[GH-ISSUE #493] Feature Request: Provide way to delete individual entries from history #311

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opened 2026-03-03 01:11:38 +03:00 by kerem · 5 comments
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Originally created by @dannylevenson on GitHub (Nov 10, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy/issues/493

Currently, if I want to remove a specific entry from the history, the only way I see to do that is to clear the entire history. Perhaps I'm missing something, but I would like to be able to activate Clipy, navigate to one of the items in the history and delete the selected item, perhaps by pressing the delete key.

Originally created by @dannylevenson on GitHub (Nov 10, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy/issues/493 Currently, if I want to remove a specific entry from the history, the only way I see to do that is to clear the entire history. Perhaps I'm missing something, but I would like to be able to activate Clipy, navigate to one of the items in the history and delete the selected item, perhaps by pressing the delete key.
kerem closed this issue 2026-03-03 01:11:38 +03:00
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@andrewkr commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2022):

I think that simply pressing the Delete key might lead to accidentally deleting items you didn't want to delete. But I also don't like the way that some applications try to guard against those accidents by asking for confirmation for every deletion! That gets tiring very quickly, in my opinion.

What I prefer is sliding/swiping the mouse or trackpad over the desired item gives it a more intentional feel. But I'm open to other suggestions.

All of that said, I'm not a programmer! I don't know how difficult it is to implement any of this.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1113884298 --> @andrewkr commented on GitHub (Apr 30, 2022): I think that simply pressing the Delete key might lead to accidentally deleting items you didn't want to delete. But I also don't like the way that some applications try to guard against those accidents by asking for confirmation for every deletion! That gets tiring very quickly, in my opinion. What I prefer is sliding/swiping the mouse or trackpad over the desired item gives it a more intentional feel. But I'm open to other suggestions. All of that said, I'm not a programmer! I don't know how difficult it is to implement any of this.
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@dannylevenson commented on GitHub (Nov 19, 2022):

I don't really care what keyboard or mouse action is necessary to delete an item, but I really would like a way to remove one or more selected items. Even something as simple as right clicking on an item to get to a delete option.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1320942350 --> @dannylevenson commented on GitHub (Nov 19, 2022): I don't really care what keyboard or mouse action is necessary to delete an item, but I really would like a way to remove one or more selected items. Even something as simple as right clicking on an item to get to a delete option.
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@dannylevenson commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2023):

Barring the ability to remove an individual entry, is there a way to manually edit the history. Even if I have to quit Clipy, edit and restart Clipy, I would really like to be able to remove specific entries from Clipy history without clearing everything.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1412591698 --> @dannylevenson commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2023): Barring the ability to remove an individual entry, is there a way to manually edit the history. Even if I have to quit Clipy, edit and restart Clipy, I would really like to be able to remove specific entries from Clipy history without clearing everything.
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@dannylevenson commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2023):

For what it is worth, I have tried the beta feature "Delete history" where you assign a modifier to use with a mouse click to delete a specific entry from the history. This completely fills my needs. I suggest renaming it to "Delete item from history" so that it is clear that you are not deleting the whole history.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1430296517 --> @dannylevenson commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2023): For what it is worth, I have tried the beta feature "Delete history" where you assign a modifier to use with a mouse click to delete a specific entry from the history. This completely fills my needs. I suggest renaming it to "Delete item from history" so that it is clear that you are not deleting the whole history.
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@amdp commented on GitHub (Jul 9, 2023):

danny thank you!

<!-- gh-comment-id:1627780698 --> @amdp commented on GitHub (Jul 9, 2023): danny thank you!
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