Andre Sihera wrote:
> I'm using a fairly old version of ViM (7.3) on Ubuntu so I wondered if
> this problem
> isalready known about and maybe fixed in a newer version.
>
> The problem is that the clipboard contents appear to be getting
> corrupted during a
> cut/paste using the '*' register.
>
> Way to reproduce:
>
> 1) Open two terminal windows (or two tabs in a single terminal). I can
> reproduce
> with both gnome terminal and mate terminal.
>
> 2) run VIM in both with no file in either window.
>
> 3) Go to one terminal ("terminal #1") and enter the following text from
> line one:
>
> This is a test
> This is another test
> This is yet another test
> This is a fourth test
>
> 5) Go to the other terminal ("terminal #2") and enter this text from
> line one:
>
> This is a new test
> This is a newer test
>
> 6) In terminal #1, go to line two, SHIFT+V, select the two middle lines,
> then "*y
> toyankto the clipboard. The lines yanked will be:
>
> This is another test
> This is yet another test
>
> 7) In terminal #1, :q! to exit ViM.
>
> 8) Go to terminal #2 position on line two ("This is a newer test") then "*p
> The text does not paste from line three onwards, it gets merged into
> line two:
>
> This is a new test
> TThis is another test
> This is yet another test
> his is a newer test
>
>
> If terminal #1 is left open during the operation it works as expected.
> If anyone
> can confirm this I'd be grateful.
This is normal. So long as Vim is running it can support requests for
the current selection, which it owns. Vim then adds info about the kind
of selection (linewise, blockwise). When Vim exits the selection is
moved to the clipboard. There it is not possible to add info about the
kind of selection, thus it is always characterwise.
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