ClipIt-v1.3.2-22112010001

+ Fixed: Fixed most of the markup and indentation (replaced double spaces with tabs). + Fixed: Removed clipboard restoring from history, as this seems to cause more problems than it solves.
2010-11-22 10:59:01 +02:00 · 2010-11-22 10:59:01 +02:00 · 85d1ec0416
commit 85d1ec0416
parent cba465c964
15 changed files with 556 additions and 676 deletions
--- a/6
+++ b/6
@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ClipIt-v1.3.2-22112010001 - 22 Nov. 2010
+	+ Fixed: Fixed most of the markup and indentation (replaced double spaces
+			with tabs).
+	+ Fixed: Removed clipboard restoring from history, as this seems to cause
+			more problems than it solves.
+
 ClipIt-v1.3.1-17112010001 - 17 Nov. 2010
 	+ Added: Added autostart support for LXDE.
 	+ Fixed: Fixed problem with "Edit" window not appearing.
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Autoconf/automake.
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AC_PREREQ([2.5])
-AC_INIT([clipit], [1.3.1], [oss@web-tm.com])
+AC_INIT([clipit], [1.3.2], [oss@web-tm.com])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([AC_PACKAGE_TARNAME()], [AC_PACKAGE_VERSION()])

 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
--- a/src/daemon.c
+++ b/src/daemon.c
@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ static GtkClipboard* clipboard;


 /* Called during the daemon loop to protect primary/clipboard contents */
-static void
-daemon_check()
+static void daemon_check()
 {
 	/* Get current primary/clipboard contents */
 	gchar *primary_temp = gtk_clipboard_wait_for_text(primary);
@ -84,8 +83,7 @@ daemon_check()
 }

 /* Called if timeout was destroyed */
-static void
-reset_daemon(gpointer data)
+static void reset_daemon(gpointer data)
 {
 	if (timeout_id != 0)
 		g_source_remove(timeout_id);
@ -98,8 +96,7 @@ reset_daemon(gpointer data)
 }

 /* Initializes daemon mode */
-void
-init_daemon_mode()
+void init_daemon_mode()
 {
 	/* Create clipboard and primary and connect signals */
 	primary = gtk_clipboard_get(GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY);
--- a/src/daemon.h
+++ b/src/daemon.h
@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS

 #define DAEMON_INTERVAL 500

-void
-init_daemon_mode();
+void init_daemon_mode();

 G_END_DECLS

--- a/src/history.c
+++ b/src/history.c
@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
 GSList *history;

 /* Reads history from ~/.local/share/clipit/history */
-void
-read_history ()
+void read_history ()
 {
 	/* Build file path */
 	gchar *history_path = g_build_filename(g_get_home_dir(),
@ -68,8 +67,7 @@ read_history ()
 }

 /* Saves history to ~/.local/share/clipit/history */
-void
-save_history()
+void save_history()
 {
 	/* Check that the directory is available */
 	check_dirs();
@ -87,8 +85,9 @@ save_history()
 		/* Write each element to a binary file */
 		for (element = history; element != NULL; element = element->next)
 		{
-      /* Create new GString from element data, write its length (size)
-       * to file followed by the element data itself
+			/* Create new GString from element data, write its
+			 * length (size) to file followed by the element
+			 * data itself
 			 */
 			GString *item = g_string_new((gchar*)element->data);
 			fwrite(&(item->len), 4, 1, history_file);
@ -103,8 +102,7 @@ save_history()
 }

 /* Checks if item should be included in history and calls append */
-void
-check_and_append(gchar* item)
+void check_and_append(gchar *item)
 {
 	if (item)
 	{
@ -129,12 +127,12 @@ check_and_append(gchar* item)
 }

 /* Adds item to the end of history */
-void
-append_item(gchar* item)
+void append_item(gchar *item)
 {
 	history = g_slist_prepend(history, g_strdup(item));
 	/* Shorten history if necessary */
-  GSList* last_possible_element = g_slist_nth(history, prefs.history_limit - 1);
+	GSList *last_possible_element = g_slist_nth(history,
+						prefs.history_limit - 1);
 	if (last_possible_element)
 	{
 		/* Free last posible element and subsequent elements */
@ -147,13 +145,13 @@ append_item(gchar* item)
 }

