Re: Can I copy/yank into and out of vim?

2023-03-03 Thread Gary Johnson
On 2023-03-04, Tony Mechelynck wrote: > On Sat, Mar 4, 2023 at 3:32 AM Angel M Alganza wrote: > > > > On 2023-03-04 01:08, K otgc wrote: > > > Hello, I would like to copy/yank text from vim out to other programs > > > like > > > dpaste or Google Docs. > > > I would also like to coy/yank text from

Re: Can I copy/yank into and out of vim?

2023-03-03 Thread Angel M Alganza
On 2023-03-04 03:48, Tony Mechelynck wrote: The reason for this dfference in behaviour is that xterm doesn't use the X11 clipboard (register + in Vim) but only the X11 selection (register * in Vim). In almost every other GUI, including gvim, you can use Edit→Cut, Edit→Copy and Edit→Paste to

Re: Can I copy/yank into and out of vim?

2023-03-03 Thread Tony Mechelynck
On Sat, Mar 4, 2023 at 3:32 AM Angel M Alganza wrote: > > On 2023-03-04 01:08, K otgc wrote: > > Hello, I would like to copy/yank text from vim out to other programs > > like > > dpaste or Google Docs. > > I would also like to coy/yank text from external programs like website > > text > > into

Re: Can I copy/yank into and out of vim?

2023-03-03 Thread Tony Mechelynck
On Sat, Mar 4, 2023 at 1:08 AM K otgc wrote: > > Hello, I would like to copy/yank text from vim out to other programs like > dpaste or Google Docs. > I would also like to coy/yank text from external programs like website text > into vim. > I can manually highlight external program text with my

Re: Can I copy/yank into and out of vim?

2023-03-03 Thread Angel M Alganza
On 2023-03-04 01:08, K otgc wrote: Hello, I would like to copy/yank text from vim out to other programs like dpaste or Google Docs. I would also like to coy/yank text from external programs like website text into vim. I can manually highlight external program text with my mouse, copy and

Re: Can I copy/yank into and out of vim?

2023-03-03 Thread akspecs
> On Mar 3, 2023, at 16:08, K otgc wrote: > > Hello, I would like to copy/yank text from vim out to other programs > […trimmed] assuming your system’s install was compiled with the clipboard option, you can yank into the system’s “ register. -- -- You received this message from the

Re: Can I copy/yank into and out of vim?

2023-03-03 Thread Tim Chase
On 2023-03-03 16:08, K otgc wrote: > Hello, I would like to copy/yank text from vim out to other programs > like dpaste or Google Docs. How you go about this depends on a couple factors that you omit: - which OS are you using? - do you mean via the clipboard (in which case, if your build was

Re: Can I copy/yank into and out of vim?

2023-03-03 Thread 'c.willis111' via vim_use
-- Original Message -- From: "K otgc" To: "vim_use" Sent: Saturday, 4 Mar, 2023 At 00:08 Subject: Can I copy/yank into and out of vim? Hello, I would like to copy/yank text from vim out to other programs like dpaste or Google Docs. I would also like to coy/yank text from external

Can I copy/yank into and out of vim?

2023-03-03 Thread K otgc
Hello, I would like to copy/yank text from vim out to other programs like dpaste or Google Docs. I would also like to coy/yank text from external programs like website text into vim. I can manually highlight external program text with my mouse, copy and then insert into vim, but maybe there's a

Re: Vimdiff editing text

2023-03-03 Thread K otgc
Thanks, I actually posted this about a week ago. I figured out I just have to manually delete, yank and put. I was hoping vimdiff would do and dp. The biggest headache was sorting the lines, as dates were majorly messed up due to a very old syncing error before the iPhone came out. I have just

Re: Vimdiff editing text

2023-03-03 Thread Tim Chase
On 2023-02-24 22:50, K otgc wrote: > I'm having trouble moving text from file2 line1 to file1 line8. If it's just one line as part of a larger change, you can yank it and either paste it normally or visually-highlight the line with "V" and paste to replace it (or paste it and then delete then

Re: Vimdiff editing text

2023-03-03 Thread 'c.willis111' via vim_use
How about vim file2 yy :e file1 7G p ie open file 2, grab the first line, edit file1, move to line 7 and append what you yanked. No doubt there are ways involving two windows. regards - Chris -- Original Message -- From: "K otgc" To: "vim_use" Sent: Saturday, 25 Feb, 2023 At

Vimdiff editing text

2023-03-03 Thread K otgc
I'm having trouble moving text from file2 line1 to file1 line8. How do I do that please? -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You