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ArsClip

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ArsClip is a freeware "clipboard manager" utility. ArsClip monitors the clipboard and keeps track of the entries. Pasting is done by using a triggered popup window. This window can be triggered by a hotkey, holding right-click, a special trigger window, and other methods.

ArsClip used to be barebones, but I think I can safely say that it has become a nicely featured and highly configurable program, due to user feedback. The program now specializes in copy-and-paste automation tasks.

Delphi XE2 source code included

Features

- Permanent Clips/Macros for copying and pasting automation
- Picture, RichText, File Copy, Unicode, HTML support
- Highly configurable
- Win7 Jumplist support
- Optional Clipboard Bar -- clipboard viewer
- Optional Global Clipboard to shares clips with other Windows and Android devices

Requirements

This program requires no installation, but an optional setup program is included. Supported on Windows XP through Windows 10.

joejoe Aug-20-12 11:30 PM UTC

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Changes in v4.4

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New:(Permanent Clips)
- command to Find and Replace text on the clipboard
- command to disable monitoring when running a clip
Fix:(Permanent Clips)
- issue with HTML Clips
- reworked keystrokes and commands
- issue with the RUN command and the '[' character
- fixed minor issues with preview window

Fix:(Popup)
- several "List index out of bounds" errors corrected

Fix:(Edit History)
- memory leak when switching tabs

Fix:(Tooltip Hint)
- issue displaying very large text clips

Fix:(Removed Clips)
- error could be caused when starting the program

Fix:(Misc)
- hotkey may stop responding on some systems
- icon cache improvements and fixes
- updated the debug logging

joejoe Jul-18-12 12:55 AM UTC

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Changes in v4.3

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New: Full Unicode support

New:(Tooltip Window)
- rewritten and redesigned
- improved behavior when shown on system tray icon

New:(Permanent Clips)
- updated WAIT command too allow custom millisecond values
- added new PROMPT command to allow for interactive data inserts

New:(Edit History/Removed Clips)
- icon now shown for type of clip
- improved loading speed
- added new icon scheme to speed up loading of clips

New:(Permanent Clips)
- added new Preview button for testing clips with keystrokes and commands

New:(Configuration)
- added new slider control for number input
New:(Configuration>Popup>Keystrokes)
- added 'Paste as Plaintext Only' keystroke option
- added keystrokes option to paste without closing the popup
New:(Configuration>Pasting)
- added option for pasting using Plain text and Formatted text
- added option for pasting using Formatted text only
- added option for pasting using Plain text only

New:(Misc)
- 'MimicDelayMS' setting added to arsclip.ini to slow down the keyboard mimic speed

Fix:(Popup)
- updated tooltip and popup positions on system tray
- tweaked the Right-Click popup trigger routine
- right-click trigger "Popup" tooltip missing
- autoscroll detection now works with keyboard navigation
- problems with autoscroll on multi-monitor setups with different offsets

Fix:(Permanent Clips)
- detection for && literal ampersand
- detection for TAB key in Custom Keystrokes
- value for PROMPT command used for all identical prompts

Fix:(Edit History)
- problem with Find button

Fix:(System Tray)
- updated the icon flashing routine for compatibility

Fix:(Search)
- clip search routine was broken

Fix:(Misc)
- error message may appear when using specific configuration settings
- error logging updated

joejoe May-17-12 9:05 PM UTC

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Changes in v4.0.2

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New:(Popup)
- popup now scrolled when larger than the screen height
- partial pictures clips displayed on Popup Clips
- added an Alt keypress function for accelerator keys to paste as formatted text

New:(Clipboard Bar)
- clip icon added to window for RichText, HTML, and Files

New:(Trigger Window)
- window is now dragable on the bottom-left corner

New:(Permanent Clips)
- added 'Place on Clipboard Only' Command

New: added 'snap to' behavior to the Trigger Window and Clipboard Bar

Fix(Popup)
- issue with unclickable submenus that are displayed below the main popup
- update to use the Virtual Desktop's top-left corner
- 'current clipboard' background was not always updated correctly
- problem with using Mimic Typing as a Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click keystroke
- display issue with ampersands (also on Clipboard Bar)
- highlight issues when using mouse position
- positioning issues after dragging the popup
- drag mark cosmetic issue

Fix:(Clip Menu)
- issue with position on certain multi-monitor configurations

Fix:(Tooltips)
- text size issue
- now uses the same font settings as the popup
- tab characters are displayed
- improved tooltip displaying of pictures

Fix:(Configuration)
- improved the Show Preview automation to trigger with other settings

