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*yankring.txt* For Vim version 7.0.
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Author: David Fishburn September 16, 2011
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Version: 12.0
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For instructions on installing this file, type
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:help add-local-help |add-local-help| inside Vim.
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Homepage: http://vim.sourceforge.net/script.php?script_id=1234
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==============================================================================
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1. Contents *yankring* *yankring-contents*
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1. Contents...............................: |yankring-contents|
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2. Description............................: |yankring-description|
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3. Configuration..........................: |yankring-configure|
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3.1 Global Variables...................: |yankring-globals|
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3.2 Default Keys.......................: |yankring-mappings|
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3.3 Customizing Maps...................: |yankring-custom-maps|
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3.4 Customizing Menus..................: |yankring-custom-menus|
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4. Using the YankRing Window..............: |yankring-window|
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5. Commands...............................: |yankring-commands|
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5.1 YRToggle..........................: |YRToggle|
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5.2 YRClear...........................: |YRClear|
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5.3 YRShow............................: |YRShow|
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5.5 YRGetElem.........................: |YRGetElem|
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5.6 YRGetMultiple.....................: |YRGetMultiple|
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5.7 YRPush............................: |YRPush|
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5.8 YRPop.............................: |YRPop|
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5.9 YRYankCount.......................: |YRYankCount|
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5.10 YRYankRange.......................: |YRYankRange|
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5.11 YRDeleteRange.....................: |YRDeleteRange|
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5.12 YRPaste...........................: |YRPaste|
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5.13 YRReplace.........................: |YRReplace|
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5.14 YRMapsCreate......................: |YRMapsCreate|
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5.15 YRMapsDelete......................: |YRMapsDelete|
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5.16 YRSearch..........................: |YRSearch|
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5.17 YRRunAfterMaps....................: |yankring-custom-maps|
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6. Tutorial...............................: |yankring-tutorial|
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6.1 YRShow............................: |YRShow-example|
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6.2 YRReplace.........................: |YRReplace-example|
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6.3 YRPush............................: |YRPush-example|
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6.4 YRClear...........................: |YRClear-example|
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6.8 YRPop.............................: |YRPop-example|
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6.9 Visual modes......................: |yankring-visual-example|
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6.10 Using ranges......................: |YRYankRange-example|
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6.11 :global...........................: |global-example|
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6.12 YRSearch..........................: |YRSearch-example|
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7. History................................: |yankring-history|
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==============================================================================
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2. Description *yankring-description*
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Vim already maintains a list of numbered registers containing the last 9
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deletes. These previous deletes can be referenced using [register]p, so
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"1p will paste the last delete, "2p the 2nd last delete. For more
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information see |quote_number|.
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Vim does not provide any mechanism to reference previously yanked text.
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In Emacs this feature is called the "kill ring".
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The YankRing plugin allows the user to configure the number of yanked
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and deleted text. After text has been pasted, it can be replaced with
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a previous value from the yankring.
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As of version 3.0, the yankring's content will persist (by default)
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between starting and stopping Vim.
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The plugin can be toggled on and off, and supports:
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Ranges
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Registers
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Counts
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All visual modes
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All motions
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All text-objects
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If you have any suggestions for the improvement of this plugin, see the
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yankring.vim file for my email address. Suggestions / bug reports are
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always welcome.
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For details on the changes between versions see |yankring-history|.
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==============================================================================
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3. Configuration *yankring-configure*
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The YankRing allows the user to choose which keys are to be assigned to
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the various commands. By default, the YankRing chose keys identical
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with Vim's standard behaviour/keys.
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3.1 Global Variables *yankring-globals*
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You can customize the YankRing by setting various global variables in
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your |.vimrc|.
