Table of Contents
- Using the Multi-Clipboard Plugin
- Preferences for the Multi-Clipboard
- Persisting the Multi-Clipboard contents
- Viewing/Editing the Multi-Clipboard contents
Why Multi-Clipboard?
Every developer knows that copy and paste is not good for your code. Every developer I've ever seen uses copy and paste. On some editors and IDEs, copy and paste is better than on others. I have always missed the emacs-like rolling clipboard. This is why the Multi Clipboard was written.What is Multi-Clipboard?
Multi Clipboard gives you a clipboard for text- and source-code editor contents that holds multiple entries. You can collect some snippets by adding them to the Multi Clipboard and then paste any of them to where you need them.You can configure the plug-in to save the contents of your Multi Clipboard to a file when Eclipse is closed. Contents are then reloaded when Eclipse is opened. You can even configure the plug-in to enable editing the contents of the Multi Clipboard.
What are the license terms?
Multi-Clipboard is distributed under the Eclipse Public License, v 1.0. You can find the license details online at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
The license is an Open Source license. The source can be found here as a zip-file for download.
I hope the plug-in serves you well. In case you find any problems with using it, have ideas for additional useful features or any other comments, contact me.
Rate it, publish feedback...
If you like the plug-in or you have comments to make: let others know! Multi-Clipboard is listed on eclipse-plugins.info and on eclipseplugincentral.com. Both sites allow commenting and rating plug-ins. On eclipse-plugins.info, you need to be a registered user to rate plugins - register and rate Multi-Clipboard!. On eclipseplugincentral.com, you can rate the plugin anonymously - go here.
What's new?
Release 2.1.1
This is a patch because 2.1.0 was compiled under Java 5 leading to problems with users using JRE 1.4. No functional differences compared to 2.1.0 - Sorry for the trouble!Release 2.1.0
- Now compatible with most editors (also html-, xml- and other structured editors)
- Added option to insert to a specific slot in the clipboard
- Added option append new entries rather than pushing them from the top
Release 2.0.0
- Adds a dialog ('quick-view') for the MC-contents (Ctrl+Shift+V)
- Changed license to EPL v1.0 (Open Source!)
Installation
Click here for help on how to install the feature in Eclipse (for Eclipse-fluent users: you need an update-site with URL http://www.bastian-bergerhoff.com/eclipse/features, everything else is standard).
Alternatively, you may directly download the jar-file from the following links. Unpack it to the plugins-directory of your eclipse-installation into a directory called the same as the jar (without the extension, of course). Note that plugins installed in this way can not be managed using the Eclipse Configuration-Management tools.
Current Release
Source (as of version 2.0.0)
Version 2.1.0 and 2.1.1 (no source changes)
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