Well there is a programm "Clipboard" dates right back before Windows 3 and I would think MS has a patent on that but as a function/idear/consept I don't think so.
On 14 Dec 2009, at 13:28, Richard Forth wrote: > Hehe yes Acorns god Yes I forgot completely about them, also re the > clipboard, does MS have a patent on that technology? > > 2009/12/14 Steve Tompkins-MacQueen <st...@tophome-ip.net> > Yes Mark your right and I find it very anorning I feel the clipboard should > be in the OS and not the app so that it is persistent (I think I rember it > being so in OS 2 and MAC): but that was not what I was getting at. > > What I ment was using the functions within the same app: My first > wordprosser was WordPerfect 4.1 flowed by WordPerfect 5 then Office 95, VI, > StarOffice, OpenOffice, Nano, Pages and some where along the way Editor > > I was only told what cut and past did once when using WP 4.1 Apart from WP 5 > witch I had to use "help" to find out how and I have never tryed in "VI" :-) > (I wander why I have never tryed)LOL (I do use VI a lot) I have always > managed to find the cut & past functions. Infact I would say that was the > job of a computer-human interface to make the use of any given function > intuitive. > > > Steve > > Sorry for the spelling I am dislex....... > > On 14 Dec 2009, at 09:42, Mark Rogers wrote: > > > Steve Tompkins-MacQueen wrote: > >> One very good point made: "cut & past" is "cut & past" no matter what OS > >> or Office program MS,OOo,Pages............. > >> > > > > Not strictly true... > > > > Cut/Copy -> Close app -> Paste into another app > > .. works differently between the two, as has caught me out a few times. > > (In Windows this works, in Linux if doesn't because the data gets > > cleared from the clipboard when the app closes. I'm sure there's a good > > reason for this...) > > > > -- > > Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450 > > Registered in England (0456 0902) @ 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Peterboro mailing list > > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > > > > -- > ***** > Richard Forth > > For great natural health, nutrition, animal care and beauty products, visit > my online store: > http://www.aloevera-crowland.co.uk > > To change your life and circumstances: > http://www.soaringteam.com/users/invite/MyVideoPage.php?Passcode=2118&src=38&v=3 > > Text OPPORTUNITY and your name to: > > 07870 89 77 55 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
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