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  "title": "Opening the Junk Yard from the screen edge",
  "slug": "opening-the-junk-yard",
  "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/opening-the-junk-yard",
  "markdown_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/opening-the-junk-yard.md",
  "category": "Junk Yard",
  "category_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/junk-yard/",
  "tags": [
    "junk yard",
    "curtain",
    "clipboard"
  ],
  "summary": "Push your pointer against the right edge of the screen (or the top, if you choose) and a slim curtain of your Junk Yard scraps slides out. Click a scrap to copy it; move the pointer away and the curtain rolls back.",
  "published_at": "2026-10-01T06:18:02.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-01T05:36:11.000Z",
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    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Opening and closing it",
      "id": "opening-and-closing-it"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "What you can do in the curtain",
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    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Top or right",
      "id": "top-or-right"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Making it quicker or slower",
      "id": "making-it-quicker-or-slower"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Turning the edge trigger off",
      "id": "turning-the-edge-trigger-off"
    }
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      "slug": "junk-yard-shortcuts",
      "label": "Junk Yard shortcuts",
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      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/junk-yard-shortcuts"
    },
    {
      "slug": "performance-modes",
      "label": "performance mode",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/performance-modes"
    },
    {
      "slug": "the-junk-yard-wont-open",
      "label": "The Junk Yard won't open or stops capturing",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-junk-yard-wont-open"
    },
    {
      "slug": "junk-yard",
      "label": "The Junk Yard",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/junk-yard"
    },
    {
      "slug": "clipboard-capture",
      "label": "Clipboard capture, pins and how long items last",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/clipboard-capture"
    },
    {
      "slug": "searching-the-junk-yard",
      "label": "Searching and editing Junk Yard items",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/searching-the-junk-yard"
    }
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    {
      "slug": "clipboard-capture",
      "title": "Clipboard capture, pins and how long items last",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/clipboard-capture"
    },
    {
      "slug": "junk-yard-shortcuts",
      "title": "Junk Yard shortcuts",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/junk-yard-shortcuts"
    },
    {
      "slug": "searching-the-junk-yard",
      "title": "Searching and editing Junk Yard items",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/searching-the-junk-yard"
    },
    {
      "slug": "junk-yard",
      "title": "The Junk Yard",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/junk-yard"
    },
    {
      "slug": "the-junk-yard-wont-open",
      "title": "The Junk Yard won't open or stops capturing",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-junk-yard-wont-open"
    }
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  "diagrams": [
    {
      "kind": "flowchart",
      "caption": "How the edge curtain opens and closes",
      "outline": "- Pointer pressed against the docked edge\n  - leads to Still there after the open delay?\n- Still there after the open delay?\n  - No: leads to Nothing happens\n  - Yes: leads to The curtain slides in\n- The curtain slides in\n  - leads to What do you do?\n- What do you do?\n  - Click a scrap: leads to It is copied and the curtain closes\n  - Move the pointer away: leads to Back within the close delay?\n  - Click the eye on a tile: leads to A large preview opens and the curtain stays open\n- Back within the close delay?\n  - Yes: leads to The curtain slides in\n  - No: leads to The curtain rolls away\n",
      "source": "%% caption: How the edge curtain opens and closes\nflowchart TD\n  A[Pointer pressed against the docked edge] --> B{Still there after the open delay?}\n  B -->|No| C[Nothing happens]\n  B -->|Yes| D[The curtain slides in]\n  D --> E{What do you do?}\n  E -->|Click a scrap| F[It is copied and the curtain closes]\n  E -->|Move the pointer away| G{Back within the close delay?}\n  G -->|Yes| D\n  G -->|No| H[The curtain rolls away]\n  E -->|Click the eye on a tile| I[A large preview opens and the curtain stays open]"
