A release candidate build of the next version of Clippings, the Firefox extension from AE Creations that lets you save frequently-entered text for later pasting into web page forms, is now available for testers and early adopters who are craving the latest and greatest! Unless there are any last-minute showstopper issues, this build may become the official release of Clippings 7.1.
Read on to learn more about what's new in this version of Clippings, and how to get it!
What's New
- New option to paste an HTML-formatted clipping into a rich text editor as plain text
- Brought back the option to show the Paste As dialog when pasting an HTML-formatted clipping, a feature that existed prior to Clippings 6.0
- The height of the preview pane in Clippings Sidebar can now be adjusted
- Improvements to undo in Clippings Manager. Also, you can now reverse the last undo ("undo undo") by pressing Ctrl+Y on Windows, ⇧⌘Z on macOS, and Ctrl+Shift+Z on Linux. The F2 keyboard shortcut is still supported
- Eliminated the confirmation dialog that appeared when reloading the Synced Clippings folder in Clippings Manager or Clippings Sidebar
- Clippings will now display an error message if the Sync Clippings data size exceeds the limit of 1 megabyte
Things You Should Know About
- The version number of this release candidate build will appear as 7.0.999.1 in Add-ons Manager.
- Some features may not be available when Firefox is in Private Browsing mode, or if the browser privacy settings are too restrictive.
- While Clippings works on the vast majority of web sites, some are now preventing pasting into text boxes. If pasting doesn't work, copy the clipping from Clippings Manager or Clippings Sidebar by right-clicking on it and selecting Copy Clipping Text. You can then paste the clipping into the web page by selecting Paste from the browser context menu.
Compatibility
Clippings 7.1 is compatible with Firefox 140 and newer, as well as Firefox 140 ESR.
How to Get It
IMPORTANT! If you're already using Clippings and want to try this release candidate, back up your clippings first before upgrading.
To install this release candidate, head over to the Clippings 7.1 release candidate 1 page on GitHub. Look for the link to clippings-7.1rc1.xpi, then click on it and follow the prompts to add it to Firefox.
Users of the previous beta releases will be automatically updated to this release candidate if
automatic extension updates are turned on in Add-ons Manager.
Help and Support
Questions and comments about Clippings should be posted to the AE Creations Help and Support forums, now hosted on Groups.io.
If you find a bug, you may file a bug report on GitHub. Please search the issues list first to confirm that your issue has not already been reported.
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Crowdin contributor 52fisher for updating the localizations for Chinese (Simplified)!
If you're fluent in English and another world language and would like to help update or add a new translation, consider contributing a translation in Crowdin. Localizations in other languages are always welcome, and will be added in future releases.
