# BTT Clipboard Manager Development & Wishlist **URL:** \ **Category:** Configuration Help & General Discussion\ **Created:** [December 6, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868 "2024-12-06T13:17:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/121 "2024-12-14T12:29:15Z")
> [@somelinguist](#): > > Relatedly, could there be an option to only show the icons for the action items when they appear in the main action bar so more items could be visible? It would make sense to still show the action name in the overflow pop up (or groups, if that worked out). this is already possible, you can right-click an item and choose "only show icon" Adding submenus for transformers is a good idea. I think I'll make it so that transformers are in a group in the BTT UI, they will appear as a menu. However this might only come in January. ---
**Author:** ![somelinguist](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@somelinguist](https://community.folivora.ai/u/somelinguist)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/122 "2024-12-16T16:25:34Z")
Thanks for the tip about the icons! > [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](#): > > Adding submenus for transformers is a good idea. I think I'll make it so that transformers are in a group in the BTT UI, they will appear as a menu. However this might only come in January. That sounds great! ---
**Author:** ![yougotwill](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/yougotwill/32/45202_2.png) [@yougotwill](https://community.folivora.ai/u/yougotwill)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/123 "2024-12-17T05:15:04Z")
> [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](#): > > @xidiot I have added a workaround in 4.976. It's ugly because it forces it into the sidebar, but will work for now. (This clipboard manager is a mix of very old to very new technologies, which makes some things a bit unconventional) > > ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/d/f/df83fa54b3242195ae9c75e90dcc33d1db642a85.png) > > @Frank1 4.976 also keeps snippets if they have been deleted from all Just letting you know this doesn't support dark mode. ![Screenshot 2024-12-17 at 07.08.49 Redacted](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/6/2/62cb934316b3beed35ead1639f0d1592192aab86.jpeg) ![Screenshot 2024-12-17 at 07.08.55 Redacted](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/a/f/afadeb7216b34fac40c1dc3fe3eec2d737f06568.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/124 "2024-12-17T15:20:40Z")
With 4.987 a few things should now be working: - The predefined action "Copy To Clipboard Manager Snippet Group" now allows to copy any selection into a specific Snippet Group - The predefined action "Paste And Remove Selected Item From Clipboard Manager Group" allows to to paste the first or the last item of a snippet group and delete it immediately. This makes it easy to setup a "queue" where you copy multiple things in sequence and later can paste them in sequence again. - The predefined actions "Show Clipboard Manager" and "Show/Hide Clipboard Manager" now have various options on how to position the clipboard manager windows. They also allow to specify a snippet group that should be activated when showing. You can configure this action multiple times and assign it to different triggers to access various snippet groups easily. - There is a new "Copy As File" option. Then triggering this on text or images they will be copied as a file to your clipboard, you can then paste them e.g. in Finder - New predefined action: "Clipboard Manager: Delete Selected Items" (might be useful for some action sequences) - Snippet Sidebar: you can now right-click any group to delete it Possibly the initial window & sidebar sizes will be messed up when starting this version for the first time. //edit: 4.988 fixes some sizing issues ---
**Author:** ![somelinguist](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@somelinguist](https://community.folivora.ai/u/somelinguist)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/125 "2024-12-17T16:25:24Z")
It looks like toggling the preview pane with the toolbar button no longer maintains its visibility state between window appearance and it relies only on the checkbox to configure the action. Is there any way to have it remember the toggle state again? > [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](#): > > The predefined actions "Show Clipboard Manager" and "Show/Hide Clipboard Manager" now have various options on how to position the clipboard manager windows. They also allow to specify a snippet group that should be activated when showing. You can configure this action multiple times and assign it to different triggers to access various snippet groups easily. ---
**Author:** ![somelinguist](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@somelinguist](https://community.folivora.ai/u/somelinguist)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/126 "2024-12-17T16:36:58Z")
Unrelated to my last post: Is there a way to configure the font used for plain text previews in the clipboard manager? ---
**Author:** ![Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Frank1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/127 "2024-12-17T17:03:46Z")
Unfortunately, if I try to open the Clipboard Manager with v 4.988, BTT does nothing or crashes. ---
**Author:** ![somelinguist](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@somelinguist](https://community.folivora.ai/u/somelinguist)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/128 "2024-12-17T17:12:10Z")
I couldn't find the window at first either. After I restarted BTT, it eventually showed up as a very small window in the bottom left of my display. After I resized it and moved it, I haven't had problems showing it since. ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/129 "2024-12-17T17:16:24Z")
ah good to know, I’ll set some defaults to prevent this ---
**Author:** ![Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Frank1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/130 "2024-12-17T17:18:05Z")
@somelinguist Thanks for the tip. Mm, I searched both screens carefully ... either I am blind or there is no clipboard manager. Do I need to pre-define something here before opening? ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/d/2/d281f14fab91554dca4801a39343f07e87714418.png) ---
**Author:** ![somelinguist](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@somelinguist](https://community.folivora.ai/u/somelinguist)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/131 "2024-12-17T17:22:26Z")
@Frank1 I forgot that I did set the Configuration Name as well. ---
**Author:** ![Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Frank1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/132 "2024-12-17T17:23:40Z")
Which Configuration Name? ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/133 "2024-12-17T17:24:44Z")
in the show action you can now set a name, which is also used to save the size & position. (to allow for multiple actions with different sizing) I’ll upload a fix in ~2h when I’m back home ---
**Author:** ![Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Frank1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/134 "2024-12-17T17:28:05Z")
Ok, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![somelinguist](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@somelinguist](https://community.folivora.ai/u/somelinguist)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/135 "2024-12-17T17:29:05Z")
> [@Frank1](#): > > Which Configuration Name? I set `Configuration Name (Used for Saving Window Size)`. ---
**Author:** ![Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Frank1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/136 "2024-12-17T17:31:37Z")
Yes, thank you, when I enter a name there, the window appears. Then it can be configured. But it doesn't keep the settings when I close and reopen it. ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/137 "2024-12-17T17:32:21Z")
that’s weird, have you tried to restart BTT? ---
**Author:** ![Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Frank1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/138 "2024-12-17T17:36:23Z")
Yes, several times. Let's assume I want the window like this ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/1/8/1899d344daba0363a11dd1290047f83482c974be.jpeg) After closing it, it appears like this. ![image](https://community.folivora.ai/uploads/default/original/3X/a/f/af9c2fd8367fa24a7af6d094dfab5077563e58c3.png) Or BTT crashes. ---
**Author:** ![Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/user_avatar/community.folivora.ai/andreas_hegenberg/32/39221_2.png) [@Andreas\_Hegenberg](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Andreas_Hegenberg)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/139 "2024-12-17T17:37:34Z")
have you checked the “show preview panel” checkbox in the show action? I’ll check whether I can save that automatically as well. Would probably make sense to remove the checkboxes and just use the last state for that configuration ---
**Author:** ![Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/a87d85/32.png) [@Frank1](https://community.folivora.ai/u/Frank1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868/140 "2024-12-17T17:38:58Z")
Ah, sorry, everything is fine now. So a separate name is required for each window? Because it doesn't work without one. [Previous page](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868.md?page=6) [Next page](https://community.folivora.ai/t/btt-clipboard-manager-development-wishlist/40868.md?page=8)