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On 11-Aug-2015 15:18, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
>
> Sampo Osmonen wrote:
>
>> When you yank something into a named register the value of the
>> internal variable 'v:register' doesn't change back to the default
>> register after the yank. The next mapping using 'v:register'
>> after such yank will see 'v:register' contain the register used
>> by the initial yank operation, which contradicts the description
>> in ':h v:register'. 'v:register' only gets updated when some
>> operation like moving the cursor or changing the window is
>> performed after the initial yank.
>>
>> Example - Vim 7.4 (Windows):
>>
>> Write some text in the buffer. Type the commands: "_dl:echo
>> 'v:register'
>>
>> will show '_' as opposed to '"', even though the current command
>> (':echo') didn't use any register. Moving the cursor after the
>> delete and then checking 'v:register' correctly yields '"'
>>
>> This is obviously troublesome for plugins that rely on
>> 'v:register' to paste something, they end up pasting from the
>> blackhole register for example.
>
> It's been like that forever. I suspect some plugins actually rely
> on v:register to keep its value. I don't see how a command can
> depend on v:register for a command that doesn't use a register.
This had been reported before:
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/vim_dev/GiIKJLzH-AM/8rvajv8YkMQJ
Many found the current behavior inconsistent and not helpful;
Christian proposed a simple patch, but there has been no follow-up
yet; I can't even find this in the TODO list.
- -- regards, ingo
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