FrameMaker and clipboard

[pierret18811376]

Hello,

In FrameMaker, I need to copy/paste a big number of texts (text only, no image).

Does FrameMaker has a "clipboard" function ? Or could you advise me a good clipboard software that I could use with FrameMaker ? 

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

Sounds like something that could be scripted? Ping @frameexpert ?

[frameexpert]

I am not sure exactly what you are trying to do. AceText is a clipboard program that I used to use.

[Winfried Reng · Accepted solution]

Hi,

FrameMaker uses only the default Windows clipboard.

You can paste as FrameMaker object or as text. You can set this also via maker.ini:

c:\Users\xxx\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\17\maker.ini

Best regards, Winfried

[Klaus Göbel · Accepted solution]

Did you try Windows Clipboard History ?

https://www.howtogeek.com/671222/how-to-enable-and-use-clipboard-history-on-windows-10/

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

@pierret18811376 - are you trying to copy text out of FM and into something else OR the other way round?

[Two-fer]

Are you having problems pasting text into FrameMaker? There are times when I will copy text from somewhere (such as a CAT program screen) and try to paste it into FM and nothing is pasted. In such cases, I have to right-click at the location where I want to paste the text and select 'Paste Special' (and then select 'Text' or 'Unicode Text') in order for the text to actually be pasted into FM.  

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

@Two-fer  That's when the maker.ini hack comes in handy - by promoting TEXT to the beginning of the string, a regular paste acts like Paste Special > Text by default.

[pierret18811376]

Hi All,

I was looking for a minimalistic clipboard software in order to copy text from outside FM (by example internet) to FM.

I have tried to do that with the Windows clipboard (Windows key + V), and that is exactly what I needed. It is working very well with FM. 

When I copy text inside Windows clipboard, does Windows clipboard remove formatting ? Because my goal is to paste without text formatting.

[Winfried Reng]

Hi,

I recommend PureText. Very minimalistic and reliable. I use it daily. E.g. to paste Excel cells somewhere else or to paste something in an e-mail.

https://stevemiller.net/puretext/

Of course you can also use an AutoIt or AutoHotkey script or something else, but PureText is easier.

Best regards, Winfried