Re: [gentoo-user] copy-paste no longer works with (g)vim + OpenOffice

[Philip Webb]

100216 Willie Wong wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 03:45:30PM -0500, Philip Webb wrote:
>> I have updated to the latest stable (G)vim 7.2.303
>> & suddenly can no longer copy+paste from Vim into Open Office:
>> it doesn't work at all with Gvim & unpredictably with Vim in a Konsole.
>> I can copy+paste from Most in a Konsole to Open Office as usual.
>> This is on the Fluxbox desktop with Unicode & a generally reliable system.
> Which copy+paste? high-light with mouse and middle click to paste?

Yes: are there other methods ? -- it also doesn't work
if I high-light with 'v' & the (left-)arrow key(s).

> Can you copy and paste from (g)vim to another Konsole?

Yes, no problem.

> To any other application?

Yes, to Leafpad, Kwrite, (Xfce) Terminal & Xterm.

> What use-flag did you compile (g)vim with?

  root:502 ~> eix gvim
  [I] app-editors/gvim
    Available versions: 7.0.235 ~7.0.243 7.1.123 ~7.1.330 7.2.182 ~7.2.264 7.2.303 ~7.2.359 {acl aqua bash-completion cscope debug gnome gpm gtk motif netbeans nextaw nls perl python ruby}
    Installed versions: 7.2.303([2010-02-15 16:38:53])(gpm gtk motif perl python -acl -aqua -bash-completion -cscope -debug -gnome -netbeans -nextaw -nls -ruby)
 
OO was compiled with :

  root:503 ~> eix openoffice
  [I] app-office/openoffice
    Installed versions: 3.1.1([2010-02-15 15:12:54])(cups dbus gstreamer gtk java kde nsplugin opengl -aqua -bash-completion -binfilter -debug -eds -elibc_FreeBSD -gnome -kdeenablefinal -ldap -linguas_af ... -linguas_zu -mono -odk -pam -templates)

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