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>
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yankring_max_history
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< Default: 100
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Controls how many elements to save in the yankring. >
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let g:yankring_max_history = 100
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yankring_min_element_length
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< Default: 1
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If the yanked element has a length less than this value
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if will not be added to the YankRing. This can be useful if
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you want to bypass single letter deletes by adding the
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following to your .vimrc: >
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let g:yankring_min_element_length = 2
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yankring_max_element_length
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< Default: 1048576 (1M)
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Will truncate a new entry to the specified maximum. If
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g:yankring_max_element_length is set to 0, there is no limit. >
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let g:yankring_max_element_length = 4194304 " 4M
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yankring_max_display
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< Default: 500
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When the YankRing window is opened, each element is displayed on a
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separate line. Since each yank could be very large, the display of
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the element is limited to the above default. >
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let g:yankring_max_display = 70
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yankring_enabled
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< Default: 1
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If you do not want to YankRing enabled by default, set this
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variable in your |vimrc|. >
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let g:yankring_enabled = 0 " Disables the yankring
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yankring_persist
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< Default: 1
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If you have enabled the storing of global variables in the |viminfo|
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file, the YankRing will be default persist the contents of the ring
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between starting and stopping Vim. To disable this feature: >
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let g:yankring_persist = 0
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yankring_share_between_instances
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< Default: 1
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By default, any instance of Vim will share the same yankring
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history file. But if want each instance to have their own history
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you can set this option to 0. Setting g:yankring_persist = 0 and
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g:yankring_share_between_instances = 0 will ensure no 2 instances
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of Vim share the same YankRing history AND the history is not
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remembered the next time Vim is started. >
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let g:yankring_share_between_instances = 0
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yankring_dot_repeat_yank
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< Default: Based on the Vim cpoption setting
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By default Vim will not repeat (using '.') yanking of text. This can
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be controlled via the |'cpoptions'| setting. The YankRing now respects
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the cpoptions setting, if 'y' is included and you press '.', the
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previous yank command is repeated and added to the yankring.
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You can also add this behaviour by setting this in your |vimrc|: >
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let g:yankring_dot_repeat_yank = 1
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yankring_ignore_duplicate
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< Default: 1
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Duplicates will not be added to the YankRing by default. If a
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duplicate is found, that element will be moved to the top of the
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yankring. This can be controlled by setting this in your |vimrc|: >
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let g:yankring_ignore_duplicate = 0
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yankring_map_dot
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< Default: 1
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If the '.' (repeat) command should be mapped by the yankring. Since
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most of the normal commands yy,dd,dw,... are mapped by the yankring,
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if g:yankring_map_dot is false the . operator will not repeat these
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operations. The YankRing tracks several of the internal Vim registers
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and decides whether an action was the result of the YankRing or an
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action outside of it. If the previous action was a result of the
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yankring, it will be executed again. If it was an action outside of
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the yankring, it asks Vim to repeat the command. >
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let g:yankring_map_dot = 1
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yankring_paste_using_g
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< Default: 1
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By default [p] and [P] are mapped to interact with the yankring. This
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option controls whether [gp] and [gP] are also mapped. Setting this
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option to 0 will not create these maps. >
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let g:yankring_paste_using_g = 1
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yankring_window_use_separate
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< Default: 1
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This is a new feature as of the 2.0 release. The YankRing now uses a
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separate split buffer to display the yankring. There are many buffer
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specific maps that allow you to operate over the various elements from
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within the yankring. Setting this option to 0, uses the 1.0
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interface. >
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let g:yankring_window_use_separate = 0
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yankring_window_auto_close
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< Default: 1
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By default once you choose an option in the YankRing buffer, the
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action is performed and the buffer window is closed, returning you to
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the original buffer. This option can be toggled from within the
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YankRing buffer by pressing [a]. The YankRing buffer status line
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visually indicates where auto close is enabled or disabled. There are
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many times where you need to paste (or delete) many items from the
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yankring. Pressing [a], disables auto close, allows you to paste many
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items, and finally you can press [a] to re-enable auto close, followed
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by [q] to quit the buffer window. >
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let g:yankring_window_auto_close = 1
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yankring_window_use_horiz
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< Default: 1
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When the YankRing window is opened, it uses a horizontal split at the
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bottom of the Vim window. It can optionally use a vertical split by
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setting this option to 0. >
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let g:yankring_window_use_horiz = 0 " Use vertical split
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yankring_window_height
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< Default: 1
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If using a horizontal split, this option controls how high to make
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the window. >
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let g:yankring_window_height = 8
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yankring_window_width
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< Default: 1
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If using a vertical split, this option controls how wide to make the
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window. >
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let g:yankring_window_width = 30
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yankring_window_use_bottom
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< Default: 1
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If using a horizontal split, this option control whether the window is
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opened at the top or bottom of the Vim window. Setting this option to
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0 forces the window to open at the top of the Vim window. >
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let g:yankring_window_use_bottom = 1
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yankring_window_use_right
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< Default: 1
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If using a vertical split, this option control whether the window is
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opened on the left or right side of the Vim window. To force the
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window to open on the left side, set this option to 0. >
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let g:yankring_window_use_right = 1
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yankring_window_increment
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< Default: 1
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If using a vertical split the default width of the vertical window may
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be too narrow to view enough of the elements. Pressing [<space>] will
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increase the size of the window by this number of columns. Pressing
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[<space>] again will toggle it back to the original size. >
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let g:yankring_window_increment = 50
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yankring_manage_numbered_reg
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< Default: 0
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Vim already maintains a list of numbered registers containing the last
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yanked item and the previous 9 deletes. These items can be referenced
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using [register]p, so "0p will paste the last yank, "1p will paste the
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last delete, "2p the 2nd last delete. For more information see
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|quote_number|.