    }
  ],
  "images": [],
  "screenshots_pending": [
    {
      "alt": "The Junk Yard edge curtain docked to the right edge of the screen, showing a column of scrap tiles, the filter icons and the blue button that opens the full board",
      "caption": "The edge curtain, docked to the right"
    }
  ],
  "faqs": [],
  "text": "Push your pointer against the edge of the screen and a slim, see-through curtain of your Junk Yard scraps slides into view. Click a scrap to copy it, then paste it wherever you're working. Move your pointer away and the curtain rolls back on its own. It docks to the right edge of the screen unless you choose the top. Opening and closing it How the edge curtain opens and closes Flowchart outline: How the edge curtain opens and closes Pointer pressed against the docked edge leads to Still there after the open delay? Still there after the open delay? No: leads to Nothing happens Yes: leads to The curtain slides in The curtain slides in leads to What do you do? What do you do? Click a scrap: leads to It is copied and the curtain closes Move the pointer away: leads to Back within the close delay? Click the eye on a tile: leads to A large preview opens and the curtain stays open Back within the close delay? Yes: leads to The curtain slides in No: leads to The curtain rolls away To open it, move the pointer right up against the edge the curtain is docked to and rest it there for a moment. The areas near the corners of the screen don't count, so reaching for a corner won't set it off. To close it, move the pointer away. Clicking a scrap also closes it once the scrap has been copied. There's no keyboard shortcut for the curtain itself, and pressing Esc doesn't close it. Esc does close the large preview. By default the curtain waits a tenth of a second before sliding in and a tenth of a second before rolling away. Moving back in quickly keeps it open. What you can do in the curtain Click a tile to copy that scrap, then paste with ⌘V. Two-finger tap (secondary click) a tile to delete it. Pinned scraps are protected and never deleted this way. You can turn this off with Two-finger tap deletes a scrap . Hover a tile for its trash button, or click its eye to open the large preview. The curtain stays open and follows along as you page through scraps in the preview. Scroll by moving the pointer towards either end of the row — the closer to the end, the faster — or scroll with two fingers. The filter icons cycle as you click them: once to show only that kind of scrap (blue), again to hide that kind (red, struck through), and a third time to clear it. The ＋ button starts a new note, and the blue button opens the full board. Top or right In Settings → Junk Yard → Edge curtain , Dock to chooses Top or Right . The Toggle dock position (Top ↔ Right) shortcut, ⌃⇧D by default, flips it instantly and briefly shows the curtain in its new place. See Junk Yard shortcuts . Making it quicker or slower Settings → Advanced → Junk Yard Edge Curtain has: Setting What it does Open delay How long the pointer must rest at the edge before the curtain slides in, up to 1,000 ms Close delay How long after the pointer leaves before the curtain rolls away, up to 3,000 ms Panel background How see-through or solid the curtain looks Scroll speed Three sliders — Edge auto-scroll, Pointer movement, and Trackpad & scroll-wheel — from slow up to 5× Reset to defaults puts them all back. If the curtain pops open when you're only reaching for the menu bar, raise the Open delay . Turning the edge trigger off If you'd rather not have the curtain at all, turn off Open a strip of scraps when the pointer hits the screen edge in Settings → Junk Yard → Edge curtain . Everything else in the Junk Yard keeps working. You can still open the full board: from the Junk Yard tab in the main window, or with the Open the Junk Yard shortcut, ⌃⇧J by default, which opens it in a window of its own. The curtain also stops responding while Storage Studio is in Minimum performance mode , which you choose yourself to keep it to core work only. If the curtain doesn't open at all, see The Junk Yard won't open or stops capturing . See also: The Junk Yard · Clipboard capture, pins and how long items last · Searching and editing Junk Yard items",
