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| The Auto Book Clip Manager interconnects your clipboard with an infinite text repository and a flexible, powerful, extremely fast search function. It not only manages your session clips for later use but also keeps all previously clipped information available at your fingertips - for months, years and your whole life. | The Auto Book Clip Manager interconnects your clipboard with an infinite text repository and a flexible, powerful, extremely fast search function. It not only manages your session clips for later use but also keeps all previously clipped information available at your fingertips - for months, years and your whole life. | ||
| - | Whenever you press the hotkey (default: < | + | Whenever you press the hotkey (default: < |
| To search, **simply start typing your terms** after you have pressed the hotkey – the results will show up in real-time. | To search, **simply start typing your terms** after you have pressed the hotkey – the results will show up in real-time. | ||
| - | **[[# | + | **[[# |
| **[[# | **[[# | ||
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| ===== - Starting the Clip Manager ===== | ===== - Starting the Clip Manager ===== | ||
| - | 1) [[Download]] Auto Book.\\ | + | 1) [[Start|Download]] Auto Book.\\ |
| 2) Create a directory for Auto Book wherever you like, and place autobook.zip into that directory.\\ | 2) Create a directory for Auto Book wherever you like, and place autobook.zip into that directory.\\ | ||
| 3) Unzip autobook.zip in this folder.\\ | 3) Unzip autobook.zip in this folder.\\ | ||
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| The basic settings for the Clip Manager are accessible on Auto Book's < | The basic settings for the Clip Manager are accessible on Auto Book's < | ||
| - | ==== - Activating/ | + | ==== - Activating/ |
| To activate/ | To activate/ | ||
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| === - Clip Preview Hotkey === | === - Clip Preview Hotkey === | ||
| - | The Clip Preview hotkey | + | The Clip Preview hotkey opens the [[#The Clip Preview|Clip Preview]] with a list of previously captured clips. This is the main interface for interacting with the Clip Manager, allowing you to run searches, paste clips, load pin sets, and perform many other functions. |
| === - Alternative Hotkey for copying to Clipboard === | === - Alternative Hotkey for copying to Clipboard === | ||
| - | The Alternative Hotkey for copying to Clipboard has a different function depending on the selected Capture Mode. In the < | + | The Alternative Hotkey for copying to Clipboard has a different function depending on the selected Capture Mode. In the < |
| ==== - Changing Hotkeys ==== | ==== - Changing Hotkeys ==== | ||
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| ==== - Full Clip View ==== | ==== - Full Clip View ==== | ||
| - | The Full Clip View as a larger panel for displaying and [[#editing clips]] with the convenience. Click the **Expand** button to open it. When you do, the Expand button changes into a **Collapse** button, which allows you to close the Full Clip View again. | + | The Full Clip View is a larger panel for displaying and [[#editing clips]] with convenience. Click the **Expand** button to open it. When you do, the Expand button changes into a **Collapse** button, which allows you to close the Full Clip View again. |
| - | The Full Clip View automatically takes all the remaining space from the bottom | + | The Full Clip View automatically takes all the remaining space from the bottom of the [[#The Clip Preview|Clip Preview]] down to the bottom of the screen. |
| Any changes you make to a clip in the Full Clip View are automatically saved. | Any changes you make to a clip in the Full Clip View are automatically saved. | ||
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| **Reset Column Settings (CTRL+R):** Click this option to reset the column settings for column 2 (date), 3 (keywords), and 4 (clip) to their defaults. Specifically, | **Reset Column Settings (CTRL+R):** Click this option to reset the column settings for column 2 (date), 3 (keywords), and 4 (clip) to their defaults. Specifically, | ||
| - | **Reset Gui Position:** This option resets the screen position of the [[#The Clip Preview|Clip Preview]] to the default position. Both alternate positions are reset, the " | + | **Reset Gui Position:** This option resets the screen position of the [[#The Clip Preview|Clip Preview]] to the default position. Both alternate positions are reset, the " |
| **Delete Session Clips:** Click this option to delete all clips newly captured since Auto Book was started last time both from memory and from the hard disk, in case they already have been dumped to disk. | **Delete Session Clips:** Click this option to delete all clips newly captured since Auto Book was started last time both from memory and from the hard disk, in case they already have been dumped to disk. | ||
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| ==== - Copying Clips ===== | ==== - Copying Clips ===== | ||
| - | Select the clips to copy, then press < | + | Select the clips to copy, then press < |
| ==== - Deleting Clips ==== | ==== - Deleting Clips ==== | ||
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| ==== - Bumping Clips ==== | ==== - Bumping Clips ==== | ||
| - | Select the clips to bump, then press < | + | Bumping a clip means moving it to the top of the clip archive so that it is shown before all other clips in the [[#The Clip Preview|Clip Preview]]. |
