Barring any last-minute show stoppers, this release candidate may become the official version 4.0 release.
What's new in Clippings 4.0
- Customizable data source location. You can now change the location of the data source using the new, redesigned extension preferences dialog.
- Data source backup and restore from Clippings Manager
- Search for clippings in Clippings Manager using the new Find Bar
- Auto-incrementing placeholders. These are special placeholders that you will be prompted for once to enter a starting numeric value; every time the clipping containing this placeholder is pasted, the placeholder will be automatically substituted with a value that is incremented from the last paste. Auto-incrementing placeholder names are in the format #[variable_name].
- Tab-modal placeholder prompt dialog for Firefox. With this enhancement, it is possible to interact with other browser tabs in the same window while prompted for a clipping placeholder value
- Auto spell checking of clipping text (in New Clipping dialog and Clippings Manager)
- New extension option to enable or disable the shortcut key prefix, CTRL+ALT+V (or Command+Option+V on Mac OS X)
- Shortcut key help. Press the usual shortcut key prefix, CTRL+ALT+V (or Command+Option+V on Mac OS X), then press F1 to get a list of shortcut keys and the clipping they are assigned to. This list can be printed, or saved to an HTML file.
- On Firefox, add the Clippings toolbar button to the Add-on Bar, if it is not there already
Things you should know about
- If you are a new user of Clippings, the default data source location will be your Firefox or Thunderbird profile folder. If you're a current user upgrading to version 4.0, your data source location will be unchanged. If you want your clippings to be available in both Firefox and Thunderbird, you will need to change the data source location to a folder accessible to both applications.
- Changing the data source location will not automatically move your clippings to the new data source. If you want to move your clippings into the new data source location, you should export your clippings (using Tools → Export in Clippings Manager) before changing the data source location. After changing the data source location, you can then import your clippings (Tools → Import in Clippings Manager).
- The status bar in Clippings Manager is now turned off by default, to reduce visual clutter. This only affects new Clippings users; the status bar will still be visible to existing users who are upgrading from a previous version. The status bar can be turned on or off anytime by selecting Options from the Tools menu button in Clippings Manager.
How to get it
Head over to the Clippings page on the Mozilla Add-ons website, then scroll to the bottom and expand Development Channel. Click on the yellow "Add to Firefox" button to install it for Firefox.
To install Clippings 4.0 Release Candidate 1 for Thunderbird, right-click on the yellow "Add to Firefox" button and select the option to save the XPI file. Choose a location to save the file to, then launch Thunderbird, open the Add-ons Manager, then click the Tools icon and select Install Add-on From File.
Help and Support
Questions and comments about Clippings should be directed to the AE Creations forums, now hosted on Google Groups.
