Hi Xhacker I think OpenOffice should add a Clipboard like MSOffice.When I write a very > long article,the Clipboard is very convenient.But to my surprise, OOo has > no > Clipboard.Clipboard is very important!This is why I can not leave MSOffice. >
A clipboard is a function of the operating system, not an application. Otherwise every application would have to add the functionality separately, and also find a way of co-operating so information can be passed from one application to another. Microsoft wrote a clipboard for Windows many years ago. Since then, they have done nothing to improve it. Rather than improve the Windows clipboard so that all applications will benefit, they have created a second clipboard that only works inside their own office suite. That seems crazy! But others have done what Microsoft hasn't, and released utility programs that extend the Windows clipboard with additional features, including the ability to remember multiple clips. When using Windows, I normally use Yankee Clipper III. It has the preview feature I guess you might be looking for, and the ability to save some clips permanently as boilerplate. Find out more here http://www.intelexual.com/products/YC3/ I really hope I will see Clipboard in OOO. > Then you'll have to hope that every other program you use adds one as well! But then there would be no guarantee that information from one application's clipboard would be transferred to another's. This scenario would get messy very quickly. And don't forget that OpenOffice.org runs on other operating systems too. And not all of them have the same clipboard limitations as Windows, making your suggestion redundant for some of us. I understand your position and frustration, especially since we have no way of knowing whether Microsoft will ever improve the Windows clipboard. I recommend you explore some of the clipboard extenders available. Here is a helpful link to get you started. http://www.google.com.au/search?q=freeware+clipboard+extenders Adrian
