Copy and paste buffer

摘要

Data from multiple source applications may be coped and stored in a buffer as data items. A user may iterate through the data items stored in the buffer after the source applications have been closed. The user may select one or more of the data items in the buffer and copy the selected one or more data items into a target application.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a processor executing an operating system of a computer system, a plurality of copy commands issued by a user of the computer system at various time intervals to copy corresponding data items, the data items originating from a plurality of source applications executing in the computer system; storing, by the processor executing the operating system, the data items in a buffer, the data items remaining in the buffer after the plurality of source applications are no longer executing; receiving a first iterate command, wherein the first iterate command is a shortcut command of the operating system comprising a combination of key inputs; iterating from an initial data item to a next data item of the data items in the buffer in response to the first iterate command; displaying the next data item when the first iterate command is received; receiving, by the processor executing the operating system, a paste command issued by the user and an indication of the one of the data items in the buffer; and pasting, by the processor executing the operating system, the indicated data item into a target application executing in an active window.