GtkClipboard API
- class autokey.scripting.clipboard_gtk.GtkClipboard(app)[source]
Read/write access to the X selection and clipboard - GTK version
- fill_clipboard(contents)[source]
Copy text into the clipboard
Usage:
clipboard.fill_clipboard(contents)- Parameters:
contents – string to be placed onto the clipboard
- fill_selection(contents)[source]
Copy text into the selection
Usage:
clipboard.fill_selection(contents)- Parameters:
contents – string to be placed in the selection
- get_clipboard()[source]
Read text from the clipboard
Usage:
clipboard.get_clipboard()- Returns:
text contents of the clipboard
- Return type:
str- Raises:
Exception – if no text was found on the clipboard
- get_selection()[source]
Read text from the selection
Refers to the currently-highlighted text
Usage:
clipboard.get_selection()- Returns:
text contents of the selection
- Return type:
str- Raises:
Exception – if no text was found in the selection
- selection
Refers to the selection of the clipboard or the highlighted text