What does 'Cut' do?

[djd4ws0n]

Originally Posted by ExcessNeo

pasting the contents of a cut are no longer on the clipboard

Not according to Office

[ExcessNeo]

Originally Posted by djdawsonuk

Not according to Office

I was more thinking about files and folders at the time, if you cut a folder or file in windows explorer and paste it elsewhere you can't paste another duplicate again because it is cleared off the clipboard. Applications like word handle it differently. But generally speaking when I cut something I only intend to paste it once not multiple times.

[djd4ws0n]

Originally Posted by ExcessNeo

I was more thinking about files and folders at the time, if you cut a folder or file in windows explorer and paste it elsewhere you can't paste another duplicate again because it is cleared off the clipboard. Applications like word handle it differently. But generally speaking when I cut something I only intend to paste it once not multiple times.

Yeah, Just me being pedantic...

[monger]

its true though.

cut some text and you can paste it over and over

[Sin_Chase]

Originally Posted by TheGingerKid

I haven't really thought about it properly til recently, but what does 'Cut' (Ctrl + X) actually do, and how does it differ from copy and paste?

It's weird, you know all the other ones but that has just been there without me really knowing what it does.

-TGK

Cut = Move
Copy = Duplicate

[funkstar]

Originally Posted by ExcessNeo

I was more thinking about files and folders at the time, if you cut a folder or file in windows explorer and paste it elsewhere you can't paste another duplicate again because it is cleared off the clipboard. Applications like word handle it differently. But generally speaking when I cut something I only intend to paste it once not multiple times.

Getting (too) technical (for TGK) here:
When dealing with files, only the *location* is added to the clipboard, you wouldn't actually want to add 2GB (for example) to the clipboard. So when you paste, the files are actually moved, so the previous references are now invalid because bigpornfile.avi is no longer in c:\porn\bigporn\, it's in d:\porn\filthy\bigporn\

In theory this is how Word and other apps should work as well, but they don't. Thats just the way it is, and would probably case more confusion if they changed it now.

I often use cut then multiple pastes.

[ExcessNeo]

Originally Posted by funkstar

Getting (too) technical (for TGK) here:
When dealing with files, only the *location* is added to the clipboard, you wouldn't actually want to add 2GB (for example) to the clipboard. So when you paste, the files are actually moved, so the previous references are now invalid because bigpornfile.avi is no longer in cornbigporn, it's in dornfilthybigporn

In theory this is how Word and other apps should work as well, but they don't. Thats just the way it is, and would probably case more confusion if they changed it now.

I often use cut then multiple pastes.

Yea, it passes a pointer. I just thought it was best to keep it in simple terms like paper and scissors for the thicko's sake

[Jamz]

Originally Posted by TheGingerKid

Ahhh, so I get it now. Just clicked. Cut deletes the selected passage as well as copying it

No, it removes what you have cut and puts it on the clipboard, and then places it where you want whe you paste it...

Christ, where did you lot find this numpty....?

[ExcessNeo]

Originally Posted by Jamz (rupert)

No, it removes what you have cut and puts it on the clipboard, and then places it where you want whe you paste it...

Christ, where did you lot find this numpty....?

It shouldn't be long until natural selection fixes the problem

[djd4ws0n]

Originally Posted by ExcessNeo

It shouldn't be long until natural selection fixes the problem

We hope...

[MaddAussie]

Originally Posted by Jamz (rupert)

No, it removes what you have cut and puts it on the clipboard, and then places it where you want whe you paste it...

Christ, where did you lot find this numpty....?

Hes a gwarr and snuck in under the radar, we keep him around for amusement value and to make Rasher look good

[djd4ws0n]

Remember when Ginge was this dense.

[Platinum]

Last week?

[TGK]

This is embarrassing.

[azrael316]

Oh, I had forgotten about this...

[Rasher]

laughed far too much
bring this up in next meeting?

[Acelister]

Originally Posted by TGK

Eh, it's all too confusing to me, I shall stick to the Copy and Paste routine. Thanks anyway Dawson

holy shit...

[TGK]

Originally Posted by Acelister

holy shit...

Shut it, you.

[Bobster]

Originally Posted by ExcessNeo

it can be easily reattached where it came from by just pasting it back.

Unless you copy or cut something else without pasting it somewhere else first

BTW how the hell did I not see this OP back in the day!?