OpenClip.org Offers Copy and Paste for iPhone Across Apps
Promixi, however, took it a step further and proposed an interface for system-wide copy and paste on the iPhone. While Apple has acknowledged that iPhone copy and paste is in their plans, it has simply not been a high enough priority for them.
Student developer Zac White has since taken matters in his own hands and founded a non-profit, open source, community project called OpenClip which is offering iPhone developers a free Copy and Paste framework that will add this functionality to their applications. This will allow users to copy and paste data between supported applications.
OpenClip accomplishes this feat while still following the rules of Apple's SDK. iPhone applications are allowed to read from other application's files but only write to their own. By creating a standard location for each application's "clipboard", applications can "copy" by simply saving data locally and "paste" by pulling the most recently saved data across all applications.
A demonstration of the OpenClip is shown in GeekBrief.tv video with early versions of Twittelator [App Store], WordPress [App Store], and MagicPad [App Store].
These same developers have OpenClip-supported versions coming soon with others pledging support. Developers and users can find more information at OpenClip.org.
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45 months ago
I hate to see all that effort go to waste. Either Apple will do C&P themselves, or will continue to ignore it. Either way, 3rd party cut and paste will remain isolated from Safari, Mail, Notes and SMS...the places we all want it the most...and thereby, as proven by the relatively low interest in MagicPad, will remain for the most part, useless.
45 months ago
That's a cool idea, and better than nothing, but I won't be satisfied until Apple implements it across all the platforms. The apps I use C/P the most are native: Mail, Contacts, Safari, and SMS, which means this won't help me much. :(
45 months ago
That's a cool idea, and better than nothing, but I won't be satisfied until Apple implements it across all the platforms. The apps I use C/P the most are native: Mail, Contacts, Safari, and SMS, which means this won't help me much. :(
Yeah i feel the same way. Like you said better than nothing for now.
45 months ago
Very good idea. Pretty much as Apple should have done it, just with support for selections.
45 months ago
I hate to see all that effort go to waste. Either Apple will do C&P themselves, or will continue to ignore it. Either way, 3rd party cut and paste will remain isolated from Safari, Mail, Notes and SMS...the places we all want it the most...and thereby, as proven by the relatively low interest in MagicPad, will remain for the most part, useless.
+1 Since apps can't affect the core applications, these apps are basically a substitute for Notes. Pointless.
45 months ago
I think this is really quite wonderful news. I'm definitely glad someone's stepping up, and the fact that it lies within the SDK rules shows their inventiveness. We will have to wait and see if other developers get on board. It's a shame Apple couldn't make it a priority, though.
45 months ago
...And this is reason #193 why I like owning Apple products—Developer initiative. If Apple doesn't do it, but people want it, it will happen!
I just hope that either (A) Apple supports this in Safari and Mail, or (B) Apple finally gets on the ball and adds Copy/Paste on their own!
I just hope that either (A) Apple supports this in Safari and Mail, or (B) Apple finally gets on the ball and adds Copy/Paste on their own!
45 months ago
so sick of iPhone news
So sick of useless posts.
This is a great idea if they can pull it off even better I would definitely use the apps if they were useful of course.
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