Fix:(Trigger Window)
- improved hover detection

joejoe Apr-06-12 5:02 AM UTC

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Changes in v4.0.1

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New:(Clipboard Bar)
- completely redesigned window
- right-click popup menu added to Clipboard Bar

New:(Popup)
- bottom left corner used to drag the entire popup
- transparent popup in Form Mode
- tweaks to position when reported window locations are wrong

New:(Configuration)
- [Popup] option to disable accelerator keys
- [Popup] option to auto-collapse expandable menus when another is expanded
- [Popup] option to auto-expand expandable menus on hover
- [Popup>Tooltip Hint] option to change the display delay
- [Clipboard>Text Clip] option to ignore small text clips
- [Per-Program Options] button to manually add program names

New:(Clipboard) ignores clips that are all-whitespace
New:(tray icon) new tooltip shown when icon hovered

Fix:(Configuration)
- [Popup>Menu Order] fixed Show Preview font
- [Popup>Menu Order] removed Color option from Set Font dialog

Fix:(Popup)
- several issues fixed when using Form Mode
- minor cosmetic change to the highlight
- error when dragging in a blank area
- minor drag cosmetic issues
- 'Search ...' renamed to 'Search and Paste ...'

Fix:(Permanent Clips)
- issue when showing the Permanent Clip window using a Permanent Clip
- issues with the [RUN] command, web addresses, and [CLIPBRD] with special characters

Fix:(Paste Selected) issues when using keyboard selection
Fix:(Edit History) cosmetic issues for picture clips

Older Items

Changes in v2.7.9

Fix: Many preview windows not wordwraping text

Fix: Program icon on popup sometimes shows up as generic application icon

Fix: Flush system tray menu items moved to a submenu

New: RichText shown in Removed Items and Shift+Click previews

New: Find button in Removed Items

New: [WAIT] command and [DATE] command for Permanent Items with simulated keystrokes

New: Edit Item window activated using the Ctrl+Click menu, Edit History, or Removed Items

Changes in v 2.7.6 thru v2.7.8

Fix: Resolved error dialog durring startup with richtext Removed Items

Fix: Resolved crash displaying popup with specific Removed Items

Fix: Immediate crash when there are no Removed Items

Changes in v2.7.5

Fix: Remember.txt and solitary linefeed issue resolved

New: Pictures support for popup menu tooltips (Unicode popup only)

New: System tray option to disabled monitoring of specific programs

New: Improved "Current" popup item support of picture formats

New: System tray option to flush both text and non-text items

New: "Recently Removed" popup menu item

New: "Misc" popup menu item to streamline the popup, even in Full Mode

Changes in v2.6.9

New: [Control Panel] -> [Sounds] entry to play a sound when a new clip is copied

New: Option to show all permanent items directly as submenus

New: PreCaptureDelay variable added to ArsClip.ini for a workaround to Office

Fix: "Flush" items from system tray would display the main popup

Fix: Problem with Accelerator keys, emulated keystrokes, and the Unicode popup

Changes in v2.6.8

Fix: Program would freeze on some system showing the "Paste Method for" menu item

Fix: Program would freeze on some system using hotkey alternative methods

Fix: Error message when Save or Cancel not pressed in Permanent Items

Fix: Send keys may error out if pasted quickly mutiple times

New: "System" popup item in fullmode that shows the system tray icon's popup menu

New: Flush Text / Flush Non-Text seperated on icon's popup menu

New: Option to change popup font when Unicode is enabled

New: Duplicate "Flush" menu items removed

Changes in v2.6.7

New: Per-program pasting assignment option on system tray icon menu

(For Example, always use Mimic Typing for CMD.EXE)

Changes in v2.6.6

Bug: Fix to detect accidental single/double click on System Tray Icon to show popup

Bug: Fix for switching groups when editing a Permanent Item

Bug: Item Type ([P],[U],[T],[F],[R],[H]) not shown unless using Unicode Text option

Bug: Complex Items Permanet Items could be corrupted after several add & delete operations

New: Show "Paste as Plain Text" CTRL+Click menu option when pasting as Complex Item by default

New: Option to "Move..." a Permanent Item into another group

Changes in v2.6.5

Bug: Popup would always display at mouse position

Bug: Problem pasting from ArsClip into an ArsClip window

New: Show tooltip for "All Items..." hover when using Unicode popup

New: Permanent Items Groups sorted by name

Changes in v2.6.4

New: "All Items" submenu for Permanent Items

New: Options to display popup on when tray icon is single clicked

New: Default to mouse cursor when carat position is not found (for programs like Mozilla).

