dev: gvim auto copy selected text(visual) to + register
Sergey Vakulenko
I would like to propose this theme for GVim future feature (new
options for "set clipboard")
For someone who know very well gvim source code, its simple to
implement (i think).
Context of problem:
----------------------------
I wonder, how i can enable auto copy of selected text into '+'
register in Ubuntu (to share clipboard between apps).
i have set guioptions+=a
my test case (with behave mswin):
1) open gvim
2)shift-v, move cursor and Esc (select lines in visual mode)
3)go to firefox and click ctrl-v or ctrl-Insert
In Win xp this works perfectly. But not in X (my example is Ubuntu
11.10 )
I know that in X system this works different way and i tried to solve
this in this thread:
"gvim auto copy selected text to clipboard"
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_use/browse_thread/thread/d2d8516f9465301a/fae6c620e232af00?lnk=gst&q=vakulenko#fae6c620e232af00
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10259366/gvim-auto-copy-selected-text-to-system-clipboard-to-share-it-with-apps
conclusion: its impossible configure gvim to auto copy selected buffer
in + register.
small resume of main (first) thread:
I have many proposition how to auto copy selected(visual) buffer in +
register.
But no one not work in way described in Subject. Major propositions:
1) use mouse click copy
2) ctrl-insert bind "y+
3) use third party clipboard.
There is no solutions but workarounds. Hence, it will be nice have
this feature in gvim.
ZyX
By the way, many (all) KDE applications use <C-S-Insert> shortcut to insert text from primary register (bad, I was told this is hardcoded), Opera can be configured to do this by pressing any key, you can also add a global shortcut to do the job, but I do not know exactly what should you do in this case.
Christian Brabandt
On Mo, 23 Apr 2012, Sergey Vakulenko wrote:
> Hi
>
> I would like to propose this theme for GVim future feature (new
> options for "set clipboard")
> For someone who know very well gvim source code, its simple to
> implement (i think).
>
> Context of problem:
> ----------------------------
>
> I wonder, how i can enable auto copy of selected text into '+'
> register in Ubuntu (to share clipboard between apps).
> i have set guioptions+=a
>
> my test case (with behave mswin):
> 1) open gvim
> 2)shift-v, move cursor and Esc (select lines in visual mode)
> 3)go to firefox and click ctrl-v or ctrl-Insert
What is the problem with yanking the selection first?
> In Win xp this works perfectly. But not in X (my example is Ubuntu
> 11.10 )
> I know that in X system this works different way and i tried to solve
> this in this thread:
>
> "gvim auto copy selected text to clipboard"
> http://groups.google.com/group/vim_use/browse_thread/thread/d2d8516f9465301a/fae6c620e232af00?lnk=gst&q=vakulenko#fae6c620e232af00
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10259366/gvim-auto-copy-selected-text-to-system-clipboard-to-share-it-with-apps
>
> conclusion: its impossible configure gvim to auto copy selected buffer
> in + register.
It is not. Simply yank the selection and with 'cb' set to unnamedplus,
you'll have the contents available to paste with Ctrl-C in firefox or
use a clipboard manager like parcellite or glipper or klipper or
autocutsel to keep both X11 buffers in sync.
> small resume of main (first) thread:
>
> I have many proposition how to auto copy selected(visual) buffer in +
> register.
> But no one not work in way described in Subject. Major propositions:
> 1) use mouse click copy
> 2) ctrl-insert bind "y+
> 3) use third party clipboard.
>
>
> There is no solutions but workarounds. Hence, it will be nice have
> this feature in gvim.
Anyway, I have a patch, that changes the behaviour of the 'cb' option
when 'autoselect' is included to always copy the selection in both X11
buffers. But you'll lose the X11 clipboard then and I don't think this
is really useful.
Mit freundlichen Gr��en
Christian
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Sergey Vakulenko
> > There is no solutions but workarounds. Hence, it will be nice have
> > this feature in gvim.
>
> Anyway, I have a patch, that changes the behaviour of the 'cb' option
> when 'autoselect' is included to always copy the selection in both X11
> buffers. But you'll lose the X11 clipboard then and I don't think this
> is really useful.
You have many features, and you make your own choice, what to use
(useful for you), and what not.
I found this functionality very useful (im sure im not only one).
Hence, its would be nice have this feature in my vim.
I would like to test your patch
Thank you in advance
Sergey Vakulenko
Big thanks to Christian Brabandt for patch.
First impression - its works like its should. Anyway, need a little a bit time to test this feature.
Its will be cool to see this patch as part of gvim application, like one of the options of clipboard.
In attach patch from Christian Brabandt
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Cordialement
Sergiy Vakulenko
Li Xue
Could you please tell me how to use your vim patch? I am new to vim.
Many thanks.
Li
Christian Brabandt
On Fr, 14 Mär 2014, Li Xue wrote:
> Hi Christian,
>
> Could you please tell me how to use your vim patch? I am new to vim.
>
> Many thanks.
