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Comparing clipboard contents

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:58 pm
by tkimovski
I often need to compare fragments of text from a single file. It would be very useful if EDP could be put in a "clipboard monitoring mode" where it always caches the last two clipboard contents for a quick comparison on a key click.

Re: Comparing clipboard contents

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 9:35 am
by psguru
Maybe it's a bit of an overkill. I personally use ClipX that keeps the Clipboard history and allows to paste previous contents into comparison views.

Re: Comparing clipboard contents

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:31 pm
by MudGuard
Windows 10 keeps Clipboard history. Just use Windows-Key + V instead of Ctrl + V for inserting, and you get the history.

What I find a bit irritating is, that after comparing clipboard stuff and close examdiff pro, I get asked whether I want to save the changes (although I did not change the clippings in ExamDiff). And the question comes twice - for both entries ...

Re: Comparing clipboard contents

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:32 pm
by psguru
Windows 10 keeps Clipboard history. Just use Windows-Key + V instead of Ctrl + V for inserting, and you get the history.
Thanks for the tip. I guess no need for ClipX now...
What I find a bit irritating is, that after comparing clipboard stuff and close examdiff pro, I get asked whether I want to save the changes (although I did not change the clippings in ExamDiff). And the question comes twice - for both entries ...
This has changed in 12.0 (now in beta).

Re: Comparing clipboard contents

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:51 pm
by MudGuard
MudGuard wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:31 pm This has changed in 12.0 (now in beta).
THat might be a reason for an upgrade ...

Re: Comparing clipboard contents

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:52 am
by JeremyNicoll
Thanks for the heads-up on the Win 10 clipboard history. On a machine only used for programming etc that (or a 3rd party equivalent) would be useful, but for a machine also used at home for banking etc it frightens me. I'll be adding to one of my scheduled tasks some code that checks (HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Clipboard and the HKLM equivalent) that it's still turned off, I think.

Imagine the number of naive users who might have the clipboard history turned on (apparently it defaults off) by eg a child in their household, who then presses Win-V every so often when the parent isn't there, and that way discovers a set of useful passwords...

Re: Comparing clipboard contents

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 10:18 am
by MudGuard
you can remove entries from the Win10 clipboard history if you want

Re: Comparing clipboard contents

Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:21 pm
by JeremyNicoll
> you can remove entries from the Win10 clipboard history if you want

Yes, I know. I am not saying the clipboard history is bad idea for those who know it exists. I was just highlighting the risk it poses to naive users.

Re: Comparing clipboard contents

Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:08 am
by MudGuard
psguru wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:32 pm
What I find a bit irritating is, that after comparing clipboard stuff and close examdiff pro, I get asked whether I want to save the changes (although I did not change the clippings in ExamDiff). And the question comes twice - for both entries ...
This has changed in 12.0 (now in beta).
Hm, yes, it has changed, now it is only one message I have to click away.

But what I really want is no message at all when I just compare two clipboard texts - I often compare snippets of text, which never need saving (only comparing).

Re: Comparing clipboard contents

Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 7:41 am
by psguru
There an option under Misc: Treat Clipboard buffers as initially modified, you can uncheck it. Does this help?

Re: Comparing clipboard contents

Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:01 am
by MudGuard
will check that tomorrow, but it sounds like the solution.

Re: Comparing clipboard contents

Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:10 pm
by MudGuard
yes, that option (Uncheck Misc: Treat Clipboard buffers as initially modified) is the solution.

Thanks!!!!!