  "markdown": "Push your pointer against the edge of the screen and a slim, see-through **curtain** of your Junk Yard scraps slides into view. Click a scrap to copy it, then paste it wherever you're working. Move your pointer away and the curtain rolls back on its own. It docks to the **right** edge of the screen unless you choose the top.\n\n## Opening and closing it\n\n```mermaid\n%% caption: How the edge curtain opens and closes\nflowchart TD\n  A[Pointer pressed against the docked edge] --> B{Still there after the open delay?}\n  B -->|No| C[Nothing happens]\n  B -->|Yes| D[The curtain slides in]\n  D --> E{What do you do?}\n  E -->|Click a scrap| F[It is copied and the curtain closes]\n  E -->|Move the pointer away| G{Back within the close delay?}\n  G -->|Yes| D\n  G -->|No| H[The curtain rolls away]\n  E -->|Click the eye on a tile| I[A large preview opens and the curtain stays open]\n```\n\n*Flowchart — How the edge curtain opens and closes. Outline:*\n\n- Pointer pressed against the docked edge\n  - leads to Still there after the open delay?\n- Still there after the open delay?\n  - No: leads to Nothing happens\n  - Yes: leads to The curtain slides in\n- The curtain slides in\n  - leads to What do you do?\n- What do you do?\n  - Click a scrap: leads to It is copied and the curtain closes\n  - Move the pointer away: leads to Back within the close delay?\n  - Click the eye on a tile: leads to A large preview opens and the curtain stays open\n- Back within the close delay?\n  - Yes: leads to The curtain slides in\n  - No: leads to The curtain rolls away\n\n- **To open it,** move the pointer right up against the edge the curtain is docked to and rest it there for a moment. The areas near the corners of the screen don't count, so reaching for a corner won't set it off.\n- **To close it,** move the pointer away. Clicking a scrap also closes it once the scrap has been copied.\n- There's no keyboard shortcut for the curtain itself, and pressing Esc doesn't close it. Esc does close the large preview.\n\nBy default the curtain waits a tenth of a second before sliding in and a tenth of a second before rolling away. Moving back in quickly keeps it open.\n\n## What you can do in the curtain\n\n- **Click** a tile to copy that scrap, then paste with ⌘V.\n- **Two-finger tap** (secondary click) a tile to delete it. Pinned scraps are protected and never deleted this way. You can turn this off with **Two-finger tap deletes a scrap**.\n- Hover a tile for its **trash** button, or click its **eye** to open the large preview. The curtain stays open and follows along as you page through scraps in the preview.\n- **Scroll** by moving the pointer towards either end of the row — the closer to the end, the faster — or scroll with two fingers.\n- The **filter icons** cycle as you click them: once to show only that kind of scrap (blue), again to hide that kind (red, struck through), and a third time to clear it.\n- The **＋** button starts a new note, and the blue button opens the full board.\n\n## Top or right\n\nIn Settings → **Junk Yard** → **Edge curtain**, **Dock to** chooses **Top** or **Right**. The **Toggle dock position (Top ↔ Right)** shortcut, ⌃⇧D by default, flips it instantly and briefly shows the curtain in its new place. See [Junk Yard shortcuts](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/junk-yard-shortcuts).\n\n## Making it quicker or slower\n\nSettings → **Advanced** → **Junk Yard Edge Curtain** has:\n\n| Setting | What it does |\n|---|---|\n| Open delay | How long the pointer must rest at the edge before the curtain slides in, up to 1,000 ms |\n| Close delay | How long after the pointer leaves before the curtain rolls away, up to 3,000 ms |\n| Panel background | How see-through or solid the curtain looks |\n| Scroll speed | Three sliders — Edge auto-scroll, Pointer movement, and Trackpad & scroll-wheel — from slow up to 5× |\n\n**Reset to defaults** puts them all back. If the curtain pops open when you're only reaching for the menu bar, raise the **Open delay**.\n\n## Turning the edge trigger off\n\nIf you'd rather not have the curtain at all, turn off **Open a strip of scraps when the pointer hits the screen edge** in Settings → **Junk Yard** → **Edge curtain**. Everything else in the Junk Yard keeps working. You can still open the full board:\n\n- from the **Junk Yard** tab in the main window, or\n- with the **Open the Junk Yard** shortcut, ⌃⇧J by default, which opens it in a window of its own.\n\nThe curtain also stops responding while Storage Studio is in **Minimum** [performance mode](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/performance-modes), which you choose yourself to keep it to core work only.\n\nIf the curtain doesn't open at all, see [The Junk Yard won't open or stops capturing](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-junk-yard-wont-open).\n\nSee also: [The Junk Yard](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/junk-yard) · [Clipboard capture, pins and how long items last](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/clipboard-capture) · [Searching and editing Junk Yard items](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/searching-the-junk-yard)\n"
}