clipboard enhancement request-for-discussion

Thu May 31 06:58:00 GMT 2001

>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Collins <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au> writes:

 Robert> I'm finding more and more often, that being able to
 Robert> redirect things to /dev/clipboard isn't quite enough.
 Robert> <-- snip -->
 Robert> create a new device /dev/clipfile which when written to
 Robert> places a "file" (specifically a CFSTR_FILEDESCRIPTOR
 Robert> format object) on the clipboard, consisting of the
 Robert> contents written to /dev/clipfile.
 Robert> The upshot of that is that
 Robert> ---
 Robert> cvs diff -up foo > /dev/clipfile
 Robert> [switch to some application that understands file copy and
 Robert> paste - ie outlook]
 Robert> shift-insert
 Robert> ---
Robert,
I wonder: could be accomplished without having to add another device
in Cygwin? Could a separate program, say, 'fmtclip', format or
process the input data such that it's in the right format for the
clipboard?
The usage would be a little different than you proposed:
 cvs diff -up foo | fmtclip --file-descriptor > /dev/clipboard
Regardless of the final syntax that is used, your idea sounds like a
good idea.
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Dario Alcocer -- Sr. Software Developer, Helix Digital Inc.
alcocer@helixdigital.com -- http://www.helixdigital.com
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