Implement a custom copy type

[francescotarantino]

Hi, I'm using Maccy to keep log of my clipboard and I added the Strongbox app to the ignored app list. Unfortunately, this solution doesn't work 100% of the time (sometime I find some of my passwords in my clipboard history). I found out that if Strongbox used a custom copy type when copying a password, it could be set in the ignored list (https://github.com/p0deje/Maccy#ignore-custom-copy-types), and this solution should work 100% of the time.

[strongbox-mark]

I believe we tried this before and it broke regular copy/paste, and I believe it was for Maccy too. I can't remember the exact details but it seems setting a custom copy type isn't so straightforward. There's more info here: https://github.com/p0deje/Maccy/issues/125

[georgesnow]

I believe if you are just looking for clipboard managers to ignore copies. You set the type to conceal Maccy and other clipboard managers will honor the conceal type and ignore them from their history tracking

syntax isn’t perfect but basically you have to attach secondary pasteboard type which is “conceal” (there are others like transient) in addition to string utf8 type

NSString* type = [NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard setString: @"" forType:NSPasteboardTypeString];
NSPasteboard*  pb  = [NSPasteboard generalPasteboard];
[NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard clearContents];
[pb setString:"" forType:"org.nspasteboard.ConcealedType"]
[pb setString:@"concealme" forType:type]

[strongbox-mark]

Yes, I think we tried that before or something very similar... I can try again and put it behind an Advanced Preference defaulted OFF for the next release and then you can play with it and see if it works ok/doesn't break things...

[strongbox-mark]

Hi @francescotarantino and @georgesnow - This is now available for test as 1.57.3 on the App Store. There's an advanced preference for this.

Please do let me know how it goes.

To download and update to 1.57.3, you will need to go to the App Store, search for Strongbox, click on the correct version (the one you have installed now) and then you will see the "Update" button. Click that to Update :)

[francescotarantino]

Hi, thank you for your quick response. I'm testing it right now and it seems to work correctly!

[strongbox-mark]

That's great, we'll wait on @georgesnow to confirm and close.

[strongbox-mark]

Believe this one is fixed. Closing out.