Parcellite 1.0, PuddleTag 0.10.0 [WebUpd8 PPA Updates]

2 quick updates in the WebUpd8 PPAs:

Parcellite 1.0

Parcellite 1.0 - a well-known clipboard manager, - has been uploaded to our Parcellite PPA. Parcellite can be used as usual - running in the notification area:

Or launching it via keyboard shortcut:

Parcellite 1.0 changelog:

• New icon
• Moved newline to after elipsizing
• Added right-click delete.
• Added history location
• Added search as you type
• Added Data Size limt

Install Parcellite in Ubuntu using the commands below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/parcellite
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install parcellite

Puddletag 0.10.0

PuddleTag is an awesome mp3tag-like audio tag editor for Linux. The latest version - 0.10.0 - has been uploaded to the Puddletag WebUpd8 PPA.

Puddletag 0.10.0 changelog:

• Added cover art support for all formats (except ASF)
• Added loading master releases in the Discogs.com tag source
• For ID3 tags, UFID frames are now only loaded if the data can be decoded to UTF8
• MusicBrainz artist search retrieves 100 albums by default
• The initial reading of a directory can be canceled now

Install Puddletag in Ubuntu using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/puddletag
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install puddletag

Both Parcellite and Puddletag are also available in the main WebUpd8 PPA - you can use this PPA to install all the applications we maintain by using a single PPA.

Parcellite Has A New Developer (And A New Version); ClipIt - Parcellite Fork With Ubuntu AppIndicator Support

The Parcellite (one of the best Linux clipboard managers) development stopped a while back and for a year there were no new versions. But Vladi pointed out in a comment that a new developer took over the project back in December and a new version has already been released: 0.9.3.

Changes in Parcellite 0.9.3 (released December 20, 2010):

• Fixed 100% CPU bug that occurs with certain clipboard data.
• Fixed list not staying at the top of the list.
• Added patch that corrects clipboard losing text data when app closes (Thanks, sarahstrong).
• Added more man page information.

As you can see, there are only bug fixes for now, but it seems Parcellite will also get new features soon:

I am still going through the bug reports, patches, and feature requests. Pending means I’m evaluating/testing/validating, and there’s a good chance it will make it into the next release.

Because such a great application needs an easy way to be installed, I've created a PPA for Parcellite so Ubuntu (Karmic, Lucid and Maverick) users can easily install the latest version. Add the PPA and install Parcellite 0.9.3 using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/parcellite
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install parcellite

Parcellite with Ubuntu AppIndicator? ClipIt!

Parcellite doesn't have Ubuntu indicator support but for that you can use ClipIt, a Parcellite fork that uses an Ubuntu appindicator and also comes with some other fixes and improvements. The recent changes in Parcellite 0.9.3 have also been included in ClipIt.

To install ClipIt in Ubuntu, use the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shantzu/clipit
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install clipit

Thanks to Vladi for both the Parcellite and ClipIt tips!

Poll Results: Best Linux Clipboard Manager

The best Linux clipboard manager poll ended yesterday. There is no surprise concerning the winner: Parcellite won the poll with 287 votes (44.15%).

Here are the exact poll results:

Even though Parcellite is the clear winner, I am sure Pastie or Glippy will soon pass it in popularity as Parcellite is no longer maintained. Anamnesis is also already very insteresting too (it wasn't in the poll as it's very new) - and all these 3 clipboard managers get new features very quickly: Pastie already has an Anamnesis-like feature in which you can open a floating clipboard using a clipboard shortcut, Glippy got upload support for text as well as images and so on.

The number of votes was also surprisingly low compared to our other polls which means there aren't many people who use a clipboard manager. But I'm sure that once you've tried one, you'll see how useful it is - you may not need it all of the time, but it just sits in the notification area / appindicator using very low system memory and comes in very handy when you'll need it.

Up next: I'm not sure about our next poll but as usual, you can suggest a poll in the comments (make sure we didn't have it already)!

Best Linux Clipboard Manager

Here is a poll which was suggested multiple times: what's the best clipboard manager for Linux? Our poll options are: Parcellite, Glipper, Pastie, Klipper and Glippy but you can also enter your own answer:

As always, don't forget to share your opinion on these clipboard managers in the comments!

Browse all our polls.

Parcellite Linux Clipboard Manager 0.9.2 Released

Parcellite is a stripped down, basic-features-only Linux clipboard manager with a small memory footprint. Parcellite features include a clipboard history, various options to display items the way you like it, daemon mode, global hotkeys to display clipboard content quickly and perform custom commands using the clipboard contents.

Many though the project was dead since there were no updates for almost a year, but a new version has just been released (0.9.2).

The new version includes new translations:

+ Danish translation (by Kim Jensen).
+ Czech translation (by Miloš Koutný).
+ French translation (by Vincent Coiffier).
+ Romanian translation (by Ovidiu D. Niţan).

And changes:

+ Modified action execution code.
+ Removed dependency on pthreads.
+ Clear option clears clipboard and primary contents.
+ Use accessor functions instead direct access (by Javier Jardon).
+ Add missing include statements to silence gcc warnings (by Ludwig Nussel).
+ Clipboard sync cannot be enabled unless both copy and primary are enabled.
+ Empty clipboard and primary recovery no longer overwrites contents of other types.
+ Removes newline characters (’\n’) from the history menu entries (by Daniel Di Marco).



Download and install Parcellite

Ubuntu users can easily install Parcellite via GetDeb.

If you use another Linux distribution, you can easily compile Parcellite:

./configure
make
make install

After installing Parcellite, you can find it under Applications > Accessories.


Download Parcellite source code.

[via sckyzo]