Bug 488293

Summary:	Tag / name pinned clipboard items so that they can be searched for easily
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	AMM <anon.amish>
Component:	Clipboard	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	anon.amish, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version:	6.0.5
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Bug Depends on:	54212
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Description AMM 2024-06-10 10:02:43 UTC

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SUMMARY
I use KDE clipboard (earlier klipper but now clipboard plasmoid) not just to copy-paste but also to store bank account numbers, telephone numbers,  tax account numbers etc of all family members.

This makes it very handy to copy-paste them by searching them in clipboard. However this requires that for searching the number, you must remember first 2-3 digits. This however may not always be possible.

If clipboard has a feature of tagging (or labeling) clipboard item say for example, WIFEBANK, DADBANK, MOMBANK etc. I can search on tags and then copy the number.

So please add this feature of tagging clipboard item. An item can also have multiple tags / labels.

Thank you

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Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-06-10 17:08:37 UTC

This is a fascinating and creative use case, but I'm afraid it's rather outside of the bounds of what the widget was intended to be used for. You may instead of be interested in the proposed "pinned clipboard items" feature (Bug 54212) that you could use to pin these items. Beyond that, I think it would be a better idea to store information of this kind in a text file where the data could be explained, annotated, encrypted, etc. Your family members may even appreciate the data being stored in an encrypted container (e.g. using Plasma vaults) rather than in plaintext on the machine, available for everyone to access. :)

Comment 2 AMM 2024-06-27 10:12:33 UTC

Yes I already have it stored in text file. But Clipboard / Klipper is so easy to use and invoke.

Let me give you an example.

Let us say you are working in firefox where you want to paste Mom's bank account number.

You have firefox open. You need to open text file. Search the text (e.g. MOMBANK). Select the number next to it, Copy it, switch back to firefox and paste it.

Now if same thing was in clipboard (klipper)

You have firefox open. Press Windows-V (invokes clipboard) and type MOMBANK and voila number is there. Press enter and it gets copied automatically, Now paste it.

It would make it so easy.

I would really like that you take opinion of people for this feature to implemented right in to clipboard.

I am re-opening the ticket with apologies.

But do give it one last thought before closing it again.

Thank you.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2024-06-27 18:43:35 UTC

You know, that does sound useful. I can see myself using it to quickly call up standard responses while triaging bug reports. I think it would make sense to implement as a sub-feature of the pinned items feature; after pinning a piece of text, you could assign it a searchable tag or name.

Comment 4 AMM 2024-06-28 02:57:22 UTC

(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #3)
> I can see myself using it to quickly call
> up standard responses while triaging bug reports.

Yes indeed there are many ways this feature will be useful to different people.

> after pinning a piece of text, you could assign it a searchable tag or name.

Pinning is great feature too. But please do not make pinning compulsory for this feature of tagging. Non pinned items can also be tagged or named.

Thank you for ACCEPTING the feature.