Re: I've rediscovered PureText!

On 29/06/2026 12:10, John C. wrote:
> p-0 0-h wrote:
>>
>> So, I was playing with Powertoys, yeah, complete bloat
> 
> https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/xp89dcgq3k6vld?hl=en-US&gl=US
> 
> I went over the list of included utilities, and for the life of me I
> don't see anything that's of the slightest interest to me except
> "Shortcut Guide" and "Text Extractor". However, it's not worth having to
> install all the other stuff just to be able to use those two (if in fact
> that is the case.)

I'm trying to get over the bloat thing, I know it's BS, I have tons of 
runtimes, frameworks and other rubbish installed. I'm still in rehab 
though. I understand the bloat thing is even more distracting for humans.

So what do you use in place of Image Resizer. I like it because it works 
with explorer, and it's good for progress and documentation images.

I'm trying FancyZones because as you know I have a big LGBTQ+ fanbase. 
Aside from the logo which I feel should be more pink, I think it's 
complementary to the built in multi window arranger in Windows 11. Quite 
whether it's worth the effort, I cannot say yet. I thought I would give 
File Locksmith a try, but I hardly ever get locked files in Windows 11 
because it's so brilliant.


>> but the Image
>> Resizer is magic and there was a utility that reminded me of PureText
>> but it has a four key hot key combo to activate, I nearly spat my coffee
>> out, I mean I do 2 paws max unless I'm playing naked twister with Dolores.
>>
>> What a feline. Ah!... Where was I. Oh yeah, PureText.
>>
>> I gave up with PureText at v2.0 because it stopped working. I'm guessing
>> because of hot key combo conflict.
>>
>> Anyway, I did the nostalgia thing and there it was on Windows Store,
>> loads of updates, now 6.2.
>>
>> Yay, I changed the hot key combo to Win + Y < good for desktops and Voila!
>>
>> So, I thought, am I the only one out of the loop.
>>
>> https://stevemiller.net/puretext/
>>
>> So excited, I used to use this every day.
> 
> I don't understand. What does it do that Ctrl-Shift-V doesn't?
> 
> https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/ctrl-shift-v.htm


[Gemini]

Ctrl+Shift+V is an instruction to the destination app to ignore the 
formatting of whatever is currently on the clipboard. PureText actually 
strips the formatting from the clipboard itself. So, it works with 
‘legacy and stubborn’ applications.

[Cat AI]

So, take LibreOffice Calc as an example of stubborn, copy a cell with 
any underlying formula, say you just want to paste the value, do the 
Ctrl+Shift+V you get a popup box, then you have to select ‘Unformatted 
text’ and you have to do that again to repeat. With PureText <bish> the 
unformatted text stays on the clipboard. So, to use it again, Ctrl-v, 
Libreoffice Calc does all kinds of crazy things with the formatting as 
well if you try ‘Paste special’ > whatever. I don’t want a billion 
options, I just want to paste either the formula or the value/text.

Excel can be a bit of a bugger with cells with formulas, you get the old 
#REF! thingy if you paste into certain cells. I tried as per your link 
to paste numerical value but Ctrl+Shift+V does nothing, go figure, but 
PureText pastes the text not the formula. Most excel lent.

There are ways around most things like this but I find it just easier on 
my pussy brain, it’s simple, basically, it gives me options sometimes, 
even on Windows 11 which doesn't have quite so many legacy issues 
because it's brilliant.

Then there's the paw thing, the big one, I can use just 2 keys, whatever 
is available, or just click the icon in the system tray. On a serious 
note, both the customizable hot keys and the tap the icon thingy < which 
I really like, are probably a good accessibility feature for some people.

PureText can be executed via the command line (e.g., PureText.exe /C). 
This allows you to programmatically clean the Windows clipboard as part 
of a batch process.

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