 /* Truncates history to history_limit items */
-void
-truncate_history()
+void truncate_history()
 {
 	if (history)
 	{
 		/* Shorten history if necessary */
-    GSList* last_possible_element = g_slist_nth(history, prefs.history_limit - 1);
+		GSList *last_possible_element = g_slist_nth(history,
+						prefs.history_limit - 1);
 		if (last_possible_element)
 		{
 			/* Free last posible element and subsequent elements */
@ -167,8 +165,7 @@ truncate_history()
 }

 /* Returns pointer to last item in history */
-gpointer
-get_last_item()
+gpointer get_last_item()
 {
 	if (history)
 	{
@ -186,8 +183,7 @@ get_last_item()
 }

 /* Deletes duplicate item in history */
-void
-delete_duplicate(gchar* item)
+void delete_duplicate(gchar *item)
 {
 	GSList *element;
 	/* Go through each element compare each */
--- a/src/history.h
+++ b/src/history.h
@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 G_BEGIN_DECLS

 #define HISTORY_FILE ".local/share/clipit/history"
+
 /* Set maximum size of one clipboard entry to 1024KB (1MB) 
 * 1024 pages × 2000 characters per page - should be more than enough.
 * WARNING: if you use all 1000 history items, clipit could use up to
@ -33,26 +34,19 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS

 extern GSList* history;

-void
-read_history();
+void read_history();

-void
-save_history();
+void save_history();

-void
-check_and_append(gchar* item);
+void check_and_append(gchar* item);

-void
-append_item(gchar* item);
+void append_item(gchar* item);

-void
-truncate_history();
+void truncate_history();

-gpointer
-get_last_item();
+gpointer get_last_item();

-void
-delete_duplicate(gchar* item);
+void delete_duplicate(gchar* item);

 G_END_DECLS

--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ prefs_t prefs = {DEF_USE_COPY,        DEF_USE_PRIMARY,      DEF_SYNCHRONIZE,
                 INIT_MENU_KEY,       INIT_SEARCH_KEY,      DEF_NO_ICON};

 /* Called every CHECK_INTERVAL seconds to check for new items */
-static gboolean
-item_check(gpointer data)
+static gboolean item_check(gpointer data)
 {
  /* Grab the current primary and clipboard text */
  gchar* primary_temp = gtk_clipboard_wait_for_text(primary);
@ -80,12 +79,13 @@ item_check(gpointer data)
        /* if use_primary is enabled, we restore from primary */
        gtk_clipboard_set_text(primary, primary_text, -1);
      }
-      else
-      {
-        /* else, we restore from history */
-        GSList* element = g_slist_nth(history, 0);
-        gtk_clipboard_set_text(primary, (gchar*)element->data, -1);
-      }
+      /* else
+       * {
+       *  /* else, we restore from history 
+       *  GSList* element = g_slist_nth(history, 0);
+       *  gtk_clipboard_set_text(primary, (gchar*)element->data, -1);
+       * }
+       */
    }
  }
  else
@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ item_check(gpointer data)
 }

 /* Thread function called for each action performed */
-static void *
-execute_action(void *command)
+static void *execute_action(void *command)
 {
  /* Execute action */
  int sys_return;
@ -210,8 +209,7 @@ execute_action(void *command)
 }

 /* Called when execution action exits */
-static void
-action_exit(GPid pid, gint status, gpointer data)
+static void action_exit(GPid pid, gint status, gpointer data)
 {
  g_spawn_close_pid(pid);
  if (!prefs.no_icon)
@ -223,8 +221,7 @@ action_exit(GPid pid, gint status, gpointer data)
 }

