Bug 505192

Summary:	The cut function.
Product:	[Applications] kdenlive	Reporter:	Konstantin <jon9097>
Component:	User Interface & Miscellaneous	Assignee:	Jean-Baptiste Mardelle <jb>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/commit/76292c101c8884751f26c84f9bf826b26f5b93b0	Version Fixed/Implemented In:	25.08.0
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Description Konstantin 2025-06-04 05:20:16 UTC

Hello. I am writing with this proposal here, as this is the only place I know of.

Please add the "cut" function so that you can select one or more videos on the timeline, press Ctrl+X and cut. This will make installation easier and faster. Now you have to copy and delete, the "cut" function will speed up this operation by 2 times, you will not need to press an extra keyboard shortcut.

It may not seem important to someone, but when you do this action many times, you realize how much the "cut" function is missing

Comment 1 Konstantin 2025-06-04 05:31:49 UTC

**Summary:**
Add a "Cut" action (Ctrl+X) that works on selected clips in the timeline. It would copy the selected clips to the clipboard and then remove them from the timeline.

**Why this is useful:**
Currently, to cut clips from the timeline, the user must:
1. Press Ctrl+C to copy.
2. Press Delete to remove.

Adding a single shortcut (Ctrl+X) would reduce this to one action, similar to standard editing behavior in most software. It would speed up editing and improve UX.

**Proposed Behavior:**
- Ctrl+X on timeline selection = Copy to clipboard + Delete selection
- Works with multiple clips or compositions selected

Thank you for considering this!

Comment 2 Jean-Baptiste Mardelle 2025-06-04 10:31:29 UTC

Git commit 76292c101c8884751f26c84f9bf826b26f5b93b0 by Jean-Baptiste Mardelle.
Committed on 04/06/2025 at 10:31.
Pushed by mardelle into branch 'master'.

Implement cut for timeline clips
FIXED-IN: 25.08.0

M  +17   -0    src/mainwindow.cpp
M  +1    -0    src/mainwindow.h
M  +6    -0    src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.cpp
M  +1    -0    src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.h

https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/commit/76292c101c8884751f26c84f9bf826b26f5b93b0

Comment 3 Konstantin 2025-06-04 10:40:09 UTC

(In reply to Jean-Baptiste Mardelle from comment #2)
> Git commit 76292c101c8884751f26c84f9bf826b26f5b93b0 by Jean-Baptiste
> Mardelle.
> Committed on 04/06/2025 at 10:31.
> Pushed by mardelle into branch 'master'.
> 
> Implement cut for timeline clips
> FIXED-IN: 25.08.0
> 
> M  +17   -0    src/mainwindow.cpp
> M  +1    -0    src/mainwindow.h
> M  +6    -0    src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.cpp
> M  +1    -0    src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.h
> 
> https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/commit/
> 76292c101c8884751f26c84f9bf826b26f5b93b0

Thank you, my friend. It will help a lot. I'm looking forward to the release of the fixed version :)