clipboard() helper function - put text or get clipboard text [done]

[kensoh]

Adding a new clipboard() helper function which is implemented in the upstream TagUI project.

While it is entirely possible to do digital automation by using t.keyboard() to do the copying and pasting of text, with t.clipboard() there are new automation possibilities. Because text can be programmatically retrieved from the clipboard for processing or programmatically put to clipboard for some other purpose.

For eg t.clipboard('long string of text'); t.keyboard('[ctrl]v'); to quickly paste a large block of text into application instead of simulating the normal typing character by character. Another example is t.keyboard('[ctrl]a'); t.keyboard('[ctrl]c'); pdf_contents = t.clipboard(); to make the entire text of a PDF file available for parsing or extraction.

[onenessboy]

This is superb Ken :)

[onenessboy]

Just a need one more help ! I am manipulating powerpoint using this visual automation. Actually I am thankful for this wonderful project to automate things... so while manipulating, i have pasted a image into blank side where it pastes in the middle of slide by default, now i need to move the image to the right , i can do it t.click(left) to move it.. it takes lot of step to move to left side of desired place, is there any command which will help select image and drag move to left quickly ?...Please help

[kensoh]

Oh @onenessboy see #58 - raise a new issue next time so that other users can find your question easily and the solution. Otherwise if post in another existing issue, it is hard to find by others.

[kensoh]

Helper function clipboard() implemented with above commit.

To use, upgrade to v1.12.1 using pip install tagui --upgrade

Syntax is very simple -

# to retrieve text from clipboard
clipboard_contents = t.clipboard()

# to put text from Python env to clipboard
t.clipboard('abc')

# new line characters, single/double quotes are ok
t.clipboard('123\n456\n789')

[Bech007]

hi @kensoh
please haw i can copy and past file or directory using TagUi python
thanks