GUI feature request: paste into search boxes

On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 at 17:03, Thompson, Timothy <timothy.thompson at yale.edu> wrote: > Hello, > > > > In the BaseX GUI, it’s not possible (as far as I can tell) to paste a > copied value into search boxes. Not being able to do so can be > inconvenient, for example, when searching for a string like a UUID in > result output, etc. > > > > Is lack of support for pasting intentional, or am I missing something? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Tim > > > > > > -- > Tim A. Thompson (*he, him*) > Librarian for Applied Metadata Research > Yale University Library > www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson > > >

From: Andy Bunce <bunce.andy at gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 12:54 PM To: Thompson, Timothy <timothy.thompson at yale.edu> Cc: BaseX <basex-talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de> Subject: Re: [basex-talk] GUI feature request: paste into search boxes Hi Tim, You don't say what OS or version but on Windows it is true the search boxes have no right click context menu, but they do support Ctl-V. /Andy On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 at 17:03, Thompson, Timothy <timothy.thompson at yale.edu<mailto:timothy.thompson at yale.edu>> wrote: Hello, In the BaseX GUI, it’s not possible (as far as I can tell) to paste a copied value into search boxes. Not being able to do so can be inconvenient, for example, when searching for a string like a UUID in result output, etc. Is lack of support for pasting intentional, or am I missing something? Thanks in advance, Tim -- Tim A. Thompson (he, him) Librarian for Applied Metadata Research Yale University Library www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson<http://www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson>

> Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:58:46 +0000 > From: "Thompson, Timothy" <timothy.thompson at yale.edu <mailto:timothy.thompson at yale.edu>> > To: Andy Bunce <bunce.andy at gmail.com <mailto:bunce.andy at gmail.com>> > Cc: BaseX <basex-talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de <mailto:basex-talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de>> > Subject: Re: [basex-talk] GUI feature request: paste into search boxes > Message-ID: > <CO6PR08MB77566B17B81325EB71851F87F9722 at CO6PR08MB7756.namprd08.prod.outlook.com <mailto:CO6PR08MB77566B17B81325EB71851F87F9722 at CO6PR08MB7756.namprd08.prod.outlook.com>> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Thanks, Andy, good point. I?m on macOS (M2 chip), and I?ve run into other keyboard issues. Cmd-V is the usual paste combination, which works in the editor pane, but I?ve just realized that Ctrl-V works to paste in the search boxes :) > > Apologies for the noise! > Tim > > > -- > Tim A. Thompson (he, him) > Librarian for Applied Metadata Research > Yale University Library > www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson <http://www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson><http://www.linkedin.com/in/timathompson>