Strange I did not report this earlier from my side too because I have exactly the same request.
Very often several clips in sequence belong to a same topic. This can be 1 word, a sentence, a print screen, a selection of text, etc... All having different clip description as result, but all belonging to a same copy action. As result after some time a paste is still to be done, but often more clips need to be pasted (context relevant) and this is what this is about.
In order to find back all these clips, I search what I remember, getting a result. Then I check what datestamp the clip has. I then remove the search and go manually to the date in the list of clips to find all clips around (above and under) the 'searched clip'. Then I start pasting the different clips again. Quite a lot of actions to be done as result.
Having a feature like Y Kan also request could solve this issue and increase productivity and efficiency again.
This is how I see a solution can be although there are most likely better solutions.
1) search for a word to find a clip.
2) when having a result after the search, several clips could be in the list.
3) goto the clip you want to have by selecting it.
4) THEN via new Feature; use shortkey which activates the following (nr5)
5) the selected clip remains highlighted in the middle to the list AND
6) 10 clip above and 10 under it are listed as well (OR a number which user can set himself OR -maybe better- all clips are listed with the selected one still on focus. Meaning in this case the search is disabled but cursor of clip is in the list visible and preferably in the middle so that a number of clips above and under are visible as well for easy check and or selection. User can afterwards go to the top or bottom as normally done.
Basically the new shortkey feature should bring the 'searched clip' or the clip you are on, in the focus in the middle of the 'clip list window' so that user can easely see and acccess/use the clips around it. Those are the one belong close to each other. Pasts of clips belonging to each other can be easely and fast done in new application on this way.
This would be a very nice enhancement to Ditto.
One thing to consider/keep in mind is that after pasting, the clip may not move to top or bottom... this to avoid clips no longer stay in sequence which 'belong to each other'...
This should be blocked till for instance user as gone to top of bottom again (Home / End key).
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For example, lots of times I search for an user name and would be very happy to be positioned in the precise position where clip was created in order to get its corresponding password.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Last edit: Jurgen Volkel 2018-10-09
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Hello Scott, sorry to continue to keep this in the highlights, but is there a chance this could be implemented ? I daily experience this lack of feature as an inconveniece while searching clips which are related to each other. Kindy see my description of a possible solution above.
I do thank you in advance to consider it.
Best Regards.
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Hi Ditto Master, as you see more users are in favor of this one. Any chance this may come on the world (short term) ? Would love to make a third year donation for this one to support and hopefully with me a lot of others too. Thanks
Last edit: RainrooM 2020-04-21
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Bizarre coincidence that I came to the forums today just to suggest this as a feature, and here it was already on top. Bump please.
I would like to be able to type a search, use UP and DOWN to go through the refined list and then press RIGHT cursor key to switch to "history" mode where I'm in a list of all the times I used that chosen clip chronologically, choose one of the times i used it, then press LEFT to come back to the main list of clip entries (now not filtered) and use UP and DOWN to select another clip I used near the time of use for the clip that was selected in history when i pressed LEFT (which I could then press RIGHT, to see where i'd used THAT one chronologically
From an SQL perspective, if clips are always stored when used (so a duplication, unless there is an effort to give unique clips their own table - i'll assume no for simplicity) against an incrementing usecounter, and a usedate that tracks when it was used, then I it's a sequence of:
show ditto window
SELECT TOP 10 clip FROM clips ORDER BY usedate DESC
user types "hello"
SELECT clip FROM clips WHERE clip LIKE '%hello%' ORDER BY usedate DESC
user chooses "hello world" one and presses RIGHT
SELECT clip, usecounter FROM clips WHERE clip = 'hello world' ORDER BY usedate DESC
user chooses the one from 3 days ago and presses LEFT, it has a usecounter of 1207
SELECT clip FROM clips WHERE usecounter BETWEEN 1197 AND 1217
user chooses one of the clips either side
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Hi Scott,
First of all thank you very much for all your amazing work!