 /* Called when an action is selected from actions menu */
-static void
-action_selected(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
+static void action_selected(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 {
  /* Change icon and enable lock */
  actions_lock = TRUE;
@ -255,8 +252,7 @@ action_selected(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when Edit Actions is selected from actions menu */
-static void
-edit_actions_selected(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
+static void edit_actions_selected(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 {
  /* This helps prevent multiple instances */
  if (!gtk_grab_get_current())
@ -275,8 +271,7 @@ item_selected(GtkMenuItem *menu_item, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when Clear is selected from history menu */
-static void
-clear_selected(GtkMenuItem *menu_item, gpointer user_data)
+static void clear_selected(GtkMenuItem *menu_item, gpointer user_data)
 {
  /* Check for confirm clear option */
  if (prefs.confirm_clear)
@ -323,8 +318,7 @@ clear_selected(GtkMenuItem *menu_item, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when About is selected from right-click menu */
-static void
-show_about_dialog(GtkMenuItem *menu_item, gpointer user_data)
+static void show_about_dialog(GtkMenuItem *menu_item, gpointer user_data)
 {
  /* This helps prevent multiple instances */
  if (!gtk_grab_get_current())
@ -391,8 +385,7 @@ show_about_dialog(GtkMenuItem *menu_item, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when Preferences is selected from right-click menu */
-static void
-preferences_selected(GtkMenuItem *menu_item, gpointer user_data)
+static void preferences_selected(GtkMenuItem *menu_item, gpointer user_data)
 {
  /* This helps prevent multiple instances */
  if (!gtk_grab_get_current())
@ -401,8 +394,7 @@ preferences_selected(GtkMenuItem *menu_item, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when Quit is selected from right-click menu */
-static void
-quit_selected(GtkMenuItem *menu_item, gpointer user_data)
+static void quit_selected(GtkMenuItem *menu_item, gpointer user_data)
 {
  /* Prevent quit with dialogs open */
  if (!gtk_grab_get_current())
@ -411,8 +403,7 @@ quit_selected(GtkMenuItem *menu_item, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when status icon is control-clicked */
-static gboolean
-show_actions_menu(gpointer data)
+static gboolean show_actions_menu(gpointer data)
 {
  /* Declare some variables */
  GtkWidget *menu,       *menu_item,
@ -521,8 +512,7 @@ show_actions_menu(gpointer data)
  return FALSE;
 }

-static gboolean
-show_history_menu_full(gpointer data)
+static gboolean show_history_menu_full(gpointer data)
 {
  /* Declare some variables */
  GtkWidget *menu,       *menu_item,
@ -550,32 +540,9 @@ show_history_menu_full(gpointer data)
    {
      GString* string = g_string_new((gchar*)element->data);
      /* Ellipsize text */
-      if (string->len > prefs.item_length)
-      {
-        switch (prefs.ellipsize)
-        {
-          case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_START:
-            string = g_string_erase(string, 0, string->len-(prefs.item_length));
-            string = g_string_prepend(string, "...");
-            break;
-          case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE:
-            string = g_string_erase(string, (prefs.item_length/2), string->len-(prefs.item_length));
-            string = g_string_insert(string, (string->len/2), "...");
-            break;
-          case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END:
-            string = g_string_truncate(string, prefs.item_length);
-            string = g_string_append(string, "...");
-            break;
-        }
-      }
+      string = ellipsize_string(string);
      /* Remove control characters */
-      int i = 0;
-      while (i < string->len)
-      {
-        if (string->str[i] == '\n')
-          g_string_overwrite(string, i, " ");
-        i++;
-      }
+      string = remove_newlines_string(string);
      /* Make new item with ellipsized text */
      gchar* list_item;
      if (prefs.show_indexes)
@ -642,8 +609,7 @@ show_history_menu_full(gpointer data)
 }

 /* Generates the small history menu */
-static gboolean
-show_history_menu_small(gpointer data)
+static gboolean show_history_menu_small(gpointer data)
 {
  /* Declare some variables */
  GtkWidget *menu,       *menu_item,
@ -672,32 +638,9 @@ show_history_menu_small(gpointer data)
    {
      GString* string = g_string_new((gchar*)element->data);
      /* Ellipsize text */
-      if (string->len > prefs.item_length)
-      {
-        switch (prefs.ellipsize)
-        {
-          case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_START:
-            string = g_string_erase(string, 0, string->len-(prefs.item_length));
-            string = g_string_prepend(string, "...");
-            break;
-          case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE:
-            string = g_string_erase(string, (prefs.item_length/2), string->len-(prefs.item_length));
-            string = g_string_insert(string, (string->len/2), "...");
-            break;
-          case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END:
-            string = g_string_truncate(string, prefs.item_length);
-            string = g_string_append(string, "...");
-            break;
-        }
-      }
+      string = ellipsize_string(string);
      /* Remove control characters */
-      int i = 0;
-      while (i < string->len)
-      {
-        if (string->str[i] == '\n')
-          g_string_overwrite(string, i, " ");
-        i++;
-      }
+      string = remove_newlines_string(string);
      /* Make new item with ellipsized text */
      gchar* list_item;
      if (prefs.show_indexes)
@ -771,8 +714,7 @@ show_history_menu_small(gpointer data)
 }