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If you wish the YankRing to maintain these numbered registers so
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the top 10 elements in the YankRing are in the numbered reqisters 0-9
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you can put the following in your |vimrc| >
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let g:yankring_manage_numbered_reg = 1
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yankring_ignore_operator
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< Default: 'g~ gu gU ! = gq g? > < zf g@'
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There are a number of Vim operations which do not change any
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registers, and therefore should not be captured by the yankring.
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This list is used to ignore the appropriate operators.
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You can put the following in your |vimrc| >
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let g:yankring_ignore_operator = 'g~ gu gU ! = gq g? > < zf g@'
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yankring_history_dir
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< Default: $HOME
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The YankRing stores the text in a file. This global variable
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allows you to customize where the file(s) will be stored.
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You can put the following in your |vimrc| >
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let g:yankring_history_dir = '$VIM'
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yankring_history_file
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< Default: 'yankring_history'
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The history filename prefix can be controlled by setting this
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variable.
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You can put the following in your |vimrc| >
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let g:yankring_history_file = 'my_yankring_history_file'
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yankring_clipboard_monitor
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< Default: 1
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When flipping between applications I find I often copy text
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and attempt to use it inside of Vim. This is typically easy
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by simply using "+p, but there are times when I will repeatedly
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want to use the same text later on. By default, the YankRing
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will detect when Vim regains focus and check if the clipboard
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has changed since it last checked. If so, it will add the contents
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of the clipboard to the YankRing. To disable this feature
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you can put the following in your |vimrc| >
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let g:yankring_clipboard_monitor = 0
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yankring_paste_check_default_buffer
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< Default: 1
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If the default register has changed without the YankRing registering
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the change the YankRing will paste the top item from the history
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rather than what is currently in the default register.
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This option allows you to control the behaviour. Plugins can
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intentionally change the default buffer which the YankRing has
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no way to noticing. To disable this feature you can put the following
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in your |vimrc| >
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let g:yankring_paste_check_default_buffer = 0
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yankring_default_menu_mode
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< - Menus are useful for a number of reasons:
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See a list of available commands.
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Remember what the shortcut maps are.
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Have a floating menu when using the plugin a lot.
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Quick reference guide.
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There are four settings that will control the placement
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of the menu:
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"0": Turns the menu off.
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"1": Turns the 'Yankring' menu on with no menu shortcut.
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"2": Turns the 'Yankring 'menu on with <alt>-y as the shortcut.
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"3": Turns the 'Plugin -> YankRing' menu on with <alt>-y as
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the shortcut.
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This option defaults to a value of 3 and can be changed
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by adding the following to your vimrc: >
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:let g:yankring_default_menu_mode = 3
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yankring_menu_root
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< - Can be used in conjuction with g:yankring_default_menu_mode = 3 but
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it also allows you to control the fullname and location of the
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YankRing menu. To create the menu: 'MyPlugins -> YankRing' you
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can create the following variable: >
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:let g:yankring_menu_root = 'MyPlugin.&YankRing'
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yankring_menu_priority
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< - Menus are created in a documented order by Vim (|menu-priority|).
