%[Clipboard] macro for sequential text insertion from clipboard lines

[rakunavi]

Hello all,

I would like to suggest the implementation of a new macro, %[Clipboard], which would sequentially expand lines of text copied to the clipboard. This would be incredibly useful for batch processing where each page or item requires a unique title from a predefined list.

Here are some potential use cases:

1. Image to PDF Options: If we could use %[Clipboard] in the "Custom text label," it would allow for more intuitive naming than simple sequential numbering when importing multiple images.
   
   
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2. Bookmarks Every N-th Page: Using %[Clipboard] as the bookmark title would significantly expand the tool's versatility. For example, after creating bookmarks sequentially using this macro, they could be converted into "Named Destinations," effectively allowing users to batch-set titles for destinations.
   
   
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3. Headers and Footers: This macro could function as a simple data injection tool. If the macro could also accept a column index as a parameter (e.g., treating clipboard data as CSV), it would further enhance its utility for various workflows.
   
   
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4. Export to Images(s): This is similar to a request previously made in this topic, but it would be useful to be able to specify %[Clipboard] as the filename in the Export to Images(s) dialog.
   
   
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While some of these tasks can currently be achieved by combining features like "Generate Bookmarks From Text File" or the %[Bookmark] macro, they often require multiple complex steps.

Allowing users to directly leverage clipboard text when batch-editing regularly generated pages would drastically improve workflow efficiency.

Thank you for taking the time to read this message.

Best regards,
rakunavi

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[Sean - PDF-XChange]

Good morning Rakunavi,

Thanks for the interesting suggestion - I've passed it along.

Kind regards,

[rakunavi]

Hello Sean, thank you for reaching out to the developers.

For your reference, I’d like to introduce a software called "Speed Talk," which offers a workflow similar to the %[Clipboard] macro suggested above.

• Software Introduction by the Developer
  https://dexlab.net/pukiwiki/index.php?Software%2F%BC%AB%BA%EE%A5%BD%A5%D5%A5%C8%2FSpeedTalk
• Download Page (SpeedTalk003.zip)
  https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/util/se289104.html
  https://ftp.vector.co.jp/28/91/2147/SpeedTalk003.zip

Speed Talk is a tool that pastes text from the clipboard line-by-line using Ctrl+V. The only available setting is whether or not to include a line break after pasting. While some advanced clipboard managers like "Clibor" can achieve this through specific configurations, the settings are usually buried quite deep. Therefore, I suspect relatively few users worldwide are aware of this specific use case.

In the video below, I first copy a list of text from Notepad using Ctrl+C. Then, while switching pages in PDF-XChange Editor, I create bookmarks in the Bookmark pane by pressing Ctrl+V. If you look at the Speed Talk interface, you can see the list decreasing by one line each time Ctrl+V is pressed.

• video.webm

Unfortunately, the UI is only available in Japanese, but it is an extremely useful tool for simple data injection.

Best regards,
rakunavi