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| + | Select the clips to bump, then press < | ||
| ==== - Editing Clips ==== | ==== - Editing Clips ==== | ||
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| Unpin a clip by clicking the checkbox again. | Unpin a clip by clicking the checkbox again. | ||
| - | Pinned clips will remain visible in the clip table until unpinned. Newly captured clips or search matches will always appear below them. Use this function to keep clips immediately available | + | Pinned clips will remain visible in the clip table until unpinned. Newly captured clips or search matches will always appear below them. Use this function to keep clips that you plan to use again in the near future |
| Pinned clips will be retained across Auto Book restarts. In addition, you can save [[#Pin Sets|sets of pins]] for future use. | Pinned clips will be retained across Auto Book restarts. In addition, you can save [[#Pin Sets|sets of pins]] for future use. | ||
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| Newly pinned clips will initially stay in place. However, if you press the [[#Clip Preview hotkey]] again or if the clip table changes, e.g. because you run a search or change filters, they will be move up to the top of the table and stay there until unpinned. | Newly pinned clips will initially stay in place. However, if you press the [[#Clip Preview hotkey]] again or if the clip table changes, e.g. because you run a search or change filters, they will be move up to the top of the table and stay there until unpinned. | ||
| - | Newly unpinned clips will behave | + | Newly unpinned clips will behave |
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| The [[#The Clip Preview|Clip Preview]] remembers two positions, a first position and a second position, herein referred to as " | The [[#The Clip Preview|Clip Preview]] remembers two positions, a first position and a second position, herein referred to as " | ||
| - | You can switch between the flip and the flop positions by pressing < | + | You can switch between the flip and the flop positions by pressing < |
| By default, the flip position is in the left top corner of the screen, while the flop position is in the right top corner of the screen. You can adjust either position simply by dragging the window to the desired position in the usual way. That is, when you're in the flip position, drag the window to the desired new flip position. The flop position will not change. Vice versa, adjust the flop position by dragging the window when you're in the flop position. | By default, the flip position is in the left top corner of the screen, while the flop position is in the right top corner of the screen. You can adjust either position simply by dragging the window to the desired position in the usual way. That is, when you're in the flip position, drag the window to the desired new flip position. The flop position will not change. Vice versa, adjust the flop position by dragging the window when you're in the flop position. | ||
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| * You can increase the number by 10 by holding Shift in either Selection Mode. | * You can increase the number by 10 by holding Shift in either Selection Mode. | ||
| - | These rules result in the pasting shortcuts detailed below. | + | These rules define |
| === - Pasting in Normal Selection Mode === | === - Pasting in Normal Selection Mode === | ||
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| After completion of a search, the [[#Status Bar]] shows " | After completion of a search, the [[#Status Bar]] shows " | ||
| - | In the following, you'll find a comprehensive documentation of the search syntax. Although it' | + | In the following, you'll find a comprehensive documentation of the search syntax. Although it' |
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| !Logitope | !Logitope | ||
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| - | In the same way, you can also negate a string search - to find clips that to not contain "Auto Book" as a string, enter: | + | In the same way, you can also negate a string search - to find clips that do not contain "Auto Book" as a string, enter: |
| !"Auto Book" | !"Auto Book" | ||
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| **Important note:** | **Important note:** | ||
| - | When you open the [[#The Clip Preview|Clip Preview]] by the [[#Clip Preview hotkey]], it is initially in [[#Input State]], indicated by the blinking of the status bar. In the state, the window waits for the user to trigger a pasting operation, and the very first mouse-click you make onto the [[#The Clip Preview|Clip Preview]] will not count towards the double-click you need to make for opening the keywords editing box. | + | When you open the [[#The Clip Preview|Clip Preview]] by the [[#Clip Preview hotkey]], it is initially in [[#Input State]], indicated by the blinking of the status bar. In this state, the window waits for the user to trigger a pasting operation, and the very first mouse-click you make onto the [[#The Clip Preview|Clip Preview]] will not count towards the double-click you need to make for opening the keywords editing box. |
| - | Therefore, when in [[#Input State]], first click once onto the window to enter the regular [[#Active State]], in which the status bar doesn' | + | Therefore, when in [[#Input State]], first click once onto the window to enter the regular [[#Active State]], in which the status bar doesn' |
| ==== - Copying Keywords ==== | ==== - Copying Keywords ==== | ||
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