Chief's Clipboard

**jamon51** · 10-28-2005, 12:28 PM

Seems like when I Ctrl-C something (copy to clipboard) it works fine if I paste right away (without any intervening steps). But if I do just about anything in between the copy and the paste, Chief clears the clipboard and paste is unavailable.

Most programs, once you have something in the clipboard, it's there until you replace it with something else. Or if you shut down the program. So you can paste to your heart's content no matter how many other things you do in the meantime.

Maybe this should be in the Suggestions forum under "Make object stay in the clipboard" or something.

- jamon

**alobartn** · 10-28-2005, 01:29 PM

I nominate you to put it there.

**cgirerd** · 10-28-2005, 02:10 PM

Hmm.. . I just copied a piece of furniture, then drew a slab, went to CAD and drew a line, and it still pasted after that. I then did some text, it still pasted... I haven't investigated farther than that. But I think I remember it being like you say in the past...???

I'm using 10.06a.

Christina

**ambrozac** · 10-28-2005, 02:26 PM

I noticed this happens when switching to camera views and then deleting the camera view, but if you use the "Swap View", I believe it keeps the paste or at least most of the time.

**jamon51** · 10-28-2005, 02:29 PM

I think you jinxed me Christina. Can't reproduce it now. But just before I posted I had it happen twice...so I don't think I'm halucinating....

- jamon

**Chiefdoggydogg** · 10-28-2005, 03:28 PM

i always have that problem when copying and pasting from one layout page to another . i use the copy paste icon and when i go to paste on the next page a box shows but the tool doesnt work . I have to go to edit/paste....really annoying

**Tim O'Donnell** · 10-28-2005, 07:23 PM

Originally posted by Chiefdoggydogg
i always have that problem when copying and pasting from one layout page to another . i use the copy paste icon and when i go to paste on the next page a box shows but the tool doesnt work . I have to go to edit/paste....really annoying

use the standard windows keystroke to reactive the paste command...Ctrl+V

**Clicker** · 10-28-2005, 08:06 PM

Shouldn't we be able to continue pasting the same item more than once, instead of going back to the copy/paste button each time?

**jamon51** · 10-31-2005, 02:53 PM

Okay, I found out how to reproduce it (finally!)

1. Copy something (Ctrl-C)
2. Paste it somewhere (Ctrl-V)
3. Delete something, anything at all (doesn't have to be the original or the copy)
4. Now press Ctrl-V again.

Nothing!

- jamon

**Rod Brown** · 10-31-2005, 09:08 PM

I have noticed the same thing on my set up about copying from one layout to another. Its takes longer becasue the copy icon goes away and you do have to go to edit paste etc. a little time consuming!! I thought it was sometning i was doing wrong.

**alobartn** · 11-01-2005, 04:15 AM

Thanks for figuring that out. I could never understand when the clipboard would be cleared. Now let's find out why. My guess is that Chief doesn't want to use unnecessary memory for large objects.

**cgirerd** · 11-01-2005, 01:46 PM

A related issue to this copy/paste problem. I was in Layout where I wanted to paste a title and some misc. text on the next four pages in the same place. The paste works one time with the little square icon to show where to do a paste in place (side note, I hate the impreciseness of this method - its so close and yet so far...) but only one time. I can still paste on the following page by using Ctrl V, but I won't get that little icon to show where to do it in place. I find this really annoying...

Christina

**louis** · 11-01-2005, 01:51 PM

Shouldn't we be able to continue pasting the same item more than once, instead of going back to the copy/paste button each time?

Single clicking the copy and paste icon= 1 paste. Double clicking the copy and paste icon= multiple items

**jamon51** · 11-01-2005, 01:53 PM

Yeah, I agree. The only half-way decent workaround I've found is to put a construction line (just a typical CAD line that's used as a guide) on page 0 and then use one end of it as a snap point...then delete it when you're done.

But I agree about the temporary guide (although I almost think it's a bug and not a feature...we all use it as a feature but I'm not sure the program was meant to work that way!)

- jamon

**jamon51** · 11-01-2005, 01:55 PM

Originally posted by louis
Single clicking the copy and paste icon= 1 paste. Double clicking the copy and paste icon= multiple items

That doesn't have anything to do with this, Louis. The issue is with the box that shows up when you change pages (that you can use as a guide to paste subsequent items in the same relative spot on the next pages).

-jamon

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