On Friday, 8 March 2019 22:01:48 UTC+5:30, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
> Christian Brabandt wrote:
>
> > On Fr, 08 Mär 2019, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
> > > Patch 8.1.0999
> > > Problem: Use register one too often and not properly tested.
> > > Solution: Do not always use register one when specifying a register.
> > > (closes #4085) Add more tests.
> > > Files: src/ops.c, src/testdir/test_registers.vim
> >
> > This partly reverts 7.3.649:
> > ,----
> > | Problem: When 'clipboard' is set to "unnamed" small deletes end up in
> > the
> > | numbered registers. (Ingo Karkat)
> > | Solution: Use the original register name to decide whether to put a
> > delete
> > | in a numbered register. (Christian Brabandt)
> > `----
> >
> > Doesn't that break again?
>
> It should not, since the register name is not used when deciding when to
> put the deleted text in register 1 (and shift the numbered registers).
> I vagually remember that the reasoning was that when a register is
> explicitly specified, then the text would always get put in register
> one. Now looking at this again, it doesn't make much sense. Whether
> register one is used should only depend on deleting more than one line,
> and the specific set of operators (which usually cover more than one
> line, but could also delete part of a line).
>
> Note that the patch that triggered this did the opposite, that when a
> register was specified that register one would not be used. I think
> that's wrong as well. As it is now after patch 999 it uses register one
> consistently.
>
> Only one existing test had to be adjusted for this patch, and it was not
> specificly testing this situation. Still, if this change breaks a
> plugin or someone's habits, we might need to reconsider.
>
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According to the documentation when a register is explicitly provided for
delete command then the copied text shouldn't be copied to "1(except for the
few scenarios involving delete command with special charecters like { ( n N..).
Please see the comments in this issue for more details :
https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/2346
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