Jukka,
clone items not only duplicate items but also set the copies on editing mode 
and opens move-item tool: it allows users to clone and move objects on the 
workbench with only one click - the regular duplicate item doesn't have these 
capabilities. It has some possible  usages, cloning object used for point 
simbology or duplicate buildings which have the same shape. I rather use more 
this Clone Tool for my maps than the regular Duplicate one - but this is my 
point of view, more than this I made that tool.
Regarding your second question, I will try to find a solution. Note that 
probabily Replicate Item tool has the same behaviour (I will give a test, too)

Giuseppe




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 Da: Rahkonen Jukka <jukka.rahko...@mmmtike.fi>
A: 'OpenJump develop and use' <jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> 
Inviato: Lunedì 23 Gennaio 2012 10:08
Oggetto: [JPP-Devel] Difference between right click Clone items and 
replicate-selected-items?
 
Hi,

There are two tools in the right click menu which seem to almost the same 
thing. Clone items does not ask anything, it just clones. Are there other 
meaningful differences.

I notices that if I have selected items from many layers the Clone items is 
cloning them all into one of the selected layers. It seems to be usually the 
layer that is highest on the layer legend but not always. Because the behaviour 
is not easy to predict, would it be better to make this tool usable only if 
user has exactly one editable layer selected?

-Jukka Rahkonen-
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