 /* Called when status icon is left-clicked */
-static gboolean
-show_history_menu()
+static gboolean show_history_menu()
 {
  if (prefs.small_history)
    g_timeout_add(POPUP_DELAY, show_history_menu_small, NULL);
@ -783,8 +725,7 @@ show_history_menu()
 }

 /* Called when status icon is right-clicked */
-static void
-show_clipit_menu(GtkStatusIcon *status_icon, guint button, guint activate_time)
+static void show_clipit_menu(GtkStatusIcon *status_icon, guint button, guint activate_time)
 {
  /* Declare some variables */
  GtkWidget *menu,       *menu_item,
@ -827,8 +768,7 @@ show_clipit_menu(GtkStatusIcon *status_icon, guint button, guint activate_time)

 /* Called when status icon is clicked */
 /* (checks type of click and calls correct function */
-static void
-status_icon_clicked(GtkStatusIcon *status_icon, GdkEventButton *event )
+static void status_icon_clicked(GtkStatusIcon *status_icon, GdkEventButton *event )
 {
  /* Check what type of click was recieved */
  GdkModifierType state;
@ -841,11 +781,12 @@ status_icon_clicked(GtkStatusIcon *status_icon, GdkEventButton *event )
      g_timeout_add(POPUP_DELAY, show_actions_menu, NULL);
    }
  }
-  /* Normal click */
+  /* Left click */
  else if (event->button == 1)
  {
    show_history_menu();
  }
+  /* Right click */
  else
  {
    show_clipit_menu(status_icon, event->button, gtk_get_current_event_time());
@ -853,36 +794,31 @@ status_icon_clicked(GtkStatusIcon *status_icon, GdkEventButton *event )
 }

 /* Called when history global hotkey is pressed */
-void
-history_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data)
+void history_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data)
 {
  g_timeout_add(POPUP_DELAY, show_history_menu, NULL);
 }

 /* Called when actions global hotkey is pressed */
-void
-actions_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data)
+void actions_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data)
 {
  g_timeout_add(POPUP_DELAY, show_actions_menu, NULL);
 }

 /* Called when actions global hotkey is pressed */
-void
-menu_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data)
+void menu_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data)
 {
  show_clipit_menu(status_icon, 0, 0);
 }

 /* Called when search global hotkey is pressed */
-void
-search_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data)
+void search_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data)
 {
  g_timeout_add(POPUP_DELAY, show_search, NULL);
 }

 /* Startup calls and initializations */
-static void
-clipit_init()
+static void clipit_init()
 {
  /* Create clipboard */
  primary = gtk_clipboard_get(GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY);
@ -913,8 +849,7 @@ clipit_init()
 }

 /* This is Sparta! */
-int
-main(int argc, char *argv[])
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
  bindtextdomain(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, CLIPITLOCALEDIR);
  bind_textdomain_codeset(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "UTF-8");
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@ -65,17 +65,13 @@ prefs_t;

 extern prefs_t prefs;

-void
-history_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data);
+void history_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data);

-void
-actions_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data);
+void actions_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data);

-void
-menu_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data);
+void menu_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data);

-void
-search_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data);
+void search_hotkey(char *keystring, gpointer user_data);

 G_END_DECLS

--- a/src/manage.c
+++ b/src/manage.c
@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ GtkWidget *search_entry;
 GtkWidget* treeview_search;