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This option allows you to override the setting and shift the
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YankRing menu item to the left between the Edit and Tools menu. >
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:let g:yankring_menu_priority = 30
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<
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3.2 Default Keys *yankring-mappings*
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You can choose to override the default keys by creating these global
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variables in your |vimrc|.
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>
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yankring_n_keys
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< n - normal mode
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Default Vim 7.2:
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'Y D x X'
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Default Vim 7.1 and below:
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'x yy dd yw dw ye de yE dE yiw diw yaw daw y$ d$ Y D yG dG ygg dgg'
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With the introduction of some new features in Vim 7.2 it is no longer
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necessary to list all cmds which the YankRing will act upon.
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The yankring_n_keys only lists actions which an omap cannot be used.
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Using the yankring_separator, the above list is parsed and
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individual mappings are created. For each of the above normal
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commands the YankRing will include the text those commands
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acted upon. There are many ways to accomplish the same result
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in Vim, if you do not see a common key stroke you regularly use
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simply add the following to your |vimrc| with the additional
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keys you wished mapped. >
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let g:yankring_n_keys = 'Y D x X'
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yankring_o_keys
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< o - omap mode
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Default:
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Standard motions: 'b B w W e E d y $ G ;'
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Vim text objects: ' iw iW aw aW as is ap ip a] a[ i] i['
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'a) a( ab i) i( ib a> a< i> i< at it '
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'a} a{ aB i} i{ iB a" a'' a` i" i'' i`'
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As of Vim 7.2 omaps are used to capture changes to the registers
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in Vim. All of the standard motion commands are captured.
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New to YankRing 5.0 all default Vim text objects are also
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captured.
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Using the yankring_separator, the above list is parsed and
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individual mappings are created. For each of the above normal
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commands the YankRing will include the text those commands
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acted upon. There are many ways to accomplish the same result
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in Vim, if you do not see a common key stroke you regularly use
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simply add the following to your |vimrc| with the additional
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keys you wished mapped. >
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let g:yankring_o_keys = 'b B w W e E d y $ G ; iw iW aw aW'
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yankring_zap_keys
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< Default: 'f F t T / ?'
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omaps are enough for most operations except for f and t.
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These motions prompt the user for a character or string which
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they should act upon. These must be treated as a special case
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in YankRing. >
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let g:yankring_zap_keys = 'f t'
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yankring_ignore_operator
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< Default: 'g~ gu gU ! = gq g? > < zf g@'
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There are certain motions which do not update any registers
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in Vim. If the registers are not changed, there is nothing
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the YankRing can capture. This list instructs the YankRing
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to ignore any action for these keys. >
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let g:yankring_ignore_operator = 'g~ gu gU'
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yankring_v_key
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< v - visual mode
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Default: y
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Yanks visually select text. >
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yankring_del_v_key
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< n - normal mode
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Default: d
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The visually select text is included in the YankRing and deleted. >
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yankring_paste_n_bkey
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< n - normal mode
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b - before
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Default: P
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The default Vim paste key will retrieve from the yankring. This
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will paste the text BEFORE the current position.
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There is a special check to see if the text in the default paste
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register is the same as what is in the current position of the
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yankring. If it is not, we assume the user used some other
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mechanism to yank text (ie yt<character>). If this is the case
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we paste the text in the default paste buffer. Using <C-P> the
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text can be replaced with the current entry from the yankring.
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Since there are many ways to do things in Vim, this provides
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the best integration. >
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yankring_paste_n_akey
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< n - normal mode
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a - after
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Default: p
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The default Vim paste key will retrieve from the yankring. This
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will paste the text AFTER the current position.
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There is a special check to see if the text in the default paste
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register is the same as what is in the current position of the
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yankring. If it is not, we assume the user used some other
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mechanism to yank text (ie yt<character>). If this is the case
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we paste the text in the default paste buffer. Using <C-P> the
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text can be replaced with the current entry from the yankring.
