rfischmann Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Hey guys, I love Alfred's Clipboard features, but I miss one that is common to almost all good clipboard managers: sequential paste. Nowadays, if I want to do this in Alfred, I need to copy a few items, then invoke the Clipboard History using Command + Option + C, then use Command + number to paste what I want. Each time. If Alfred had a sequential paste feature, I'd be able to copy a few items and then, using a special paste keyboard shortcut, it would paste each last copied item in reverse order. That would be awesome! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitor Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 That might be achievable with a Workflow. Question: at what point does the sequential paste keyword revert to pasting the latest clipboard entry? Is it on a timer? Is it after you copy something new? Both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfischmann Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 I think it could work both ways: either the sequential paste uses a unique keyboard shortcut, or it works on a timer; a minute and a half would be more than enough, based on what I'm used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3ven Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Highly recommend another Mac App named 'Paste'. All features you want about clipboard can be found in that app. Improved my working efficiency a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfischmann Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 10 hours ago, R3ven said: Highly recommend another Mac App named 'Paste'. All features you want about clipboard can be found in that app. Improved my working efficiency a lot! Yes, I've tested Paste and up until I've migrated to Alfred, I was using a now-discontinued app called CmdVees for that. The idea here, of course, is that Alfred implements this as a native feature (or via a workflow, like @vitor suggested) instead of me having to run another app just for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vero Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 @rfischmann As @vitor suggests, that should be possible with a workflow. If you come up with a clear idea of what you want to achieve in your sequence, we can likely help you make a workflow for it. E.g. do you need to tab between them? Just paste items 1 2 3 4 or 4 3 2 1 in order? Everyone's requirements and suggestions are wildly different from one another, so a workflow is better than trying to build something that suits everyone within Alfred itself. Cheers, Vero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfischmann Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 If you can help me on that, @Vero, that would be awesome! It's quite simple: I want to be able to copy, let's say, five items and then quickly paste them using a specific keyboard shortcut. Like this: Select and copy items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Use this special/new keyboard shortcut and paste item 5. Use the shortcut again and paste 4. Use the shortcut again and paste 3. Use the shortcut again and paste 2. Use the shortcut again and paste 1. As we've previously discussed, this "sequential paste" workflow could be timer-based — a minute and a half would be more than enough. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitor Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) There you go, this should work. I’ve made timer reset after two minutes. Edited March 7, 2020 by vitor Edited to proper Workflow release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfischmann Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, vitor said: There you go, this should work. I’ve made timer reset after two minutes. It does seem to work on my first test, @vitor! Thanks a bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Marques Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Quote Hi, @vitor. How are you? Could you explain me what I need to do to change the sequencial order in this workflow? I would like to use it like this: Select and copy items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Use this special/new keyboard shortcut and paste item 1. Use the shortcut again and paste 2. Use the shortcut again and paste 3. Use the shortcut again and paste 4. Use the shortcut again and paste 5. Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJJJ Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 16 hours ago, vitor said: There you go, this should work. I’ve made timer reset after two minutes. Hello @vitor, It works perfectly, thanks for the workflow. I would like to ask you that is it possible to reset it with a keyword or a shortcut? Thank you for your workflows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitor Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 4 hours ago, JJJJ said: I would like to ask you that is it possible to reset it with a keyword or a shortcut? Done. Download at the same URL. This is a useful Workflow, I might clean it up and release properly (with icon, README, and all that) later on. No promises (busy week), but I’ll try to comment here if I do. JJJJ and rfischmann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitor Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 @Eduardo Marques That would require a whole different Workflow, because it would need to ask in advance how many items you want to paste and then do them in that order (and then what, when it reached the most recent one?). That would be a worse interface, and a less capable and more complicated Workflow (both in technical and usability terms). To help you, I need to understand your use case better. Would it be enough if you gave Alfred a number and it pasted the items all at once in the correct order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitor Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 As (not) promised (but delivered), here’s the proper Workflow with an icon and README. I recommend you uninstall the current one and install this one, as the code is cleaner, you can configure the number of minutes for the reset, and if checks for updates automatically. rfischmann and cands 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfischmann Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 7 hours ago, vitor said: As (not) promised (but delivered), here’s the proper Workflow with an icon and README. I recommend you uninstall the current one and install this one, as the code is cleaner, you can configure the number of minutes for the reset, and if checks for updates automatically. Unfortunately this new version isn't working as it should for me. It's always pasting the last thing I copy, @vitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitor Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 What’s the reset_mins Workflow Environment Variable set to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanfuchs Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 3 hours ago, rfischmann said: Unfortunately this new version isn't working as it should for me. It's always pasting the last thing I copy Same for me. Changing reset_mins value doesn't seem to matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitor Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Download the latest version (same URL). Should be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfischmann Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 32 minutes ago, vitor said: Download the latest version (same URL). Should be fixed. All good now, @vitor! Great work, thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikarv Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) Thanks for making this, @vitor. I'm not sure it's working on Big Sur, perhaps someone can confirm if it is for them? — it pastes empty (or empty with a new line) each time. My Clipboard History is turned on. Edited January 4, 2021 by mikarv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitor Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Welcome @mikarv, 5 hours ago, mikarv said: I'm not sure it's working on Big Sur, perhaps someone can confirm if it is for them? Haven’t tried it on Big Sur, but no reason it shouldn’t work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfischmann Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 It works for me just fine on Big Sur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProRock Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Just wanted to say Thank You! its an incredible workflow which made 'paste' app for me obsolete vitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindstormer Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Not working for me on big sur. It pastes a variation of "Image: 19x32 (7.7 KB)" no matter what regular text I copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitor Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Welcome @Mindstormer, 1 minute ago, Mindstormer said: Not working for me on big sur. It pastes a variation of "Image: 19x32 (7.7 KB)" no matter what regular text I copy. Please don’t post here for bug reports; use the proper thread. If you do post there, please be sure to include:The workflow version you’re on.The Alfred version you’re on.The debugger output.Thank you. Mindstormer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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