solved Paste custom text on hot key? (do not disrupt or restore clipboard)

[gingerbeardman]

I would like to use "Copy to Clipboard" action to paste some custom text with a hotkey

 

- automatically paste into front app

- mark as transient

 

but what is the good way to restore clipboard contents afterwards?

 

or an alternative way to paste some custom text on hotkey would be appreciated.

 

thanks!

 

 

Edited April 28, 2023 by gingerbeardman

[gingerbeardman]

My workaround:

 

1. Argument to capture initial clipboard contents 

2. Delay to wait until custom text is pasted

3. Separate Copy to Clipboard to restore old contents

[vitor]

You don’t need to capture the contents of the clipboard to a variable. Nor to have them be separate connections, they can be done in a row:

Hotkey → Copy to Clipboard with the text you want (plus “paste” and “transient” options) → Delay (because macOS still needs time to react) → Copy to Clipboard with {clipboard:0} as the contents (see more about Dynamic Placeholders).

[gingerbeardman]

Awesome! I've optimised my workflow in that way.

 

Thank you

 

 

 

Edited April 30, 2023 by gingerbeardman