On Friday, July 11, 2014 11:35:24 PM UTC+2, Bram Moolenaar wrote: > Bruno Sutic wrote: > > > > > I got really excited about one discovery, so I'd like to start a > > > discussion and see if there is a possible fit into vim's feature > > > roadmap. > > > > > > So, apparently all modern terminals have a feature to tell programs > > > when something is pasted. > > > Terminal does this by wrapping the paste content with sequences > > > \e[200~ and \e[201~. > > > > > > Because of this, terminal programs (specifically vim) *could* tell a > > > difference when something is typed vs pasted. This is nicely > > > explained in the blog article here: > > > http://cirw.in/blog/bracketed-paste > > > > > > And this is not just theory - the same guy wrote a small plugin that > > > enables this for vim, link: > > > https://github.com/ConradIrwin/vim-bracketed-paste (it's less than 30 > > > lines of viml) > > > > > > I tried the plugin and it works great! (I'm on OS X, Terminal.app) > > > The punch line is: as a terminal vim user, I don't have to use `:set > > > paste` ever again! > > > > > > Now, what do you think: does this feature belong in the "plugin > > > domain" or should it eventually be part of vim? > > > > > > I'm just a user, so I couldn't help with any of that, but I like the > > > feature so much - maybe my enthusiasm will infect someone else! :) > > > > Sounds useful. > > > > Since what version of xterm and screen is this supported? I suspect > > older versions do not support it. > > > > -- > > BEDEVERE: Look! It's the old man from scene 24 - what's he Doing here? > > ARTHUR: He is the keeper of the Bridge. He asks each traveler five > > questions ... > > GALAHAD: Three questions. > > "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD > > > > /// Bram Moolenaar -- b...@moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ > > /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ > > \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// > > \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org ///
Hi Bram, glad you think it's useful. So I just googled it: it turns out this is available in xterm for years. Here's the blog post from 2009 showing how to make it work with vim and xterm: http://help.lockergnome.com/linux/Bug-504244-Vim-script-turn-xterm-bracketed-paste-mode--ftopict511918.html I found other online resources mentioning this in 2010, 2011. But the above link is the earliest. About screen - here's the patch from March 2013, so I guess it's been added there just recently: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/screen-devel/2013-03/msg00000.html -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" 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 received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