New: Better support for "Paste as complex item by default" and plain text

New: Resizeable Preview window

Changes in v2.6.3

Fix: Fixed duplicate hotkey detection to work with the Tooltip Popup hotkeys

Fix: Problem with RichText and the "Get Clipboard as..." button locking the window

Fix: "Paste Selected..." window's cancel button didn't work right

Fix: Up button on Permanent Items window could cause errors

New: Button to select type of clipboard format to use in Permanent Items

New: ArsClip can now paste into its own windows, like Permanent Items

New: 'FIX URL' now places the fixed URL on the popup instead of just on the clipboard

Changes in v2.6.2

Fix: GDI object leak when new clipboard item retreival fails

Fix: Problem when item copied and clipboard watcher executes at the same exact time

Fix: Win9x Mimic Typing problems with uppercase letters [Final fix]

Fix: "Cannot open exepigs.ini" error when shortcut working directory is different

Fix: Duplicate Hotkey windows message detection

Fix: Permanent Items Windwow - Up button did not range check

Fix: Multi-Monitor aware Preview Window

New: Option to "Fix" URLs broken by linefeeds (like in email, or bulletin board posts)

New: Option to show popup at Mouse cursor position

New: Keyboard Delete key works for Edit History

New: Option to show Permanent Item switching menus on popup (before, it was always shown with Permanent Items)

New: Option to paste as complex text by default (instead of plain text by default)

Changes in v2.6.1

Fix: Copy to Clipboard broken on Removed Items

Fix: Win9x Mimic Typing problems with uppercase letters

Fix: Numerous small display problems for the Unicode popup

Fix: More WinXP erronious errors removed

Fix: Icon restored when Explorer crashes

New: Any type of clip can be a Permanent Items

New: Option to label clip types on the popup (similar to Edit History)

New: Option for extended Clipboard Chain Break detection

New: Removed Flush Items confirmation dialog (since Removed Items is available)

Changes in v2.6.0

Fix: Rare "index out of bounds" error when deleting Permanent Item Groups

New: Show Unicode on Popup option and Tooltips (marked Experimental for now, even though it's stable)

New: Improved Removed Items form (similar to Edit History)

New: Support for complex item types in Removed Items

New: Option to disable Clipboard Chain Break notification

Changes in v2.5.3

Fix: False positive Clipboard Chain Break errors on WinXP

Changes in v2.5.2

Fix: Possible crash reporting Clipboard Chain Break

Fix: Possible error that "locks" the clipboard contents

changes in v2.5.1

Fix: shift+insert paste method fix (shift key could stick)

Fix: minor cosmetic changes

New: keystroke commands in permanent items

New: saves complex clipboard items and "other" items between sessions

New: improved edit history form

New: "config -> tooltip popup" options panel

New: save item icons in full color\save "other" items icons

New: move removed items from memory to files (requires less memory/allows large queues)

New: dialogs scalable

New: improved clipboard chain watcher reporting

New: double click icon option to show popup on system tray icon

New: keystrokes commands for the tooltip popup

changes in v2.5.0

Fix: "clipboard chain" error would multiply if left unattended

Fix: large font issues and forms controls not visible

Fix: clipboard chain watcher might produces access violation errors on win9x machines

Fix: shift+insert paste method not working on win9x machines

Fix: file monitoring problems on some win9x machines

New: autoswitch (remembers what permanent item group you use for each program)

New: tooltips on the popup to show a preview of a hovered text item

New: tooltip popup (single item popup, called by a 'previous' and 'next' hotkey)

New: option to double-click the tray icon to show the popup - alternative to a hotkey

New: paste as [richtext/unicode/files] option on the ctrl+click menu

New: item icons saved between sessions

New: identify the program that most likely broke the clipboard chain

Changes in v2.4.4

New: Numbers from 0-9 are used for text items accelerator keys

New: Form Mode - pastes an item, presses TAB, shows the popup again

Changes in v2.4.3

Fix: Wrong EXE released again! It pasted the permanent items name.

Changes in v2.4.2

Fix: Wrong EXE released. It didn't paste permanent items.

