Dragging to clipboard

[Mick O'Halloran]

I have been having a problem dragging people to the clipboard both to the sidebar listing on the lower left: clipboard and, when the Clipboard is showing, to the right.

This is fairly recent; I used to do "drag to the clipboard" without a problem.

Could something have changed in my setup? I can't see anything in preferences that would affect this.

[Mick O'Halloran]

Re: Dragging to clipboard

They say that you learn something every day. I usually seem to be a few weeks behind.

I have found that if I removed a couple people of the 500 in my clipboard that I can once again drag someone into the clipboard.

If the Clipboard really does have a limit of 500 then I have learned something.

I am curious about why it has a limit that seems low considering how many people one could have in a family file.

I could find no reference to a limit in the manual. It would be a helpful addition.

Regards

[Bob White]

Re: Dragging to clipboard

One wonders why there would be 500 persons in your clipboard. Like the Trash on the Mac, it needs to be emptied.

[Mark]

Re: Dragging to clipboard

If the Clipboard really does have a limit of 500 then I have learned something.

When you reach about 511 people/links in the Clipboard, you won't be able to add anymore people/links to it.

Keep in mind the Clipboard is intended to be a way to move entries around the Family File, it's not meant as a place to store entries or links to entries. If you want to store links to entries for quick access, you should use the Bookmarks sidebar or the Quickbar.

HTH

[sgtbob]

Re: Dragging to clipboard

They say that you learn something every day. I usually seem to be a few weeks behind.

I have found that if I removed a couple people of the 500 in my clipboard that I can once again drag someone into the clipboard.

If the Clipboard really does have a limit of 500 then I have learned something.

I am curious about why it has a limit that seems low considering how many people one could have in a family file.

I could find no reference to a limit in the manual. It would be a helpful addition.

Regards

Agreed - The clipboard is not a place to store items, but in my opinion a simple way to correct errors such as duplication, wrongly attached people, etc.