[vim/vim] guioptions=P doesn't always copy selection to the + register (Issue #19072)
Coacher
Coacher created an issue (vim/vim#19072)Steps to reproduce
- Create any text file, e.g.
lorem.txtwith theLorem ipsum ... - Run
gvim -u NONE -i NONE -N -c ':set guioptions=XXX' lorem.txt, where XXX is one of options below (see table). - Do Visual mode select using
V, Select mode select usinggH, modeless select withset mouse=+ mouse - Inspect registers contents with
:reg
Expected behaviour
set guioptions=P and set guioptions=AP should put all selections to the + register as per its description: Like autoselect but using the "+ register instead of the "* register. Right now P doesn't change any registers at all and AP changes only * for modeless selection.
set guioptions=aP and set guioptions=aAP should put modeless selection to the + register. Right now only Visual and Select mode selections are stored.
Version of Vim
VIM - Vi IMproved 9.1 (2024 Jan 02, compiled Dec 12 2025 00:00:00) Included patches: 1-1972
Environment
Fedora 43
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Terminal is not used here.
Logs and stack traces
| | Visual mode selection changes | Select mode selection changes | Modeless selection changes | |--------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------| | set guioptions=a | * | * | * | | set guioptions=A | | | * | | set guioptions=P | | | | | set guioptions=aA | * | * | * | | set guioptions=aP | *, + | *, + | * | | set guioptions=AP | | | * | | set guioptions=aAP | *, + | *, + | * | | set guioptions= | | | |
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Coacher
Coacher left a comment (vim/vim#19072)Expected behavior:
| Visual mode selection changes | Select mode selection changes | Modeless selection changes |
|---|
| set guioptions=a | * | * | * |
| set guioptions=A | * |
| set guioptions=P | + | + | + |
| set guioptions=aA | * | * | * |
| set guioptions=aP | *, + | *, + |
| *, + | |||
| set guioptions=AP | + | + | *, + |
| set guioptions=aAP | *, + | *, + |
| *, + | |||
| set guioptions= |
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Christian Brabandt
chrisbra left a comment (vim/vim#19072)@64-bitman please
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Foxe Chen
64-bitman left a comment (vim/vim#19072)l cannot reproduce, setting guioptions=P and visual selecting some text copies the selection on my machine. Do you have any external programs running that may affect the clipboard?
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Coacher
Coacher left a comment (vim/vim#19072)@64-bitman I don't run any special clipboard-related utilities, but KDE has some built-ins for clipboard management. Do you have KDE or something else?
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Foxe Chen
64-bitman left a comment (vim/vim#19072)@64-bitman I don't run any special clipboard-related utilities, but KDE has some built-ins for clipboard management. Do you have KDE or something else?
I am not running KDE, however I tested in a clean Wayland environment, could you try doing that as well? Install a compositor such as LabWC and run Vim with WAYLAND_DISPLAY set to the compositor socket.
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Coacher
Coacher left a comment (vim/vim#19072)I am not running KDE, however I tested in a clean Wayland environment, could you try doing that as well? Install a compositor such as LabWC and run Vim with
WAYLAND_DISPLAYset to the compositor socket.
Could you please recommend a ready-made live environment for this?
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Foxe Chen
64-bitman left a comment (vim/vim#19072)Well here is what I did:
- Install
labwcandwl-clipboardfrom your package manager - Run
labwc -s 'gvim -u NONE -i NONE -N -c ":set guioptions=XXX" lorem.txt' - Select text
- Run
:!wl-paste wl-pasteshould output the selected text
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Coacher
Coacher left a comment (vim/vim#19072)@64-bitman I did the steps above. However, the output from :!wl-paste was empty.
Here are the versions used:
# dnf list --installed labwc wl-clipboard
Installed packages
labwc.x86_64 0.9.3-1.fc43 updates
wl-clipboard.x86_64 2.2.1-5.fc43 fedora
Also
$ wayland-info | grep -E '(ext_data_control|zwlr_data_control)'
interface: 'ext_data_control_manager_v1', version: 1, name: 15
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Coacher
Coacher left a comment (vim/vim#19072)Another piece of the puzzle I found out randomly.
If I start and stop the visual selection, e.g. V<Esc> or VV, then the selected text is not copied.
If I do V:<Esc>, then the selected text is properly copied to the + register.
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Foxe Chen
64-bitman left a comment (vim/vim#19072)@Coacher Does this patch fix your issue?
diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c index 2f2a56017..0569e3b95 100644 --- a/src/normal.c +++ b/src/normal.c @@ -1154,7 +1154,8 @@ end_visual_mode_keep_button(void) // we need to paste it somewhere while we still own the selection. // Only do this when the clipboard is already owned. Don't want to grab // the selection when hitting ESC. - if (clip_star.available && clip_star.owned) + if ((clip_star.available && clip_star.owned) || + (clip_plus.available && clip_plus.owned)) clip_auto_select(); # if defined(FEAT_EVAL)
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Coacher
Coacher left a comment (vim/vim#19072)@64-bitman Yes, this patch fixes the problem. Thank you. Tested on 6625ba3.
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Foxe Chen
64-bitman left a comment (vim/vim#19072)@64-bitman Yes, this patch fixes the problem. Thank you. Tested on 6625ba3.
Thanks. I will make a PR soon
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