Hello,
I'm looking for a way to completely disable the copy/paste functionality in Visual Studio (2005 if it matters). The reason behind this request is that I want to prevent myself from doing too much copy/paste while coding.
Thanks to all for your answers!
Copy and paste is a valuable tool. You should be careful about what you copy and paste, but you don't need to disable it. Just watch what you're doing.
Maybe you can find some sort of util that allows you to global remap key combinations. Then all you have to do is re-map the copy/paste combinations do to something else. Just an idea.
Although I think you are crazy for wanting to do it. :)
I think you missed the point of the article but in you really want to, here are some resources for battle copypasta.
As Jeff lines out in his current blog entry, copy&paste itself is not the problem, but how you use it. As copy&paste can also be used to speed up "typing"/editing, you shouldn't disable it.
Write a small service program that will monitor clipboard changes and upon notification replace the clipboard text with "Content protection from lazy asses".
The other day my daughter asked if I had a duller saw so she wouldn't cut herself as easily while pruning some bushes. Of course now it takes longer to prune the bushes...
As asked: The other day my daughter asked if I had a duller saw so she wouldn't cut herself as easily while pruning some bushes. Of course now it takes longer to prune the bushes... Refactored.
For dull saw she asked
No injury while pruning
Free time now all gone