microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
[Advanced Paste] With a file in clipboard, provide a way to paste the filename only (as "plain text" variant for files)
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Description
### Description of the new feature / enhancement
When a file has been copied in explorer, I'd like AP to offer a plain text paste that would simple paste the fully qualified filename.
### Scenario when this would be used?
I do a lot of work with files (who doesn't). Often times I find that I worked with a file and would like its name. ofc there are way in explorer to copy the filename only, but when the file is in the clipboard already, it would be much simpler to immediately paste its name.
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No source files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Start by locating Advanced Paste's handling of file clipboard data, then determine how a plain-text filename-only variant should be exposed and verified.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100