On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:58:58 +0100 Pontus Goffe via Dng <dng@lists.dyne.org> wrote:
> On 2020-11-18 08:23, d...@d404.nl wrote: > > > > In my XFCE environment I use Ctrl+Ins to copy and Shift+Ins to paste > > most of the time instead of Ctrl+C and Ctlr+V. > > > > Grtz > > > > Nick > > > I use that a lot too and I am on LXDE. > Whats funny is that this is something I brought with me from really > old Windows but I dont think it was invented there. > It is the only sequence I know that work in most scenarios. Ctrl-C is > not a great thing for copying in terminals. > //PG The ergonomics of this is awful, being a 2 hand command with both hands leaving home position (or the mouse if you're using a mouse-favoring application). But... This is the first decent tool I've found for copying *out* of Vim and into anything else. Just copy in Vim as if you'll later paste in the same file, but press Shift-Ins in the other application to paste it into that other application. So thanks! SteveT Steve Litt Autumn 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng