[feature request] paste only letters and numbers from the clipboard

[asamirid]

greetings..

whenever i grab a text from a file name or from the web to make a search, this text usually has a load of uncommon characters i don't need it in search, and it's actually crippling the search process and takes a time and headache to clean it up.

it should be "i hope" an alternative way to paste this text in the search filed without these unneeded characters, just past the letters and numbers and convert any other character to space this is including the unicode characters for other languages if possible..

converting these characters to spaces will lead to the most possible results of the original string

this way i save time and grantee a true results i keen to have


proposed alternative way is hotkey/context menu item/both

example characters that should be automatically removed..
.
-
_
,
'
"
( )
[ ]
@
&
emojis
end of line character
and more


so for example if i got copied this filename or text to clipboard from my music library "true case" ..

Blue_Moon@48_♫ ♪♬-(Moonlighting) ♫ ♪♬ ♫ ♩♫ ♪.mp3

i should be able to paste it like this

Blue Moon 48 Moonlighting mp3


also if i copied 2 or 3 lines like

technical info
customer number
support pin

i should paste it like ..

technical info customer number support pin


thank you ..

[therube]

I think Ctl+V does something a bit different when you paste?

from the web to make a search

You can use a bookmarklet (directly from within a web browser) to (on that end) automatically "filter" your selected text.

[asamirid]

i think the default ctrl+v behaver clean up hidden control characters and EOL, but not other characters.

but if i copy a file or folder name it remain the same, and i have to clean it up to do a proper search ..

I think Ctl+V does something a bit different when you paste?

from the web to make a search

You can use a bookmarklet (directly from within a web browser) to (on that end) automatically "filter" your selected text.

[void]

Please try Ctrl + Shift + V to paste without punctuation.

[asamirid]

this is works exactly the way i wanted and imagined ..

it was always there after all

thank you

Please try Ctrl + Shift + V to paste without punctuation.