This means, with all Vims that are newer (e.g. :version shows a higher
number than 7.3.073) you can simply set :set clipboard^=unnamedplus and
Vim will copy all yanks and deletes to the system clipboard. Read more
about it at :h 'clipboard (and look for the value unnamedplus)
Best,
Christian
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Li Xue
Huge version with GTK2 GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+arabic +cmdline_info -ebcdic +fork() +listcmds +mouse_netterm +persistent_undo +signs +terminfo +vreplace
+autocmd +comments +emacs_tags +gettext +localmap +mouse_sgr +postscript +smartindent +termresponse +wildignore
+balloon_eval +conceal +eval -hangul_input +lua -mouse_sysmouse +printer -sniff +textobjects +wildmenu
+browse +cryptv +ex_extra +iconv +menu +mouse_urxvt +profile +startuptime +title +windows
++builtin_terms +cscope +extra_search +insert_expand +mksession +mouse_xterm +python +statusline +toolbar +writebackup
+byte_offset +cursorbind +farsi +jumplist +modify_fname +multi_byte -python3 -sun_workshop +user_commands +X11
+cindent +cursorshape +file_in_path +keymap +mouse +multi_lang +quickfix +syntax +vertsplit -xfontset
+clientserver +dialog_con_gui +find_in_path +langmap +mouseshape -mzscheme +reltime +tag_binary +virtualedit +xim
+clipboard +diff +float +libcall +mouse_dec +netbeans_intg +rightleft +tag_old_static +visual +xsmp_interact
+cmdline_compl +digraphs +folding +linebreak +mouse_gpm +path_extra +ruby -tag_any_white +visualextra +xterm_clipboard
+cmdline_hist +dnd -footer +lispindent -mouse_jsbterm +perl +scrollbind +tcl +viminfo -xterm_save
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Christian Brabandt
On Sa, 15 Mär 2014, Li Xue wrote:
> Hi Christian,
>
with Mac so I can't be of any help, sorry. You might need to start an
X11 server on your Mac, but I am not sure. You might also want to try
using ssh -Y option.
Best,
Christian
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Li Xue
LCD 47
> Hi Christian,
>
> Thanks for your reminder of the x11. You are right that I need to
> start a X11 server. If I start X11 server, sometimes I can copy from
> a remote vim to the clipboard on my local mac. But if I log out of my
> account from my mac machine, it does not work again. Do you think it
> might be a bug in vim?
connection with ForwardX11Trusted, that is, "ssh -Y" (and it actually
has to succeed; see "ssh -v -Y" to make sure). "ssh -X" is not enough.
> Here are my steps:
>
> 1. start xquartz and open a terminal inside xquartz
> 2. from this terminal, type ssh -X remote_host_name (I also tried -Y)
> 3. for the remote vim I set ":set
> clipboard=unnamedplus,unnamed,autoselect,exclude:cons\|linux"
something like this in your remote vimrc:
set clipboard=unnamedplus,autoselect,exclude:cons\\\\|linux
This will make Vim use the '+' register for all yank, delete,
change, and put operations, which many people find easier to work with.
> 4. use vim open a file from the remote_host_name
> 5. inside vim, type yy to yank a line into system clipboard, and if
> I am lucky with this ssh session, I can paste that line into a text
> editor on my local mac machine.
Open xclipboard on the local machine, and yank a line in the remote
vim. You should see the line appear in xclipboard, and this should work
both with a remote gvim, and with a remote console vim.
/lcd
Li Xue
Xquartz is x sever. And I tried ssh - Y.
LCD 47
> Hi,
>
> Xquartz is x sever. And I tried ssh - Y.
(1) it won't work with "ssh -X";
(2) it won't work with "ssh -Y" if trusted forwarding fails silently;
(3) having both unnamedplus and unnamed in &clipboard makes it harder
for you to see whether it works or not;
(4) you should run xclipboard both on the local and the remote machine,
to find out where your yanks end up.
/lcd
Li Xue
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LCD 47
> Hi lcd,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> Do you mean that I should try ssh -v -Y?
host's connections to your X server are subject to X11 security
restrictions, while with "-Y" they aren't. Adding "-v" makes ssh print
debugging messages. You should run it once, to make sure "-Y" succeeds.
If you get a message such as
X11 forwarding request failed on channel 0
before ssh gives you the prompt, it didn't work, and you need to change
the sshd configuration on the remote machine. If you don't get that
message you're fine and you can forget about "-v".
> I am new to vim. I do not know how to run xclipboard both on the local
> and the remote machine. Could you please give me a more detailed
> instruction?
mentioned in the previous message;
(2) on the remote machine, run "xclipboard &"; this should open a small
window;
(3) on the remote machine run vim and yank a few lines; you should see
them appearing in the small window;
(4) close the small window;
(5) on the local machine, open a new terminal and run "xclipboard"; this
should open another small window;
(6) on the remote machine run vim again and yank a few lines; you should
see them again appearing in the small window.
Keep the xclipboard window open and watch it while you work. If you
see your yanks appearing there, remote transmission works, regardless of
whether you can actually paste the results on the local machine.
> Do you happen to have any idea why my steps *randomly* work in
> different ssh sessions?
Failing randomly seems improbable. More likely either your yanks
get to the '*' register and they aren't transmitted over the line (only
the ones in the '+' register are sent), or your testing procedure is
flawed in other way. The definitive test is whether your yanks appear
in xclipboard.
/lcd
Li Xue
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LCD 47
> appreciate it!
>
> I did the steps you told me and in fact my yanks can appear on both
> the remote and local xclipboard windows, even though I still cannot
> paste the results on the local machine. So the remote transmission
> works.
> Do you happen to have any idea why I cannot paste my yanks on the
> local machine?
Your experiment above shows that the problem is local to your Mac
machine. Now, I don't know much about Mac OS, but I suppose you need
version of Vim with +clipboard, +X11, and +xterm_clipboard, and you
might want to add something like this to your vimrc:
set clipboard=unnamedplus,autoselect
(it's probably safe to leave alone the linux console exception, since
you won't run into it on Mac). After that, you should be able to open
xclipboard, type something there, and than paste it in a local Vim. If
Vim can't paste the contents of the clipboard, the problem is incomplete
(or buggy) integration between your Vim and X11. I'm not sure what you
can do about that; as I understand there are several implementations of
Vim for Mac, perhaps try a different one.
/lcd
Li Xue
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