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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

2014-11-10 10:35 GMT+01:00 Lorenzo Marcantonio <l.marcantonio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 10:31:28AM +0100, Nick Østergaard wrote:
>> But I don't understand what the "Save block" actually does. How should
>> one use that? I can't make it do anything. I have always used the copy
>> block ot duplicate stuff.
>
> It's a "special" internal only copy/paste operation in eeschema. When
> you save the block you can the use the paste command (even in another
> sheet). Last time I've checked it doesn't use the system clipboard so it
> can't be done between two instances (IIRC the needed serialization
> support will come with the new file format).

Aha! I did not know that. But am I right, that the only way to paste
is to use the paste icon on the top toolbar? There is no menu entry to
call the paste method. I would have expected it to maybe appera under
the "Place" menu or right click context menu. Also it has no shortcut,
like ctrl+v.