> -----Original Message-----
> > That being the case, Paste ought to be a hierarchic menu, such as:
> >
> >    Paste-->+--> Plain text
> >            |
> >            +--> Rich text
> >            |
> >            +--> Image
> >            |
> >            +--> Audio
> >            |
> >            +--> etc.
> >
> > ... with layers outside the capability of the application dimmed.
> >
> 
> Naw, that'd be too flexible :-) Srsly, sure would be nice!!!
> 

Try the following experiment.

Select some of a Hummingbird/Extra! Screen and hit Ctrl-C to copy it to
the clipboard.
Open up a word document.
Select Edit/Paste Special...

If your set-up is like mine, you will see a list of available formats
that can be pasted.

Ray Pearce

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