 /* Search through the history */
-static void
-search_history()
+static void search_history()
 {
  guint16 search_len = gtk_entry_get_text_length((GtkEntry*)search_entry);
  /* Test if there is text in the search box */
@ -62,31 +61,8 @@ search_history()
        {
          GtkTreeIter row_iter;
          gtk_list_store_append(search_list, &row_iter);
-          if (string->len > prefs.item_length)
-          {
-            switch (prefs.ellipsize)
-            {
-              case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_START:
-                string = g_string_erase(string, 0, string->len-(prefs.item_length));
-                string = g_string_prepend(string, "...");
-                break;
-              case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE:
-                string = g_string_erase(string, (prefs.item_length/2), string->len-(prefs.item_length));
-                string = g_string_insert(string, (string->len/2), "...");
-                break;
-              case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END:
-                string = g_string_truncate(string, prefs.item_length);
-                string = g_string_append(string, "...");
-                break;
-            }
-          }
-          int i = 0;
-          while (i < string->len)
-          {
-            if (string->str[i] == '\n')
-              g_string_overwrite(string, i, " ");
-            i++;
-          }
+          string = ellipsize_string(string);
+          string = remove_newlines_string(string);
          int row_num = g_slist_position(history, element);
          gtk_list_store_set(search_list, &row_iter, 0, row_num, 1, string->str, -1);
        }
@ -114,31 +90,8 @@ search_history()
        GString *string = g_string_new((gchar*)element->data);
        GtkTreeIter row_iter;
        gtk_list_store_append(search_list, &row_iter);
-        if (string->len > prefs.item_length)
-        {
-          switch (prefs.ellipsize)
-          {
-            case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_START:
-              string = g_string_erase(string, 0, string->len-(prefs.item_length));
-              string = g_string_prepend(string, "...");
-              break;
-            case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE:
-              string = g_string_erase(string, (prefs.item_length/2), string->len-(prefs.item_length));
-              string = g_string_insert(string, (string->len/2), "...");
-              break;
-            case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END:
-              string = g_string_truncate(string, prefs.item_length);
-              string = g_string_append(string, "...");
-              break;
-          }
-        }
-        int i = 0;
-        while (i < string->len)
-        {
-          if (string->str[i] == '\n')
-            g_string_overwrite(string, i, " ");
-          i++;
-        }
+        string = ellipsize_string(string);
+        string = remove_newlines_string(string);
        int row_num = g_slist_position(history, element);
        gtk_list_store_set(search_list, &row_iter, 0, row_num, 1, string->str, -1);
        
@ -150,8 +103,7 @@ search_history()
 }

 /* Called when Edit is selected from Manage dialog */
-static void
-edit_selected()
+static void edit_selected()
 {
  GtkTreeIter sel_iter;
  GtkTreeSelection* search_selection = gtk_tree_view_get_selection((GtkTreeView*)treeview_search);
@ -201,8 +153,7 @@ edit_selected()

      /* Insert new element before the old one */
      history = g_slist_insert_before(history, element->next,
-                    g_strdup(gtk_text_buffer_get_text(clipboard_buffer, &start, &end, TRUE))
-                );
+                    g_strdup(gtk_text_buffer_get_text(clipboard_buffer, &start, &end, TRUE)));

      /* Remove old entry */
      history = g_slist_remove(history, element->data);
@ -213,8 +164,7 @@ edit_selected()
        clipboard = gtk_clipboard_get(GDK_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD);
        gtk_clipboard_set_text(clipboard, 
                               gtk_text_buffer_get_text(clipboard_buffer, &start, &end, TRUE),
-                               -1
-        );
+                               -1);
      }
    }
    gtk_widget_destroy(dialog);
@ -224,8 +174,7 @@ edit_selected()
 }

 /* Called when Remove is selected from Manage dialog */
-static void
-remove_selected()
+static void remove_selected()
 {
  GtkTreeIter sel_iter;
  GtkTreeSelection* search_selection = gtk_tree_view_get_selection((GtkTreeView*)treeview_search);
@ -242,8 +191,7 @@ remove_selected()
  }
 }

-static void
-search_doubleclick()
+static void search_doubleclick()
 {
  GtkTreeIter sel_iter;
  GtkTreeSelection* search_selection = gtk_tree_view_get_selection((GtkTreeView*)treeview_search);
@ -260,8 +208,7 @@ search_doubleclick()
  }
 }

-gint
-search_click(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventButton *event, GtkWidget *search_window)
+gint search_click(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventButton *event, GtkWidget *search_window)
 {
  if(event->type==GDK_2BUTTON_PRESS || event->type==GDK_3BUTTON_PRESS)
  {
@ -271,8 +218,7 @@ search_click(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventButton *event, GtkWidget *search_window)
  return FALSE;
 }

-static gint
-search_key_pressed(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventKey *event, gpointer user_data)
+static gint search_key_pressed(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventKey *event, gpointer user_data)
 {
  /* Check if [Return] key was pressed */
  if ((event->keyval == 0xff0d) || (event->keyval == 0xff8d))
@ -280,8 +226,7 @@ search_key_pressed(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventKey *event, gpointer user_data)
  return FALSE;
 }

