Can't coppy-paste from vim to gedit

[wheelnut]

Greetings, I both hope the solution to this is trivial, and non-trivial. ..and that this question is in the right place..

Following the instructions https://unix.stackexchange.com/quest...ternal-program, I am unable to copy a selection of text from vim into gedit.

I have checked that my fresh install of vim from pkg_add "includes" +xterm_clipboard (-and- +clipboard), and I have, in principle, learned how to use the vim "visual" mode.

"+y

does not work, either -in- visual mode, or in normal mode after I have quit visual mode, which apparently you are supposed to do. If instead I do, -in- visual mode:

:"+y

..at least I can see where I am entering the '"+y', but the copy-paste to gedit still doesn't work.

..could this be functionality that has been implemented in gnu/linux, for example, but has not been ported yet to open-BSD? I really really doubt it, but if not that, what?

..I am using cwm.. ..and loving it! :-D

..for context, what I am -trying- to do is take notes on the configuration changes I'm making. whether I copy sections of code from vim to gedit or somewhere else I suppose doesn't matter. the changes just need to get off the computer so when/if I end up re-installing, the whole process will be easier. :-)

Having reflected a few minutes more, I realize I -could- simply take the whole file and save it to a usb-key. That said, I -am- curious as to why this thing, that apparently is supposed to work, seems not to. :-)

I finally realized I could just open the file in gedit directly, and copy-paste the changes from there. It -would- seem convenient though to just have an editor open with my "notes" file, and copy-paste over to it as I figure out what works.

[jggimi]

You've posted this in a FreeBSD subforum, rather than one for OpenBSD.

Disclaimer: I don't use gedit, and vim I only use rarely -- I use gvim for Unicode text editing.

With that disclaimer out of the way, I can copy / paste between text in graphical and non-graphical apps, such as the built-in vi(1) editor and firefox. This may be because I have the autocutsel package installed.

$ pkg_info autocutsel
Information for inst:autocutsel-0.10.1

Comment:
keep X clipboard and cutbuffer in sync

Description:
Autocutsel tracks changes in the server's cutbuffer and CLIPBOARD
selection. When the CLIPBOARD is changed, it updates the cutbuffer.
When the cutbuffer is changed, it owns the CLIPBOARD selection. The
cutbuffer and CLIPBOARD selection are always synchronized.

Maintainer: Jeremie Courreges-Anglas [email redacted]

WWW: https://www.nongnu.org/autocutsel/

[wheelnut]

Originally Posted by jggimi

You've posted this in a FreeBSD subforum, rather than one for OpenBSD.

Woops. I -am- aware that these two forums exist, and I -was- trying to put it in the right place. sigh. I guess I was so focused on putting it in the right sub-forum, that I forgot about the correct -main- forum. If I knew how to move it to the right place, I would.

With that clarified, I'll try out your solution.

[jggimi]

After installing, be sure to review /usr/local/share/doc/autocutsel/README. I happen to have two instances provisioned in my .xsession:

autocutsel -fork &
autocutsel -selection PRIMARY -fork &

[wheelnut]

So far, no dice. I have your suggestions in my .xsession, and I have re-launched the cwm, so they should be "active". That doesn't mean your suggestion isn't necessary. ..I think the next thing I'll try is gvim, like you. At least one person at the original link claims that this is necessary, as of 2023.

[wheelnut]

Linked to OpenBSD forum.

[wheelnut]

gvim is not available as an openbsd package. I don't know enough about ports yet to be sure it isn't available that way.

-not quite.. it seems to be there, but not as a stand-alone. many many options...

[wheelnut]

..still nothing. probably time to let the openbsd people respond.

[jggimi]

$ pkg_info -L vim | grep gvim