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• Add a toggle to QCE Editor for "Copy to append"

  robsc > 2025-04-01 20:45

  It's helpful to have a checkbox to toggle On/Off the "Copy to append to editor" option. I find this option very useful but always forget to turn it back off and my new copies all go into the same clip. This would serve as a visual clue to status as well as quicker access to the option.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Robert

• RE: Add a toggle to QCE Editor for "Copy to append"

  Jean Lalonde > 2025-04-01 22:01

  Good point. Thanks Robert.
  
  Before noting it as a wished item, let's think about it... Would there be a way to detect if/when this option could be turned off automatically? For example, when user presses one of the "Paste" buttons from QCE editor? Could it be signal that the user has finished with the "Copy to append to editor" option? Would it be good? Or would it be bad if the user had the intention to continue to collect clips with the append option...

• RE: Add a toggle to QCE Editor for "Copy to append"

  Jean Lalonde > 2025-04-11 14:01

  Hi Robert,
  
  I think the option "Copy to append to editor" could be turned off automatically when user clicks any of these buttons in the editor: "Paste", "Paste Text", Copy" or "Cancel". Any feedback on this?

• RE: Add a toggle to QCE Editor for "Copy to append"

  Xavier > 2025-04-11 20:33

  i have this in my own AHK script, I've assigned this label to a hotkey. love it as a hotkey. comes in very handy on the fly use it all the time.
  
  
  

  Code:

  appendclip:
global ClipSaved := ClipboardAll ; Save the current clipboard content
sleep 350
Clipboard := ""  ; Clear the clipboard to capture new content
Sleep 40  ; Ensure enough time for clipboard to clear
Sendinput, ^c ; Send Ctrl+C to copy the selected text
ClipWait, 1  ; Wait for clipboard to be filled with new text
if !ErrorLevel
    {
        NewText := Clipboard  ; Get the copied text ; If text is successfully copied, append it to the clipboard
        Clipboard := ClipSaved  ; Restore the original clipboard content
        sleep 200
        Clipboard := Clipboard . "`n`n" NewText  ; Append the new text to the existing content
        Sleep 350  ; Allow time for clipboard to update
    }
else
    {
        Clipboard := ClipSaved ; If no text was copied, restore the original clipboard content
        tooltip, ERR! @ line#  %A_LineNumber%`nYour selection was not`nappend to the Clipboard.`nPrevious Clipboard Restored.
        sleep 1500
        tooltip
    }
return

• RE: Add a toggle to QCE Editor for "Copy to append"

  Jean Lalonde > 2025-04-16 10:32

  This is a good script. The difference with QCE is that the appending of the strings is done in the editor instead of the Clipboard. But the result is the same.
  
  I've done some improvements on the "Copy to Append" feature in the last beta release. What is remaining is a new hotkey to turn on/off the feature.
  https://forum.quickaccesspopup.com/showt...29#pid8229

• RE: Add a toggle to QCE Editor for "Copy to append"

  robsc > 2025-04-19 11:36

  Dear Jean,
  
  Sorry for the delayed response. I'd prefer to turn append on/off manually instead of auto. But if you think it worth implementing this feature at all, then I'm open to whatever everyone else prefers. 
  
  Personally, I've come across situations where I wanted to continue to use append even after copy or paste and it would work best to manually toggle the swithch.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Robert

• RE: Add a toggle to QCE Editor for "Copy to append"

  Jean Lalonde > 2025-04-19 14:41

  Hi Robert,
  
  The issue if the Append option is not turned off when you Copy the editor to the Clipboard is that whole content of the editor is appended (again) at the end of the editor. I could add a condition to avoid this. Also, I could add an option to let user decide if they prefer to keep the option active after Copy, Paste or Cancel. But, for now, let's see if we can live with the actual behaviour.
  
  Thanks for the feedback,
  Jean
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