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Feature Request: "New from clipboard"

Migrated from https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/170764 🍷

Steps to reproduce:

  • copy an object in Inkscape
  • File > New from clipboard

What happened?

That option doesn't exist.

Additional Notes/Comments:

  • Originally proposed by Frederik Elwert on 2005-06-19.
  • Elwert also suggests that this function should create a new Inkscape document automatically resized to the clipboard content with the clipboard content included (pasted).
  • Apparently the issue was assigned and patches had been coded by Codain but ultimately abandoned since 2012.
  • Examples:
    • Apple's Preview.app: File > New from Clipboard
    • GIMP's Edit > Paste as > Paste as New Image -- This example was cited in the original issue. Of note: Edit > Paste as > Paste as New Layer.
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