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author | Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> | 2017-12-15 19:19:11 -0800 |
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committer | Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> | 2017-12-15 19:19:11 -0800 |
commit | d247d615332771f0ac18b3f81c7f8cab78ed6207 (patch) | |
tree | 60ef035f2fc38c20fba97aae47dfb74f17563478 /txr.1 | |
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doc: listener: clarify about deletion in selection mode.
* txr.1: Clarify that Ctrl-D is the only deletion command
which copies into the clipboard, and only in visual selection
mode.
Diffstat (limited to 'txr.1')
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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -61693,6 +61693,11 @@ If the Ctrl-D command is invoked while a selection is in effect, then instead of deleting the character under the cursor, it deletes the selection, and copies it to the clipboard. +Ctrl-D has no effect on the clipboard when visual selection is not in effect. + +No other commands which delete text have any effect on the clipboard, +whether or not selection mode is in effect. + .NP* Clipboard Paste The Ctrl-Q command ("quote the clipboard") inserts text from the clipboard @@ -61733,7 +61738,9 @@ When a selection is replaced, nothing is copied to the clipboard. .NP* Delete in Selection Mode In visual mode, it is possible to issue commands which delete text. -Ctrl-D has special behavior, Visual Cut, described above. + +One such command is Ctrl-D. It's special behavior in selection mode, +Visual Cut, is described above. The Backspace key and Ctrl-H also have a special behavior in select mode. If the cursor is at the rightmost endpoint of the selection, then these commands @@ -61749,8 +61756,9 @@ and then deletes the word before the selection. All other deletion commands such as Ctrl-K simply cancel visual selection mode and take their usual effect. -Nothing is copied to the clipboard when deletion commands are used while a -selection is in effect. +No deletion command other than Ctrl-D has any effect on the clipboard, +and Ctrl-D only copies to the clipboard when a selection is being +deleted. .SS* Multi-Line Mode |