SnipIt 1.0 - Copyright (c) 1987 - Scott Evernden, All Rights Reserved


What is SnipIt?
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SnipIt is a shareware CLI program which allows you to copy text directly
from any console window on the Amiga screen into any other window.  You
mark the text you want to "snip" using the mouse.  You also use the mouse
to "paste" the last snipped text into the active window.

SnipIt is a program which installs itself into the input stream handling
code of AmigaDOS.  It waits for you to hold down the left-Amiga key while
using the mouse.


Running the Program
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This program will only run properly from the CLI.  You start it like

	> run snipit

at which point, SnipIt will install itself, and print a message.

You can remove SnipIt by

	> snipit anthing you want

In other words, type "snipit" followed by any non-blank characters.


Marking Text to be Copied
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To mark text to be copied, simply depress the left-Amiga key, move the
mouse pointer to a position in a console window and hold down the left
mouse button.  While holding down the left mouse button you stroke to the
opposite end of the text area you want to copy and then release.

Once you have released the left mouse button, SnipIt will highlight and
"snapshot" the area you have marked out.


Pasting the Copied Text
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You can deposit the text you copied by, again, holding down the left-Amiga
key, and clicking the right mouse button.

SnipIt will inject keystroke codes into the input stream, so you can paste
text into any active window which is expecting keyboard input.

You can paste copied text as many times as you want.

SnipIt will un-hilight the selected area whenever any output occurs in that
window.  You can still paste the copied text, however, even though the
highlighting has been removed.


Limitations of This Version
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SnipIt can only snip text from console windows.  Windows belonging to
applications using Intuition directly cannot provide "snippable" text.
(An example is Dave Wecker's VT100 emulator, sorry).

SnipIt will only highlight and snip text in console windows using an 8 pixel
wide font.

SnipIt in its current form cannot recognize text which is highlighted,
italicised, underlined, highlighted, or colored (sorry, again).

SnipIt can only recognize character codes between ASCII 32-127, so special
characters (requiring the ALT key to generate) will not get recognized
properly.  If SnipIt cannot figure out a character, it will substitute a '?'
(question mark) character.

I have not tested this program on anything but Version 1.2 of the Amiga OS.
SnipIt accesses some private and undocumented console driver data fields
which may cause this program to fail on other versions of the operating
system.

SnipIt appears to work properly with the ConMan replacement console handler
by William Hawes.  However, SnipIt may highlight areas in a peculiar fashion
in ConMan windows having the GimmeZeroZero attribute (/z).

This program will also co-operate with programs like SunMouse and others
which can change window activation automatically.  However, note that
each character of any pasted text will arrive in whatever window the mouse
is currently in.


Bugs
====

I have not gone to any special effort to check if Windows or Screens are
closed, or otherwise disappear, while the mouse is highlighting an area.
The system will likely Guru if this happens.

Others which have't been found yet.


Help Out
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If you like this program, you are invited to contribute anything to:

Scott Evernden
9 Courtland St.
Holliston, MA 01746

plink:	SCOTT E
cis:	73116,3451
bix:	s_evernden