Methods and apparatus for displaying thumbnails while copying and pasting

摘要

A system provides for a clipboard manager for showing thumbnails in a clipboard while editing a document via a clipboard manager. The clipboard manager allows a user to select data from a second document. Upon selection, the clipboard manager generates a thumbnail that distinctly represents the data and stores the thumbnail and data in a clipboard. The thumbnail contains a miniaturized view of the data. The clipboard manager further allows the user to identify a paste location in the document that is to be edited. The clipboard manager displays the thumbnail in the clipboard in response to the user selecting a paste command. The user can employ the clipboard manager to insert the data at the paste location by selecting the thumbnail from the clipboard.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
displaying, by a computing device, a first document; receiving selection of a portion of content comprised in the first document; generating a thumbnail view comprising a visual representation of a portion of the second document surrounding a paste destination and a cursor distinctly representing where, within the portion of the second document, the paste destination is located, the portion of the second document providing a context of the paste destination within the second document; displaying the thumbnail view in the first document; and in response to input selecting the thumbnail view, inserting the selected portion of content comprised in the first document into the second document at the paste destination in the second document while the first document is displayed.