On Sep 04, 2006, at 18:28 UTC, Peter K. Stys wrote:

> Right Joe.  I remember you telling me about vectors-to-file.  There is
> no obvious way to copy an RB vector pic to the clipboard AFAIK, unless
> you save to a file, readback the data as a raw binary string then put
> on the clipboard?  Clunky.

Yes, that matches what I recall of our conversation too.
 
> The modern way is to place PDF graphics data on the clipboard, but, 4
> years (?) after introduction of OS X, not a single app I use supports
> this.  Why not?

Because of the current split personality of Mac OS, I would suppose. 
PDF (as a standard picture format) is a classic NeXT thing; PICT is a
classic Mac thing; the modern Mac is a hybrid of both.  For apps that
continue to support classic MacOS, or which have a substantial code
base from the classic MacOS days, supporting PDF is rather difficult to
do.

Best,
- Joe


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