-void
-search_window_response(GtkDialog *dialog, gint response_id, gpointer user_data)
+void search_window_response(GtkDialog *dialog, gint response_id, gpointer user_data)
 {
  if(response_id < 0)
  {
@ -291,8 +236,7 @@ search_window_response(GtkDialog *dialog, gint response_id, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Shows the search dialog */
-gboolean
-show_search()
+gboolean show_search()
 {
  /* Prevent multiple instances */
  if(gtk_grab_get_current())
--- a/src/manage.h
+++ b/src/manage.h
@ -24,8 +24,7 @@

 G_BEGIN_DECLS

-gboolean
-show_search();
+gboolean show_search();

 G_END_DECLS

--- a/src/preferences.c
+++ b/src/preferences.c
@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ GtkListStore* exclude_list;
 GtkTreeSelection* exclude_selection;

 /* Apply the new preferences */
-static void
-apply_preferences()
+static void apply_preferences()
 {
  /* Unbind the keys before binding new ones */
  keybinder_unbind(prefs.history_key, history_hotkey);
@ -104,8 +103,7 @@ apply_preferences()
 }

 /* Save preferences to ~/.config/clipit/clipitrc */
-static void
-save_preferences()
+static void save_preferences()
 {
  /* Create key */
  GKeyFile* rc_key = g_key_file_new();
@ -142,8 +140,7 @@ save_preferences()
 }

 /* Read ~/.config/clipit/clipitrc */
-void
-read_preferences()
+void read_preferences()
 {
  gchar* rc_file = g_build_filename(g_get_home_dir(), PREFERENCES_FILE, NULL);
  /* Create key */
@ -203,8 +200,7 @@ read_preferences()
 }

 /* Read ~/.clipit/actions into the treeview */
-static void
-read_actions()
+static void read_actions()
 {
  /* Open the file for reading */
  gchar* path = g_build_filename(g_get_home_dir(), ACTIONS_FILE, NULL);
@ -243,8 +239,7 @@ read_actions()
 }

 /* Save the actions treeview to ~/.local/share/clipit/actions */
-static void
-save_actions()
+static void save_actions()
 {
  /* Check config and data directories */
  check_dirs();
@ -298,8 +293,7 @@ save_actions()
 }

 /* Called when clipboard checks are pressed */
-static void
-check_toggled(GtkToggleButton *togglebutton, gpointer user_data)
+static void check_toggled(GtkToggleButton *togglebutton, gpointer user_data)
 {
  if (gtk_toggle_button_get_active((GtkToggleButton*)copy_check) &&
      gtk_toggle_button_get_active((GtkToggleButton*)primary_check))
@ -317,8 +311,7 @@ check_toggled(GtkToggleButton *togglebutton, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when Add... button is clicked */
-static void
-add_action(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
+static void add_action(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 {
  /* Append new item */
  GtkTreeIter row_iter;
@ -334,8 +327,7 @@ add_action(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when Remove button is clicked */
-static void
-remove_action(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
+static void remove_action(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 {
  GtkTreeIter sel_iter;
  /* Check if selected */
@ -356,8 +348,7 @@ remove_action(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when Up button is clicked */
-static void
-move_action_up(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
+static void move_action_up(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 {
  GtkTreeIter sel_iter;
  /* Check if selected */
@ -378,8 +369,7 @@ move_action_up(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when Down button is clicked */
-static void
-move_action_down(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
+static void move_action_down(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 {
  GtkTreeIter sel_iter;
  /* Check if selected */
@ -395,8 +385,7 @@ move_action_down(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when delete key is pressed */
-static void
-delete_key_pressed(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventKey *event, gpointer user_data)
+static void delete_key_pressed(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventKey *event, gpointer user_data)
 {
  /* Check if DEL key was pressed (keyval: 65535) */
  if (event->keyval == 65535)
@ -404,8 +393,7 @@ delete_key_pressed(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventKey *event, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when a cell is edited */
-static void
-edit_action(GtkCellRendererText *renderer, gchar *path,
+static void edit_action(GtkCellRendererText *renderer, gchar *path,
            gchar *new_text,               gpointer cell)
 {
  GtkTreeIter sel_iter;
@ -420,8 +408,7 @@ edit_action(GtkCellRendererText *renderer, gchar *path,
 /* exclude Functions */

 /* Read ~/.clipit/excludes into the treeview */
-static void
-read_excludes()
+static void read_excludes()
 {
  /* Open the file for reading */
  gchar* path = g_build_filename(g_get_home_dir(), EXCLUDES_FILE, NULL);
@ -454,8 +441,7 @@ read_excludes()
 }

