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-====== Clipboard Capture ======+{{:clipboard.png?400|}}====== Clipboard Capture ======
  
-== What is the Clipboard Queue? ==+==== Introduction ==== 
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 +//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// 
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 +**Why?**\\ 
 +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. 
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 +**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. 
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 +**But if too many texts are collected, what happens?**\\ 
 +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. 
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 +**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.// 
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 +**What is the Clipboard Queue?**\\
   - The Clipboard Queue stores copied text in a **chronological list** for later use.     - 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 **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.     - 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.     - You can also create **Kanban cards** directly from captured text.  
-    > A Kanban card represents a task or idea that you can organize visually on a Kanban board. Learn more about [[kanban|Kanban boards in Git Winch]]. +    
- +**When Does Clipboard Capture Work?**\\ 
-== When Does Clipboard Capture Work? == +==Automatic Capture (Default)==
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-=== Automatic Capture (Default) ===+
   - Every time you copy text on your system (using `Ctrl+C` or right-click → Copy).     - 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.   - To pause auto-capture, click the **"Pause"** checkbox in the **"Captures"** window.
  
-=== Manual Capture (Fallback) === +== Manual Capture (Fallback) == 
-  - If auto-capture fails (e.g., in secure or restricted apps), use the **manual hotkey**:   +  - 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 Git Winch. +  Press `Ctrl+Shift+F7` to insert the current clipboard content into this Clipboard Manager inside //Git Winch//.
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-== How to Use Clipboard Capture ==+
  
-=== To Create a Kanban Card from Clipboard History === +**How to Use Clipboard Captures**\\ 
-  1.Right-click the right pane in the Work Page and select "Show Captured Clips" to open "Captures". +  - Right-click the right pane in the Work Page and select "Show Captured Clips" to open "Captures". 
-  2. In the **"Captures"** window, select a text snippet. +  - In the **"Captures"** window, select a text snippet. 
-  3. Add a title and click **"Create New Card"**.+  - Add a title and click **"Create New Card"**.
  
-=== To Pause Auto-Capture ===+**How to pause Auto-Capture**
   - While the **"Captures"** window is open, 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.
  
-== ⚠️ Auto-capture Failsafe == +====⚠️ Important Points ==== 
-  - If automatic capture doesn't work, press `Ctrl+Shift+F7` to manually add clipboard content.+  - If automatic capture doesn't work, press `Ctrl+Shift+F7` to manually add clipboard content. This works even if the clipboard capture is paused.
   - Clipboard history persists until you clear it — so nothing is lost accidentally.   - Clipboard history persists until you clear it — so nothing is lost accidentally.
-  - 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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