Thanks to you I have my entire workplace using ditto.
I dont know if its possible, I like to have a way to jump to clip after a
search.
My use case is, I remember what I copied at a certain time and I need.
1) the clips next to it
2) I dont remember what I copied I just remember what I copied before or
after it.
Thanks!
bump
Strange I did not report this earlier from my side too because I have exactly the same request.
Very often several clips in sequence belong to a same topic. This can be 1 word, a sentence, a print screen, a selection of text, etc... All having different clip description as result, but all belonging to a same copy action. As result after some time a paste is still to be done, but often more clips need to be pasted (context relevant) and this is what this is about.
In order to find back all these clips, I search what I remember, getting a result. Then I check what datestamp the clip has. I then remove the search and go manually to the date in the list of clips to find all clips around (above and under) the 'searched clip'. Then I start pasting the different clips again. Quite a lot of actions to be done as result.
Having a feature like Y Kan also request could solve this issue and increase productivity and efficiency again.
This is how I see a solution can be although there are most likely better solutions.
1) search for a word to find a clip.
2) when having a result after the search, several clips could be in the list.
3) goto the clip you want to have by selecting it.
4) THEN via new Feature; use shortkey which activates the following (nr5)
5) the selected clip remains highlighted in the middle to the list AND
6) 10 clip above and 10 under it are listed as well (OR a number which user can set himself OR -maybe better- all clips are listed with the selected one still on focus. Meaning in this case the search is disabled but cursor of clip is in the list visible and preferably in the middle so that a number of clips above and under are visible as well for easy check and or selection. User can afterwards go to the top or bottom as normally done.
Basically the new shortkey feature should bring the 'searched clip' or the clip you are on, in the focus in the middle of the 'clip list window' so that user can easely see and acccess/use the clips around it. Those are the one belong close to each other. Pasts of clips belonging to each other can be easely and fast done in new application on this way.
This would be a very nice enhancement to Ditto.
One thing to consider/keep in mind is that after pasting, the clip may not move to top or bottom... this to avoid clips no longer stay in sequence which 'belong to each other'...
This should be blocked till for instance user as gone to top of bottom again (Home / End key).
Hello!
I vote for this !!!!!
It will be very useful, indeed.
For example, lots of times I search for an user name and would be very happy to be positioned in the precise position where clip was created in order to get its corresponding password.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Last edit: Jurgen Volkel 2018-10-09
Scott, any possibility to install this one? thank in advance.
Bump.
Maybe this one as a Christmas feature to us ... ? ;-)
Bump
Bump
Still on the wish list for reasons described above. :-)
Hello Scott, sorry to continue to keep this in the highlights, but is there a chance this could be implemented ? I daily experience this lack of feature as an inconveniece while searching clips which are related to each other. Kindy see my description of a possible solution above.
I do thank you in advance to consider it.
Best Regards.
+1
Hi Ditto Master, as you see more users are in favor of this one. Any chance this may come on the world (short term) ? Would love to make a third year donation for this one to support and hopefully with me a lot of others too. Thanks
Last edit: RainrooM 2020-04-21
Bizarre coincidence that I came to the forums today just to suggest this as a feature, and here it was already on top. Bump please.
I would like to be able to type a search, use UP and DOWN to go through the refined list and then press RIGHT cursor key to switch to "history" mode where I'm in a list of all the times I used that chosen clip chronologically, choose one of the times i used it, then press LEFT to come back to the main list of clip entries (now not filtered) and use UP and DOWN to select another clip I used near the time of use for the clip that was selected in history when i pressed LEFT (which I could then press RIGHT, to see where i'd used THAT one chronologically
From an SQL perspective, if clips are always stored when used (so a duplication, unless there is an effort to give unique clips their own table - i'll assume no for simplicity) against an incrementing usecounter, and a usedate that tracks when it was used, then I it's a sequence of: