Font Option in "Copy As Citation"

[Tony Lawrence]

I formerly used Online Bible for the Mac for over 10 years. There is one thing that probably miss more than any other was the "copy verses" feature. I know that Accordance has the widget but it is not quite as functional. When I use the copy as citation of a Bible text in order to paste into Microsoft Word invariably the font and/or font size are different. In Online Bible preferences for "Copy Verses" there was a check box that one could uncheck for "Font Info." I would like to recommend a check box in the "Preferences" and under "Citation" to offer an "exclude font info" or even better to have a extra key to toggle to include or not include font info with the copy as citation.

 

I know that one may choose "Paste Special" in Word and choose "unformatted text" as an option. However, that is a two step procedure. I use it occasionally but when having to insert several references I revert back to using Online Bible for that task.

 

Having the option to include or not include the font info in the copy as citation would be a great benefit to some of us. There is value in having both options for different purposes.

 

Tony Lawrence

[Joe Weaks]

I would like to recommend a check box in the "Preferences" and under "Citation" to offer an "exclude font info"

Tony,

I think that is a good recommendation. However, the solution falls as much on the other end. It's is ridiculous that Word continues to bury its Paste Unformatted command. But, if you're willing to put 5 minutes of effort into it, you can create custom commands in Word with their own keyboard shortcuts. See the tutorial here how to create a custom paste command in Word:

Create a Custom Paste Command in Word 2008.

You can reduce the text of the script you use to:

 

tell application "Microsoft Word" to paste special (text object of selection) data type paste text

 

and not include the first lines of the script (which are used to remove

[Tony Lawrence]

... if you're willing to put 5 minutes of effort into it, you can create custom commands in Word with their own keyboard shortcuts.

HTH

 

Thanks Joe, I will do this. Still, I think offering the option would make the widget more appealing to people like myself.

 

Tony Lawrence

[Joe Weaks]

Also should've mentioned, if you like using the Accordance Widget but still want unformatted text to be used, you can do a rather simple mod to a helper script within the widget that will accomplish that. Just let me know and I can show you how.

[Tony Lawrence]

Also should've mentioned, if you like using the Accordance Widget but still want unformatted text to be used, you can do a rather simple mod to a helper script within the widget that will accomplish that. Just let me know and I can show you how.

 

That would be greatly appreciated!

 

Tony Lawrence

[JSGilliom]

I use a little application called "CopyPaste Pro." Every time I copy something, that item is dropped onto a "Clip History" stack. That allows me to make several copies of different items in Accordance before switching back to Pages. When I switch back to Pages, I can paste items in any order from the stack (Clip History Palette), and, by using the Option key I can control which clips paste with or without font info on the fly.

 

I've used this utility for about 10 years and cannot imagine a Mac without it. Best of all, it works with all applications so I can copy from any application to any other with the option of including or not including the font info in the paste.

 

http://www.scriptsoftware.com/copypaste/

 

Blessings,

John