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-====== Clipboard Capture ======+{{:clipboard.png?400|}}====== Clipboard Capture ======
  
-== What is the Clipboard Queue? == +==== Introduction ====
-  - The Clipboard Queue stores copied text in a **chronological list** for later use.   +
-  - It **automatically** captures text copied from **any application** (e.g., chats, web pages, code snippets).   +
-  - It acts as a **clipboard history**, preventing loss when new text overwrites old copied content.   +
-  - You can also create **Kanban cards** directly from captured text.+
  
-== When Does Clipboard Capture Work? == 
  
-=== Automatic Capture (Default) === +//Git Winch// is true to its philosophy of handling data of all kinds. That means not just files. But also your clipboard activity. Inside //Git Winch// we have implemented a neat clipboard listener. It can listen to all the clipboard work that you do on the computer where //Git Winch// is running. So each time you copy (or cut) some piece of text it will queue it inside. This is kept as a text file named //captures.txt// and is kept in the application folder of //Git Winch//
-  - Every time you copy text on your system (using `Ctrl+C` or right-click → Copy).   +
-  - To pause auto-capture, check the **"Pause"** box in the **"Captures"** window.+
  
-=== Manual Capture (Fallback) === +**Why?**\\ 
-  - If auto-capture fails (e.g., in secure or restricted apps), use the **manual hotkey**:   +Often we copy something ... say an interesting link you were browsing ... and you meant to paste it and use it somewhere, but you forgot. No worries. //Git Winch// has got your back.
-  Press `Ctrl+Shift+F7` to insert the current clipboard content into Git Winch.+
  
-== How to Use Clipboard Capture ==+**What can be done here?**\\ 
 +You can browse thru such clipboard texts from the special dialog that handles them. (You can open that dialog using a pop-up menu from the files listing). You can send some of the relevant texts to your Kanban group from there, if so needed. Thus you can convert it as a task for yourself or the rest of your office.
  
-=== 1. Open the Clipboard Viewer === +**But if too many texts are collected, what happens?**\\ 
-  - Right-click in the right pane of the Work Page and select **"Show Captured Clips"** to open the **"Captures"** window.+You can change this setting in the //gitwinch.ini// file (in the application folder). Change value of //pauseCapture// to zero and next time onward it will be not collect such clipboard texts. However, a special hot-key: Ctrl+Shift+F7 will override the pause and send the clipboard captured text to the clipboard manager.
  
-=== 2. Create a Kanban Card === +**NOTE**: Only texts are handled. Nothing else. //Ah...yes, there is one special clipboard activity: If you did copy a filename from the Windows File Explorer; you can paste that into the file listing, and file will get copied to that folder.// 
-  - In the **"Captures"** Clipboard queue, select a text snippet.  + 
 + 
 +**What is the Clipboard Queue?**\\ 
 +  - The Clipboard Queue stores copied text in a **chronological list** for later use.   
 +  - It **automatically** captures text copied from **any application** (e.g., chats, web pages, code snippets).   
 +  - It acts as a **clipboard history**, preventing loss when new text overwrites old copied content.   
 +  - You can also create **Kanban cards** directly from captured text.   
 +    
 +**When Does Clipboard Capture Work?**\\ 
 +==Automatic Capture (Default)== 
 +  - Every time you copy text on your system (using `Ctrl+C` or right-click → Copy).   
 +  - To pause auto-capture, click the **"Pause"** checkbox in the **"Captures"** window. 
 + 
 +== Manual Capture (Fallback) == 
 +  - If auto-capture fails (e.g., in secure or restricted apps), or if you had paused the capture, use the **manual hotkey**:   
 +  Press `Ctrl+Shift+F7` to insert the current clipboard content into this Clipboard Manager inside //Git Winch//. 
 + 
 +**How to Use Clipboard Captures**\\ 
 +  - Right-click the right pane in the Work Page and select "Show Captured Clips" to open "Captures". 
 +  - In the **"Captures"** window, select a text snippet.
   - Add a title and click **"Create New Card"**.   - Add a title and click **"Create New Card"**.
  
-=== 3. Pause Auto-Capture === +**How to pause Auto-Capture** 
-  - In the **"Captures"** window, check the **"Pause"** box to temporarily stop capturing new clipboard entries.+  - While the **"Captures"** window is open, check the **"Pause"** box to temporarily stop capturing new clipboard entries. 
 +  - If you want the clipboard capture system to be paused, change the //gitwinch.ini// file setting "pauseCapture" from 1 to 0
  
-== Who Benefits from This Feature? ==+**Who Benefits?**\\
   * **Professionals**: Designers, writers, architects, and researchers who organize snippets from various apps.   * **Professionals**: Designers, writers, architects, and researchers who organize snippets from various apps.
   * **Teams**: Convert shared notes and copied content into tasks for easier collaboration.   * **Teams**: Convert shared notes and copied content into tasks for easier collaboration.
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   * **Programmers and power users**: Manage code snippets, logs, and notes system-wide, beyond IDE-specific tools.   * **Programmers and power users**: Manage code snippets, logs, and notes system-wide, beyond IDE-specific tools.
  
-== ⚠️ Notes & Tips == +====⚠️ Important Points ==== 
-  * **Auto-capture failsafe**: Press Ctrl+Shift+F7 to manually add clipboard content if auto-capture fails.   +  - If automatic capture doesn't work, press `Ctrl+Shift+F7` to manually add clipboard content. This works even if the clipboard capture is paused. 
-  * **Never lose data**: Clipboard history persists until you clear it.   +  - Clipboard history persists until you clear it — so nothing is lost accidentally. 
-  * **Exit workflow**: Before exiting Git Winch, review your clipboard queue to organize any remaining items.+  - Before exiting //Git Winch//, review your clipboard queue to organize any remaining items. When the capture items is 15 or more, //Git Winch// will remind you before quitting. 
 +  - You can always edit the //captures.txt// file after quitting too. That is the file which stores all the captured texts. That file is saved silently in the application's folder. 
 +  - Currently only text is captured. Not images.
  
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