gvim is (sort of) a GUI editor. I just checked and it can support gtk2 (--enable_gui=gtk2 when compiling) so it might actually work for your secondary selection.
On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 5:36 PM, ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com> wrote: > On 06/20/2017 02:57 PM, Andy Bach wrote: > >> >> On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 4:43 PM, ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com >> <mailto:toddandma...@zoho.com>> wrote: >> >> Bummer on the VI ! It inserts above the cursor >> >> >> try >> :help insert >> a - append after cursor >> A - append at end of line >> i - insert before cursor >> I - insert before first non-blank in the line >> o - open a line below cursor >> O - open a line above >> >> for pasting see >> :help paste >> >> but vim also supports yanking into name buffers, so you can save as many >> as you want (well, 26?) and the put from them >> :help yank >> :help put >> >> vim does everything, you just have to find it. ;-> >> -- >> >> a >> >> Andy Bach, >> afb...@gmail.com <mailto:afb...@gmail.com> >> 608 658-1890 cell >> 608 261-5738 wk >> > > > Hi Andy, > > When I said "Bummer on the VI ! It inserts above the cursor", > I was referring to inserting the Secondary Selection > clipboard above the cursor. Sorry for the misunderstanding. > Great write up, by the way. Thank you! > > My favorite vi key is "u" for undo. What me make mistakes?!?!? > NEVER !!!! Okay, more that I will admit. > > I forced myself to learn vi about 26 years ago. It > is truly the editor from hell. But it works and I > continue to use it all the time. > > With vi, I can use the Primary Clipboard (highlight and > middle button paste) and not lose my cursor position. > Make it real handy when copying a variable name. Keeps > the typos to a minimum. > > With text editor where I am forced to use the Secondary > Clipboard (<ctrl><C>, <ctrl>V>), I have to constantly > relocate my line after I do a copy. It is a pain in the neck. > > With the Primary clipboard, this happens too. > > But with the Secondary Selection clipboard, I just push the > <ctrl> key down, highlight what I want, move the mouse > to where I want to paste, middle click, and release the > <ctrl> key. And my cursor stays put and I can keep typing > where I started. It is a YUGE time saver. > > I not sure how the Secondary Selection clipboard would work in > vi as it is not a GUI editor and Secondary Selection requires > the GTK Toolkit. > > -T > > --- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Having been erased, > The document you're seeking > Must now be retyped. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >
