Re: vim paste buffer

[Tim Chase]

:help x11-selection

in particular
:help quoteplus

Until I shifted to using *nix boxes regularly (via an actual X 
session, rather than remotely accessing via ssh), the distinction 
between these registers was lost on me.

On Win32, both the "*" register and the "+" register do the same 
thing.  Within X environments, "+" is the clipboard usually 
accessed by copy/paste, while "*" is the selection clipboard 
(usually filled by selecting stuff, and pasted with the 
middle-mouse button).

Thus, depending on what the OP wanted, and how they wanted to 
paste (with ^V or Edit|Paste  vs. clicking the middle-mouse 
button), it would change which register should be used.

I've had to rewire my hands to use the "+" register because it's 
what I usually mean on both systems, and just grew sloppy using 
"*" on my win32 boxen.

For this to work, you have to be running a version of vim that 
has "+clipboard" enabled in its options.

I haven't had great success with getting cut&paste to work over 
an SSH connection from a *nix box to Win32 but there might yet be 
some trick I haven't found.

HTH,

-tim