Paste Letter by Letter

A Visual Studio Code extension that pastes clipboard content character by character, simulating natural typing behavior.

Description

This extension allows you to paste text from your clipboard one letter at a time with a small delay between each character, making it appear as if you're typing manually. Each character is inserted as a separate edit operation, enabling granular undo functionality where Ctrl+Z will undo one character at a time instead of the entire paste operation.

Features

• Paste clipboard content letter by letter
• Customizable 50ms delay between characters
• Granular undo support (undo one character at a time)
• Works with any text content
• Simple command-based operation

Installation

1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Paste Letter by Letter"
4. Click Install

Usage

1. Copy any text to your clipboard
2. Position your cursor in the editor where you want to paste
3. Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
4. Type "Paste Letter by Letter" and select the command
5. The text will be inserted character by character

Use Cases

• Integrating AI-generated code naturally
• Educational demonstrations
• Code presentations
• Avoiding bulk paste detection
• Creating typing animations

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code 1.60.0 or higher

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following commands:

• extension.pasteLetterByLetter: Paste clipboard content letter by letter

Known Issues

• Large text content may take time to complete pasting
• No cancel option once pasting has started

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release of Paste Letter by Letter extension.

Author

MD KHALIDUZZAMAN TANOY

License

MIT License

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