Refs #9043 Beginning connecting the Edit Menu

A clipboard object is now retrieved and stored when setting up the UI

Copy, Cut and Paste are wired up to basic handlers that simply print out at present in order to test their shortcuts.

Clear is implemented as expected, clearing text from highlighted cells when Edit->Clear or Del is pressed.

Code/Mantid/scripts/Interface/ui/reflectometer/refl_gui.py

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 from isis_reflectometry import load_live_runs
 from isis_reflectometry.combineMulti import *
 from latest_isis_runs import *
-
 from mantid.api import Workspace, WorkspaceGroup
 
 try:
@@ -51,8 +50,6 @@ def on_comboInstrument_activated(self, instrument):
         self.current_instrument = self.instrument_list[instrument]
         self.comboPolarCorrect.setEnabled(self.current_instrument  in self.polarisation_instruments) # Enable as appropriate
         self.comboPolarCorrect.setCurrentIndex(self.comboPolarCorrect.findText('None')) # Reset to None
-
-
     def on_actionOpen_Table_triggered(self):
         self.loadTable()
     def on_actionReload_from_Disk_triggered(self):
@@ -70,7 +67,26 @@ def on_actionMantid_Help_triggered(self):
     def on_tableMain_modified(self):
         if not self.loading:
             self.windowRefl.modFlag = True
-
+    def actionCopy_triggered(self):
+        print "copy trigger"
+    def actionCut_triggered(self):
+        print "cut trigger"
+    def actionPaste_triggered(self):
+        print "paste trigger"
+        self.paste_from_clipboard()
+    def actionClear_triggered(self):
+        cells = self.tableMain.selectedItems()
+        for cell in cells:
+            column = cell.column()
+            if not (column == 17 or column == 18):
+                cell.setText('')
+
+    def copy_to_clipboard(self,text):
+        self.clip.setText(str(text))
+
+    def paste_from_clipboard(self):
+        pass
+        #print self.clip.text()
     '''
     Event handler for polarisation correction selection.
     '''
@@ -85,7 +101,7 @@ def on_comboPolarCorr_activated(self):
     def setupUi(self, windowRefl):
         super(ReflGui,self).setupUi(windowRefl)
         self.loading = False
-
+        self.clip = QtGui.QApplication.clipboard()
         '''
         Setup instrument options with defaults assigned.
         '''
@@ -176,6 +192,10 @@ def connectSlots(self):
         self.actionClear_Table.triggered.connect(self.on_buttonClear_clicked)
         self.actionProcess.triggered.connect(self.on_buttonProcess_clicked)
         self.actionTransfer.triggered.connect(self.on_buttonTransfer_clicked)
+        self.actionClear.triggered.connect(self.actionClear_triggered)
+        self.actionPaste.triggered.connect(self.actionPaste_triggered)
+        self.actionCut.triggered.connect(self.actionCut_triggered)
+        self.actionCopy.triggered.connect(self.actionCopy_triggered)
         self.tableMain.cellChanged.connect(self.on_tableMain_modified)
 
     def populateList(self):