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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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cmaglothin wrote on 20/10/10 04:43:
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> Why not try this:
> 
> 1. Instead of having the obscure "copy track data" feature, why not
> simplify the buttons in indicator-sound to something
> like http://imgur.com/ueC7X.jpg

Because that's a visual scope error: clicking a button would change
things both above it (track data) *and* to the left of it (album art).

>                                 and add a fourth button indicating that
> it will copy the data to the clipboard.

Because it doesn't deserve to be that prominent.

> 2. Have copied items handled by the OS itself and not be application
> specific,

Presumably because of "The reasons not to run the clipboard client" in
<http://tronche.com/gui/x/icccm/sec-2.html#s-2.6.1.3>. (I'm not claiming
they're good reasons.)

>           as mentioned before, it is rather irksome to lose copied data
> after the closure of an application.

<http://launchpad.net/bugs/11334>

> 3. Add an entry to the right click dialog that is labeled "Paste
> Recent." This entry would contain the last 5 or so copied items and
> have an entry at the bottom to clear the recent copy history.
>...

That would also require running a clipboard manager.

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Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/
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