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ScrapX 1.3 allows four kinds of text operations: selecting a portion of text in an existing item, editing existing text, creating the plain text type in an item with no text types, and creating a new item with the plain text type. (In the latter case, the plain text subsequently can be edited and formatted.) These capabilities are available only when in the Combined or Item view.
Text selection allows a portion of the text in an item of type HTML, RTFD, RTF, URL, or plain text to be copied or dragged from the item. Text selection can be enabled by clicking the I-beam tool in the text tool strip or by selecting the Item > Enable Text Selection command. When text selection is enabled the I-beam tool in the text tool strip has a blue glow and the cursor changes to an I-beam. Text selection can be disabled by clicking a second time on the I-beam tool or by selecting the Item > Disable Text Selection command.
Text in existing items of type HTML, RTF, URL, or plain text can be edited and formatted by selecting one of those types and then enabling text editing by clicking the "T" tool in the text tool strip or by selecting the Item > Enable Text Editing command. While text editing is enabled the Item Window is outlined in blue (or at least the sides of it are), the "T" tool has a blue glow, and the cursor changes to an I-beam. Editing and formatting is done using the tools in the text tool strip or the commands in the Text menu. Text editing can be enabled only when in the Combined or Item view.
When editing and formatting is completed, text editing can be disabled by clicking the "T" tool or selecting the Item > Disable Text Editing command. When text editing is disabled supported types are updated, unsupported types are stripped, and a Modification Date is added even if the item has not been changed. Text editing also can be disabled by clicking in the Memo field, moving to another item, clicking on a Thumbnail, or by changing to the Thumbnail or Dropbox view. Pressing the esc (escape) key will disable text editing without saving any changes.
The Edit > Append command is available when text editing is not enabled and pastes styled text at the end of the current item. This becomes the Edit > Paste Special command when editing of a text item is enabled. Paste Special pastes styled text at the cursor. In either case the font and font size for the pasted text is taken from the current item.
The command Item > Add Text Type can be used to add a text type if an item has none (including no RTFD type). This command adds the type plain text to the item and enables text editing.
The command Edit > Create Text Item creates a new item of type plain text and enables text editing. Changes can be entered from the keyboard, or by pasting or dropping in text from another item or another application. It is possible to drop a text clipping into the item, but it is not possible to drop a file or a picture clipping, or to insert an image or other "attachment." The text can be formatted using commands in the Text menu or using tools in the text tool strip.
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