On Friday 16 February 2007, A.J.Mechelynck wrote: > Maybe -- I've never understood how to properly use the * register under > X11. What comes from "Edit => Copy" (or Ctrl-C) in some non-Vim program > arrives in the + register in gvim, and what I yank into the + register in > gvim is available for "Edit => Paste" (or Ctrl-V) in any non-Vim program -- > those I can understand.
In short: X has, in addition to the regular clipboard, a selection buffer. When you copy/cut text, it is placed in the clipboard (register + in vim). When you select text with the mouse it's placed in the selection buffer (register * in vim) without touching the clipboard. -- Erlend Hamberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
