On 2007-02-16, "A.J.Mechelynck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Theerasak Photha wrote:
> > On 2/15/07, Lev Lvovsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> I often find myself copy/pasting via my GUI text that I might have on
> >> the screen, and then pasting it into the command to be performed - is
> >> there any way to cut/paste text into the command area when I have it
> >> highlighted with just the keyboard?
> >
> > Assuming you're talking about ex commands, yes.
> >
> > You can type <Ctrl-R> to insert a register, then the name of any
> > register, including the expression register, =. In your case, the name
> > would probably be '+', so <Ctrl-R>+.
> >
>
> Of course, you should first copy the text to the clipboard in
> whatever program you're pasting from.
Under X11, at least on my system, you don't have to explicitly yank
or copy the text: text highlighted by the mouse automatically goes
into the cut buffer (or the selection--I can't keep the two
straight). The last text highlighted with the mouse is immediately
available in the * register.
Regards,
Gary
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Gary Johnson | Agilent Technologies
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Wireless Division
| Spokane, Washington, USA
