ANF is one of my primary plugins (Windows ST3), but only after I started using Clipboard Manager (CM) with it. I find myself more often than not, having the initial contents for the file in the clipboard. But this conflicts with the fact that I most often create the path by copying it from an existing folder (either in the sidebar or externally), and then tailor it in the ANF dialog. Because of this conflict, before CM, I ended up not using AdvancedNewFile at all.
Now with CM, I have the initial contents in the clipboard, I copy the folder path, paste it into the ANF dialog, tailor it, then
"Package Control > Clipboard Manager: Choose and Paste > down arrow for item 2 (the 1st is the path), enter".
Not great, but much smoother!
I wish ANF had an optional feature that would make this even better. It's the ONLY reason I use CM to begin with. Specifically, I'm thinking a new command called something like "open_advanced_new_file_use_clip_as_initial_contents". I would call this with an alternative key command (likely ctrl+shift+N--I call ANF normally with ctrl+n, and the original File>New with ctrl+alt+n).
It would copy the current clipboard text into this special initial-file-contents-buffer, and then open the ANF dialog as usual. I would then copy and then tailor the path and hit enter. The file is created as normal, but, in this case the contents of that buffer (the text previously in the clipboard) would be immediately pasted into the new file.
I hope I've been clear. This would dramatically increase ANF's usage, and it's already really useful!
Thanks for listening :)
ANF is one of my primary plugins (Windows ST3), but only after I started using Clipboard Manager (CM) with it. I find myself more often than not, having the initial contents for the file in the clipboard. But this conflicts with the fact that I most often create the path by copying it from an existing folder (either in the sidebar or externally), and then tailor it in the ANF dialog. Because of this conflict, before CM, I ended up not using AdvancedNewFile at all.
Now with CM, I have the initial contents in the clipboard, I copy the folder path, paste it into the ANF dialog, tailor it, then
"Package Control > Clipboard Manager: Choose and Paste > down arrow for item 2 (the 1st is the path), enter".
Not great, but much smoother!
I wish ANF had an optional feature that would make this even better. It's the ONLY reason I use CM to begin with. Specifically, I'm thinking a new command called something like "open_advanced_new_file_use_clip_as_initial_contents". I would call this with an alternative key command (likely ctrl+shift+N--I call ANF normally with ctrl+n, and the original File>New with ctrl+alt+n).
It would copy the current clipboard text into this special initial-file-contents-buffer, and then open the ANF dialog as usual. I would then copy and then tailor the path and hit enter. The file is created as normal, but, in this case the contents of that buffer (the text previously in the clipboard) would be immediately pasted into the new file.
I hope I've been clear. This would dramatically increase ANF's usage, and it's already really useful!
Thanks for listening :)