Changes in v2.4.1

Fix: Permanent Items window re-written to fix numerous bugs

Changes in v2.4.0

Fix: Fix for "Stack Overflow" message

Fix: File version read "2.3.10" instead of "2.3.0", updated version to be sequential

Changes in v2.3.0

New: Automagically detects clipboard chain breaks

New: Snazzy Icons

New: Detect email addresses when "Running" an item (opens email program)

Changes in v2.2.9

New: Ctrl+Click menu with Run/Preview/Paste/Clipboard options for the selected text item

Fix: "No paste" dialog would not show up in the foreground

Changes in v2.2.8

New: Configurable "Clipboard only" and "Make permanent" keystrokes

New: SHIFT+INSERT pasting option

New: "Refresh Clipboard Monitoring" command on System Tray menu

Fix: Copied text items with ampersands would generate accelerator keys

Changes in v2.2.7

New: Option to disable system tray icon changes

Fix: Better method of updating the system tray icon

Changes in v2.2.6

New: Shift-Click pictures in the non-text items to preview them

New: F1 + Click to "copy to clipboard only" a non-text item

New: "Flush" command in Full mode for text and non-text items

New: Two system tray icon notifications when an item enters the clipboard: one for normal mode, and one for disabled mode

Changes in v2.2.5

New: "Full Mode" command on popup to temporarily show all options

New: Configuration option to show Permanent Items as a submenu

New: F1-Click on a text item on the popup to copy to clipboard only

New: F2-Click on a text item on the popup to make it a new Permanent Item

New: Close the Preview window using keystrokes

New: "Copy to Clipboard" command in Edit History

Changes in v.2.2.4

New: Option to "Disable clipboard Monitoring when Scroll Lock is on"

New: "Copy to clipboard only" dialog for console style programs

New: Show "Edit History" on popup - configuration option

New: Shift-Click on a text item on popup to preview it's full contents

Changes in v2.2.3

Fix: Character encodings displayed wrong

Changes in v2.2.2

Fix: Increased compatibility with other clipboard monitors

New: Configuration has a new look

New: 'Paste in reverse' option in "Paste Selected" dialog

New: Dimensions are shown for pictures

Changes in v2.2.1

Fix: numberous bugs in the Permanent Items edit window

New: Configuration option to show "Switch to [Permanent item Group]" on popup

Changes in v2.2.0

Fix: Linefeeds without ControlReturn chars in remember.txt crashed ArsClip

New: Non-text items support (Experimental)

New: Configuration option non-text items (Clipboard Options, Pasting)

New: Previews on Edit History and Removed items

Changes in v2.1.5

Fix: Minor changes for filename logic

New: Configuration option for Removed Items

New: Removed Items dialog

Changes in v2.1.4

Fix: Testing for duplicate filenames

New: CTRL+Click will open/run files, folders, URLs items in popup

New: About window for version and homepage info

Changes in v2.1.3

Fixes -

- tabs no longer make the popup too wide

- focus is returned when ESC is pressed

- work around for Win9X and large text

Changes in v2.1.2

Fixes -

- garbage appearing in history (Haven't I said that before???)

- clipboard ignoring problem (when ESC pressed or focus lost)

- session not being saved at logout/shutdown

New stuff

- New option "If copied item is already in history, move item to the top of the list"

- "..." place after items too long to display on popup

- New option to show "Last:" on popup

Changes in v2.1.0

New Clipboard options

- Copy program icons to show on popup (Experimental)

- Load items from last session

New Popup options

- Show "Current" item on clipboard

- Number of characters to show for each item

Changes in v2.0.8 and previous versions

Fixed problem with accelerator keys and new pasting method

Fixed scrollbars apprearing on config form in WinXP

New pasting method "Place on clipboard and don't paste"

New popup option to move selected item to first in the list

Fixed bugs

- Paste selected didn't work when accelator keys where disabled

- Paste All/selected would place extra newline characters durring paste

- files/folders would place extra newline characters durring paste

New "Paste All/Paste Selected" option on popup

Updated Hotkey accepts ", . `" for keystrokes

New Edit History option

New monitor filenames and folders option (EG. when you copy a file in Explorer)

Windows Key is now usable for hotkeys

Had to removed the "preserve current clipboard item", this caused problems

CTRL+V pasting now does not overwrite the current clipboard item

New right click options on system tray

- Flush History

- Switch to...

Delete button from Permanent Item Groups

New Permanent Item Groups to switch between sets of permanent items (by user request)

New faster method of pasting option

- supports high ascii characters

- doesn't destroy editor's autoformating

- less keyboard conflicts

New right click options on the system tray icon

Double Left click opens configuration window

Fixed obscure bug caused when used with MS Office on Win2k/XP

Fixed bug where ArsClip was not correctly saving the type of hotkey used

Replaced Delphi's default program icon

Added configuration option to add accelerator keys to the popup window

Added configuration option to set the number of remembered items

Increased pasting speed

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