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xclipboard program is used to collect and display text selections that are sent to the CLIPBOARD by other clients. It is typically used to save CLIPBOARD selections for later use. It stores each CLIPBOARD selection as a separate string, each of which can be selected. Each time CLIPBOARD is asserted by another application, xclipboard transfers the contents of that selection to a new buffer and displays it in the text window. Buffers are never automatically deleted, so you'll want to use the delete button to get rid of useless items.Since xclipboard uses a Text Widget to display the contents of the clipboard, text sent to the CLIPBOARD may be re-selected for use in other applications. xclipboard also responds to requests for the CLIPBOARD selection from other clients by sending the entire contents of the currently displayed buffer.
An xclipboard window has the following buttons across the top:
quit
When this button is pressed, xclipboard exits.
delete
When this button is pressed, the current buffer is deleted and the next one displayed.
new
Creates a new buffer with no contents. Useful in constructing a new CLIPBOARD selection by hand.
save
Displays a File Save dialog box. Pressing the Accept button saves the currently displayed buffer to the file specified in the text field.
next
Displays the next buffer in the list.
previous
Displays the previous buffer.