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[[File:ClipboardGramplet-Addon-example-50.png|right|thumb|450px|Collections Clipboard Gramplet - detached - example]]
  
[[Image:ClipboardGramplet.png|right|thumb|450px|Clipboard Gramplet - detached - example]]
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The {{man label|Collections Clipboard Gramplet}} is similar to the [[Gramps_{{man version}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Navigation#Using_the_Clipboard|built-in Clipboard]] except that it provides a way to create collections of objects which are persistent over time.
 
 
The Clipboard Gramplet is similar to the builtin Clipboard except that it provides a way to create collections of objects which are persistent over time.
 
  
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You can watch an older version of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoTvwvteJjk Clipboard Gramplet in action](Created:2010/07/29).
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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
You can select multiple items from any of the Category list views and drag and drop them onto the Clipboard Gramplet.
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You can select multiple items from any of the Category list views and drag and drop them onto the Collections Clipboard Gramplet.
  
 
To delete entries, select them and press the delete key.
 
To delete entries, select them and press the delete key.
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* {{man label|Create Filter from selected Items}} - will turn all of the selected items (which are of the same type as the first selected item) into a filter
 
* {{man label|Create Filter from selected Items}} - will turn all of the selected items (which are of the same type as the first selected item) into a filter
  
Clipboards will remain persistent between sessions, and you can mix items from different databases. However, you can't drag and drop items from one database into another.  
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'''Collections Clipboards will remain persistent between sessions, and you can mix items from different databases. However, you can't drag and drop items from one database into another.'''
  
You can sort the columns (type, title, and value) of the gramplet.
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There are several Collections Clipboard objects that are entirely self-contained. These may be dropped indiscriminately into any database:
  
Clicking on the title of the gramplet allows you to rename the frame.
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* Text
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* URL - Internet addresses. Including: eMail, ftp, website
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* Address - full postal addresses with phone numbers
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* Attribute - custom attributes
  
You can watch the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoTvwvteJjk Clipboard Gramplet in action](Created:2010/07/29).
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You can sort the columns (type, title, and value) of the gramplet.
  
== Issues ==
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===Multiple Collections Clipboards===
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[[File:CollectionsClipboard_rename_detach-50.png|right|thumb|500px|Collections Clipboard Dashboard Gramplet - renaming and detaching]]
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You can add as many Collections Clipboards gramplets as desired to the Dashboard. A single instance can be attached to each of the Gramplet splitbars (sidebar and bottombar in the View menu) in the other view Categories. Each instance will have a separate collection of associated objects.
  
# help button links to wrong page (non existent section): eg: https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_4.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Clipboard_Gramplet instead of this page
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# grey out unavailable rows, rather than removing text {{bug|???}}
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Clicking on the title of a docked Dashboard gramplet allows renaming the instance to something more meaningful. (Gramplets in Sidebars and bottombars cannot be renamed.) The names of undocked gramplets will be shown in the Windows menu.   
# enable search (add to ScratchPad) {{bug|???}}
 
# allow control+c to copy items to the clipboard {{bug|???}}
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[Gramps_5.0_Wiki_Manual_-_Navigation#Using_the_Clipboard|Using the Clipboard]] - The built in Clipboard whose storage is persistent only within a single Gramps session. Closing the window will not lose the stored records. However, exiting Gramps will.
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* [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Navigation#Using_the_Clipboard|Using the Clipboard]] - The built in Clipboard whose storage is persistent only within a single Gramps session. Closing the window will not lose the stored records. However, exiting Gramps will.
  
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[[Category:Developers/General]]
 
[[Category:Developers/General]]
 
[[Category:Gramplets]]
 
[[Category:Gramplets]]

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Collections Clipboard Gramplet - detached - example

The Collections Clipboard Gramplet is similar to the built-in Clipboard except that it provides a way to create collections of objects which are persistent over time.

You can watch an older version of the Clipboard Gramplet in action(Created:2010/07/29).

Usage

You can select multiple items from any of the Category list views and drag and drop them onto the Collections Clipboard Gramplet.

To delete entries, select them and press the delete key.

Double-click selections to bring up the object editor.

Select one (or more) items, and then right-click gives the following context popup menu options:

  • See Item details - will show the first selected item in an editor
  • Make Item active - will make the first selected item active in the item view
  • Create Filter from selected Items - will turn all of the selected items (which are of the same type as the first selected item) into a filter

Collections Clipboards will remain persistent between sessions, and you can mix items from different databases. However, you can't drag and drop items from one database into another.

There are several Collections Clipboard objects that are entirely self-contained. These may be dropped indiscriminately into any database:

  • Text
  • URL - Internet addresses. Including: eMail, ftp, website
  • Address - full postal addresses with phone numbers
  • Attribute - custom attributes

You can sort the columns (type, title, and value) of the gramplet.

Multiple Collections Clipboards

Collections Clipboard Dashboard Gramplet - renaming and detaching

You can add as many Collections Clipboards gramplets as desired to the Dashboard. A single instance can be attached to each of the Gramplet splitbars (sidebar and bottombar in the View menu) in the other view Categories. Each instance will have a separate collection of associated objects.


Clicking on the title of a docked Dashboard gramplet allows renaming the instance to something more meaningful. (Gramplets in Sidebars and bottombars cannot be renamed.) The names of undocked gramplets will be shown in the Windows menu.

See also

  • Using the Clipboard - The built in Clipboard whose storage is persistent only within a single Gramps session. Closing the window will not lose the stored records. However, exiting Gramps will.