Hi Yegappan! On Mi, 13 Okt 2010, Yegappan Lakshmanan wrote:
> Hi, > > 2010/10/13 François Ingelrest <[email protected]>: > >> It is very difficult to do ANYTHING platform-independent if you're > >> working in a terminal. > > > > I'm also having issues with copy-pasting since I installed the latest > > Ubuntu a few days ago. I've been compiling my own Vim without GUI for > > a few years, and I was previously able to copy-paste using the mouse > > without any problem. Now for some reasons I must use the <shift> key > > to get it working... I can't tell what has changed exactly that's > > altering the copy-paste feature. > > > > You should first check the output of the ":version" command and make > sure that +xterm-clipboard is present. > > When running Vim in an xterm, you can either let Vim control the mouse > or let xterm control the mouse. This is configured by the 'mouse' option. > > If the 'mouse' option is not set (or set to the default value), then Vim will > not control the mouse. You cannot move the Vim text cursor using the > mouse. When you select some text using the mouse, xterm will copy > it to the X11 cut buffer. When you press both the mouse buttons, > xterm will paste the text from the cut buffer. > > If the 'mouse' option is set to 'a' or some other value, then Vim controls > the mouse. The mode (normal or insert or visual, etc) in which Vim > controls the mouse is configured by the 'mouse' option. You can move > the Vim text cursor using the mouse. When you select some text, > the 'clipboard' option setting is used to determine whether to transfer > the selected text to the clipboard or not. The default setting is to > transfer the selected text to the clipboard. If you want to use the > xterm selection mechanism in this mode, then you can press the > <Shift> key. If you press <Shift> key when selecting text using the > mouse, then Vim doesn't control the mouse and xterm controls the > mouse. Thanks for the info. I put it in the faq, if you don't mind. regards, Christian -- You received this message from the "vim_use" 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
