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I use gvim from xfce4 and sometimes get into a strange |
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situation when pressing : while being in a normal mode |
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leads not to the command line mode but instead highlights |
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the icon "Copy to clipboad". |
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Just now I have noted that in this situation I also cannot |
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see the version of my gvim via the Help menu (but saving via |
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the the "Save current file" icon usually works). |
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The output from the :version command (executed from a newly |
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started gvim) is as follows: |
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VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Sep 7 2014 11:35:08) |
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Included patches: 1-273 |
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Modified by Gentoo-7.4.273 |
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Compiled by myself. |
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Huge version with GTK2 GUI. Features included (+) or not (-): |
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+acl +cmdline_compl +diff +find_in_path +keymap +modify_fname +mouse_xterm +profile -sniff +termresponse +vreplace -xterm_save |
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+arabic +cmdline_hist +digraphs +float +langmap +mouse +multi_byte +python +startuptime +textobjects +wildignore +xpm |
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+autocmd +cmdline_info +dnd +folding +libcall +mouseshape +multi_lang -python3 +statusline +title +wildmenu |
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+balloon_eval +comments -ebcdic -footer +linebreak +mouse_dec -mzscheme +quickfix -sun_workshop +toolbar +windows |
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+browse +conceal +emacs_tags +fork() +lispindent -mouse_gpm -netbeans_intg +reltime +syntax +user_commands +writebackup |
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++builtin_terms +cryptv +eval +gettext +listcmds -mouse_jsbterm +path_extra +rightleft +tag_binary +vertsplit +X11 |
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+byte_offset -cscope +ex_extra -hangul_input +localmap +mouse_netterm -perl -ruby +tag_old_static +virtualedit -xfontset |
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+cindent +cursorbind +extra_search +iconv -lua +mouse_sgr +persistent_undo +scrollbind -tag_any_white +visual +xim |
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+clientserver +cursorshape +farsi +insert_expand +menu -mouse_sysmouse +postscript +signs -tcl +visualextra +xsmp_interact |
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+clipboard +dialog_con_gui +file_in_path +jumplist +mksession +mouse_urxvt +printer +smartindent +terminfo +viminfo +xterm_clipboard |
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system vimrc file: "/etc/vim/vimrc" |
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user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc" |
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2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc" |
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user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc" |
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system gvimrc file: "/etc/vim/gvimrc" |
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user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc" |
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2nd user gvimrc file: "~/.vim/gvimrc" |
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system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim" |
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fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim" |
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Compilation: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK -pthread -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include |
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/cairo -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/libdrm -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/libpng16 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/harfbuzz -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I |
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/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -march=native -O2 -pipe -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 |
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Linking: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -Wl,-O1 -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--as-needed -o gvim -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgo |
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bject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lfreetype -lfontconfig -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE -lm -lncurses -lelf -lacl -lattr -ldl -L/usr/lib64/python2.7/config -lpython2.7 -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm -X |
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linker -export-dynamic |
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Any ideas how to fix it? |
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And whom to blame? (Except for myself, of course. :) |
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My first guess that something is wrong with xfce4 here. |
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