[X-Newbies] Re: Virtual Desktops and multiple clips

[Brian Durant]

Thanks Tony,

I agree and now also can recommend Shadow Clipboard after having tried
it and purchased it. Unfortunately, it isn't free. If you want a free
program, I would suggest the best is iSnip, but it doesn't handle
graphics and you can't save your clips like SC can. A positive note is
that SC isn't "expensive" like I would consider CopyPaste to be.

I am still looking for virtual desktop software, but am trying out you
control: desktops which is very cool.

Cheers,

Brian

On 11/4/05, Tony Johansen <tjoh7019 at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> On 3/11/2005 6:32 PM, "Charles Martin" <chasm at mac.com> wrote:
>
> >> From: Brian Durant <globetrotterdk at gmail.com>
> >>
> >> For some reason OS X doesn't provide virtual desktops and multiple
> >> clipboards like Linux.
> >
> > Actually, both are available -- just not from Apple.
>
> A pity about the clipboard
>
> >> Is this a BSD thing or an OS X thing?
> >
> > Neither. It's a "99.5% of computer users have no need for this and
> > wouldn't use it anyway" thing.
>
> True of virtual desktops (or even the simple alternative of multiple
> accounts with fast switching, I have that and 99.99% of my work is on one
> account)
>
> Multiple clipboards however are not used by the majority merely because they
> have never used one. It is quite common to have a document with more than
> one passage requiring copying and pasting elsewhere. I would expect most
> people would come across this from time to time. A multiple clipboard means
> they can all be copied in the one operation and pasted in any order in a
> time saving manner.
>
> Likewise when one two or more phrases or words that have to be pasted
> multiple times in a document, which again comes up fairly regularly, then
> the multiple clipboard saves time.
>
> And then there are the times when pasting a particular phrase, then needing
> to paste just one different item, then going back to the first.
> >
> > This is what we have third-party developers for. And they have
> > answered your call.
>
> True of a generally not useful feature like virtual desktops, but
> frustrating that we have to pay $20 or whatever for a simple and commonly
> useful feature like multiple clipboards. I would consider one an essential
> now that I am used to it.
> >
> >> ? There seem to
> >> be shareware alternatives for the missing operability's but are any
> >> worth recommending?
>
> I recommend Shadow Clipboard from:
>
>                                              http://www.stupidfish23.com
>
> If anyone out there has never tried a multiple clipboard, I would recommend
> trying one out, you are likely to be rather pleased you did. They can become
> very useful little additions.
>
> All the best,
> Tony
> http://tonyjohansen.com
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