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3d Clipboard

One of the major reasons that I can't quite switch over from Windows to X windows, despite all of the window manager advancements on the default installations of both Gnome and KDE, is that there are no X windows compatable versions of 3D Clipboard. I have found that I can't carry on computing life without 3D clipboard. It is a basic part of any computing environment.

Every time I have introduced a small-office user to 3D clipboard, they have inevitably come to the same conclusion. If any of them read my blog I would have them come in here and back me up in fact. :)

3D clipboard is an application that enhances your computer's normal clipboard. Normally, when you paste a new item into the clipboard, whatever was there gets pushed out into the bit bucket. That's where 3D clipboard comes in. It remembers the last X text items you had in the clipboard. Just click the systray icon to bring up a menu of anything you've copied recently, and recall your chosen item back into the clipboard.. and back to the front of the line.

It is handy when you need that bit of text you were carrying around just five minutes ago, or when you need to carry around more than one peice of text at a time. Using the keyboard shortcuts (that were largely my suggestions from the get go :) I can copy up 5, 10, or 20 different items, and then rapidly paste them back out anywher I need them, in virtually any order.. without going anywhere near the mouse.

3D Clipboard is the brainchild of my dear pal Vince Valenti who used to be mean to me when we worked together for awhile at Bendnet. If you become attached to the app you should contact him and offer him money.. or love.. or, I dunno, Lasagna?

Also, grab this beta version of it here. Oddly enough that's actually more stable than the release version, and has all the important features :)

Posted by jesse at June 19, 2004 12:17 AM