Ghost Cut – or why Cut and Paste is broken everywhere

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Author: willm

Date: 7/22/2026

Article Summary:

The article discusses the flaws in the traditional "cut and paste" functionality in text editors and proposes an alternative called "Ghost Cut" to improve the process.