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== Scope ==
== Scope ==


# Requires updating the default session to include '' 'parcellite -d.' ''
# Requires including Parcellite in the default installation (non-upgrade).
# Requires waiting for the next stable release of Parcellite (0.9). (Currently in [https://parcellite.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/parcellite/trunk| SVN].)
# Requires adding Parcellite to the default (non-upgrade) session ('' 'parcellite --daemon' '').
# Requires some method for notifying users who prefer to use another clipboard manager (or including self-deactivation).


== Test Plan ==
== Test Plan ==

Revision as of 05:28, 22 November 2009

Allow "Windows-style" copy & paste that just works! (By default.)

Summary

Add Parcellite to the default installation and session for Fedora, using the new daemon mode option ( 'parcellite --daemon' ).

Owner

  • Name: Nate Martin
  • email: NatePMartin@Gmail.com

Current status

  • Targeted release: Fedora 13
  • Last updated: 2009-11-22
  • Percentage of completion: 0%

Detailed Description

Taken from Parcellite About page

About

Parcellite is a lightweight GTK+ clipboard manager. This is a stripped down, basic-features-only clipboard manager with a small memory footprint for those who like simplicity.

Features
  1. Keeps a clipboard history.
  2. Various view options to display items the way you like it.
  3. Daemon mode; guard your clipboard contents when you close applications.
  4. Global hotkeys to display your items quickly.
  5. Perform custom commands using clipboard contents.

The Daemon Mode

Runs completely in the background and is transparent to the end-user. When an application is closed (in a current default installation of Fedora), the contents of the clipboard (if copied from the just-closed window) are generally lost. This is a source of frustration for many users – especially those who are in transition from Windows to Linux. The daemon mode option of Parcellite allows the user to paste previously-copied text into another application after the first application (the one from which the text originated) is closed. This is the behavior that many Windows users have come to expect. The result can be achieved without adding unnecessarily to user-visible configuration or interface clutter commonly associated with full-featured clipboards. There is no need for added complexity, point-and-click interaction, or clipboard-specific key combinations – the user need only press the familiar 'Ctrl-V' sequence.

Benefit to Fedora

  1. Reduces chance for losing work or information.
  2. Lessons barrier to Linux adoption.
  3. Scores user-friendliness points.
  4. Makes Fedora more attractive compared with other distributions.

Scope

  1. Requires including Parcellite in the default installation (non-upgrade).
  2. Requires adding Parcellite to the default (non-upgrade) session ( 'parcellite --daemon' ).

Test Plan

  1. Quality Assurance – make sure it works for "everyone."

User Experience

  1. Open Application-A
  2. Select text
  3. Press Ctrl-C
  4. Close Application-A
  5. Open Application-B
  6. Press Ctrl-V
  7. "Hey! It works!"

Dependencies

  • Parcellite 0.9 or greater (Currently in SVN)

Contingency Plan

  • Hold off implementation

Documentation

Release Notes