- =========================
-
- To mark text to be copied, simply depress the left-Amiga key, move the
- mouse pointer to a position in a console window and hold down the left
- mouse button. While holding down the left mouse button you stroke to the
- opposite end of the text area you want to copy and then release.
-
- Once you have released the left mouse button, SnipIt will highlight and
- "snapshot" the area you have marked out.
-
-
- Pasting the Copied Text
- =======================
-
- You can deposit the text you copied by, again, holding down the left-Amiga
- key, and clicking the right mouse button.
-
- SnipIt will inject keystroke codes into the input stream, so you can paste
- text into any active window which is expecting keyboard input.
-
- You can paste copied text as many times as you want.
-
- SnipIt will un-hilight the selected area whenever any output occurs in that
- window. You can still paste the copied text, however, even though the
- highlighting has been removed.
-
-
- Limitations of This Version
- ===========================
-
- SnipIt can only snip text from console windows. Windows belonging to
- applications using Intuition directly cannot provide "snippable" text.
- (An example is Dave Wecker's VT100 emulator, sorry).
-
- SnipIt will only highlight and snip text in console windows using an 8 pixel
- wide font.
-
- SnipIt in its current form cannot recognize text which is highlighted,
- italicised, underlined, highlighted, or colored (sorry, again).
-
- SnipIt can only recognize character codes between ASCII 32-127, so special
- characters (requiring the ALT key to generate) will not get recognized
- properly. If SnipIt cannot figure out a character, it will substitute a '?'
- (question mark) character.
-
- I have not tested this program on anything but Version 1.2 of the Amiga OS.
- SnipIt accesses some private and undocumented console driver data fields
- which may cause this program to fail on other versions of the operating
- system.
-
- SnipIt appears to work properly with the ConMan replacement console handler
- by William Hawes. However, SnipIt may highlight areas in a peculiar fashion
- in ConMan windows having the GimmeZeroZero attribute (/z).
-
- This program will also co-operate with programs like SunMouse and others
- which can change window activation automatically. However, note that
- each character of any pasted text will arrive in whatever window the mouse
- is currently in.
-
-
- Bugs
- ====
-
- I have not gone to any special effort to check if Windows or Screens are
- closed, or otherwise disappear, while the mouse is highlighting an area.
- The system will likely Guru if this happens.
-
- Others which have't been found yet.
-
-
- Help Out
- ========
-
- If you like this program, you are invited to contribute anything to:
-
- Scott Evernden
- 9 Courtland St.
- Holliston, MA 01746
-
- plink: SCOTT E
- cis: 73116,3451
- bix: s_evernden
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