 /* Save the actions treeview to ~/.local/share/clipit/excludes */
-static void
-save_excludes()
+static void save_excludes()
 {
  /* Check config and data directories */
  check_dirs();
@ -503,8 +489,7 @@ save_excludes()
 }

 /* Called when Add... button is clicked */
-static void
-add_exclude(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
+static void add_exclude(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 {
  /* Append new item */
  GtkTreeIter row_iter;
@ -520,8 +505,7 @@ add_exclude(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when Remove button is clicked */
-static void
-remove_exclude(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
+static void remove_exclude(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 {
  GtkTreeIter sel_iter;
  /* Check if selected */
@ -542,8 +526,7 @@ remove_exclude(GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data)
 }

 /* Called when a cell is edited */
-static void
-edit_exclude(GtkCellRendererText *renderer, gchar *path,
+static void edit_exclude(GtkCellRendererText *renderer, gchar *path,
            gchar *new_text,               gpointer cell)
 {
  GtkTreeIter sel_iter;
@ -556,8 +539,7 @@ edit_exclude(GtkCellRendererText *renderer, gchar *path,
 }

 /* Shows the preferences dialog on the given tab */
-void
-show_preferences(gint tab)
+void show_preferences(gint tab)
 {
  /* Declare some variables */
  GtkWidget *frame,     *label,
--- a/src/preferences.h
+++ b/src/preferences.h
@ -56,11 +56,9 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define PREFERENCES_FILE      ".config/clipit/clipitrc"
 #define THEMES_FOLDER         ".config/clipit/themes"

-void
-read_preferences();
+void read_preferences();

-void
-show_preferences(gint tab);
+void show_preferences(gint tab);

 G_END_DECLS

--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ is_hyperlink(gchar* text)
 }

 /* Returns TRUE if text should be excluded from history */
-gboolean
-is_excluded(gchar* text)
+gboolean is_excluded(gchar *text)
 {
 	/* Open the file for reading */
 	gchar *path = g_build_filename(g_get_home_dir(), EXCLUDES_FILE, NULL);
@ -106,11 +105,47 @@ is_excluded(gchar* text)
 		return FALSE;
 }

+/* Ellipsize a string according to the settings */
+GString *ellipsize_string(GString *string)
+{
+	if (string->len > prefs.item_length)
+	{
+		switch (prefs.ellipsize)
+		{
+			case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_START:
+				string = g_string_erase(string, 0, string->len-(prefs.item_length));
+				string = g_string_prepend(string, "...");
+				break;
+			case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE:
+				string = g_string_erase(string, (prefs.item_length/2), string->len-(prefs.item_length));
+				string = g_string_insert(string, (string->len/2), "...");
+				break;
+			case PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END:
+				string = g_string_truncate(string, prefs.item_length);
+				string = g_string_append(string, "...");
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+	return string;
+}
+
+/* Remove newlines from string */
+GString *remove_newlines_string(GString *string)
+{
+	int i = 0;
+	while (i < string->len)
+	{
+		if (string->str[i] == '\n')
+		g_string_overwrite(string, i, " ");
+		i++;
+	}
+	return string;
+}
+
 /* Parses the program arguments. Returns TRUE if program needs
 * to exit after parsing is complete
 */
-gboolean
-parse_options(int argc, char* argv[])
+gboolean parse_options(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
 	/* Declare argument options and argument variables */
 	gboolean icon = FALSE, daemon = FALSE,
@ -207,8 +242,6 @@ parse_options(int argc, char* argv[])
 			/* Check if anything was piped in */
 			if (piped_string->len > 0)
 			{
-        /* Truncate new line character */
-        /* g_string_truncate(piped_string, (piped_string->len - 1)); */
 				/* Copy to clipboard */
 				gtk_clipboard_set_text(clip, piped_string->str, -1);
 				gtk_clipboard_store(clip);
--- a/src/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils.h
@ -27,14 +27,15 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define CONFIG_DIR  ".local/share/clipit"
 #define DATA_DIR    ".config/clipit"

-void
-check_dirs();
+void check_dirs();

-gboolean
-is_hyperlink(gchar* link);
+gboolean is_hyperlink(gchar* link);

-gboolean
-parse_options(int argc, char* argv[]);
+GString *ellipsize_string(GString *string);
+
+GString *remove_newlines_string(GString *string);
+
+gboolean parse_options(int argc, char* argv[]);

 G_END_DECLS