https://github.com/brettz9/append-to-clipboard

Webextension to append copied text to the clipboard, optionally with separators (and clear clipboard)
https://github.com/brettz9/append-to-clipboard

clipboard webextension

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Webextension to append copied text to the clipboard, optionally with separators (and clear clipboard)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/brettz9/append-to-clipboard
• Owner: brettz9
• License: other
• Created: 2014-04-03T00:54:21.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-12-07T20:47:03.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-25T14:31:41.121Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: clipboard, webextension
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.63 MB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGES.md
  • License: LICENSE-MIT.txt

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README

        
# append-to-clipboard

A webextensions

([Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/append-to-clipboard/)

or [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/append-to-clipboard/dbpammihbikenddkkiggbdnakdoldobo/related?hl=en&authuser=0))

add-on to allow appending to the clipboard, optionally with a single or double

line break in between as well as a "clear clipboard" option.

You may find

[Copy Plain Text](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/copy-plaintext/)

or

[Copy Plain Text WE](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/copy-plain-text-we/)

helpful if you wish to ensure your first copy is as plain text.

![Screenshot of usage](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/brettz9/append-to-clipboard/master/screenshots/Screen%20Shot%202018-03-29%20at%205.26.04%20PM.png)

# Todos

1. Add option to retrieve selection for **appending as text or HTML

    or HTMl source (regardless of original source)**

1. Any way with webextensions to support **additional copy flavors**? Could

    support appending multiple images

1. Once Firefox supports, use smoother

    [clipboard API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/clipboard),

    and, if their webextensions implementation starts to allow for using the

    clipboard in background scripts, do so.

1. Allow appending of **link location or text** (as per

    [this comment of issue #1](https://github.com/brettz9/append-to-clipboard/issues/1#issuecomment-87720293))

1. Allow definition and use of **multiple user-defined separators** (in context

    submenu) (as per issue #1)

1. Allow for appending into (and pasting from) **numbered buffers**

1. **[Key commands](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/commands)**

    for each command slot as in:

    ;

    allow each to be customizable using ?

1. Find way for "Clear clipboard" to work, or at least not show up, on

    empty tabs (setting `