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Since there are many ways to do things in Vim, this provides
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the best integration. >
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yankring_paste_v_key
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< n - normal mode
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Default: p
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This will replace the visually select text with the contents
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from the yankring. See yankring_paste_n_akey for additional
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details. >
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yankring_replace_n_pkey
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< n - normal mode
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Default: <C-P>
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If you do not want to open the YankRing window to choose your
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selection, then you can paste (as usual) then use a YankRing
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mapping to cycle through items in the YankRing. This is especially
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useful if you know you recently used the text you are looking for.
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If you wish to cycle through the yankring, replacing the previously
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pasted text with the previous yanked text you can repeatedly press
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<C-P> (or whatever keystroke you choose to map it to). This map
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moves backwards through the yankring, so you will retrieve your
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most recent yank.
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I prefer not to use <C-P> since I like using that key to cycle
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through all the matches in the QuickFix window. You can add
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something similar to this in your |.vimrc| to get similar
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functionality.
|
||
|
||
On Windows use the ALT-< character to move through the YankRing.
|
||
To determine what character # these are go into insert mode
|
||
in a new buffer. Press CTRL-V then ALT and the < key.
|
||
Leave insert mode, move the cursor onto the character
|
||
and press ga. This will display the decimal, hex and octal
|
||
representation of the character. In this case it is 172. >
|
||
if has('win32')
|
||
let g:yankring_replace_n_pkey = '<Char-172>'
|
||
let g:yankring_replace_n_nkey = '<Char-174>'
|
||
" Instead map these keys to moving through items in the quickfix window.
|
||
nnoremap <C-P> :cp<cr>
|
||
nnoremap <C-N> :cn<cr>
|
||
endif
|
||
< Other users have also stated that this will work: >
|
||
let g:yankring_replace_n_pkey = '<m-p>'
|
||
let g:yankring_replace_n_nkey = '<m-n>'
|
||
yankring_replace_n_nkey
|
||
< n - normal mode
|
||
Default: <C-N>
|
||
If you do not want to open the YankRing window to choose your
|
||
selection, then you can paste (as usual) then use a YankRing
|
||
mapping to cycle through items in the YankRing. This is especially
|
||
useful if you know you recently used the text you are looking for.
|
||
If you wish to cycle through the yankring, replacing the previously
|
||
pasted text with the next yanked text you can repeatedly press
|
||
<C-N> (or whatever keystroke you choose to map it to). This map
|
||
moves forwards through the YankRing, so you will retrieve your
|
||
most recent yank.
|
||
|
||
I prefer not to use <C-N> since I like using that key to cycle
|
||
through all the matches in the QuickFix window. You can add
|
||
something similar to this in your |.vimrc| to get similar
|
||
functionality.
|
||
|
||
On Windows use the ALT-> character to move through the YankRing.
|
||
To determine what character # these are go into insert mode
|
||
in a new buffer. Press CTRL-V then ALT and the > key.
|
||
Leave insert mode, move the cursor onto the character
|
||
and press ga. This will display the decimal, hex and octal
|
||
representation of the character. In this case it is 174. >
|
||
if has('win32')
|
||
let g:yankring_replace_n_pkey = '<Char-172>'
|
||
let g:yankring_replace_n_nkey = '<Char-174>'
|
||
" Instead map these keys to moving through items in the quickfix window.
|
||
nnoremap <C-P> :cp<cr>
|
||
nnoremap <C-N> :cn<cr>
|
||
endif
|
||
< Other users have also stated that this will work: >
|
||
let g:yankring_replace_n_pkey = '<m-p>'
|
||
let g:yankring_replace_n_nkey = '<m-n>'
|
||
|
||
3.3 Customizing Maps *yankring-custom-maps*
|
||
|
||
The YankRing plugin uses the yankring_n_keys global variable to create
|
||
a number of defaults maps. The maps are of the form: >
|
||
nnoremap Y :<C-U>YRYankCount 'Y'<CR>
|
||
<
|
||
When capital Y is pressed, the YankRing will execute 'Y' and capture the
|
||
output from Vim. But there are cases where you do not want the default
|
||
behaviour of Vim, since you have customized some of these maps.
|
||
|
||
In this case, I usually map Y to be |y$|, which makes it consistent with
|
||
the |D| and |C| operators. The way yankring_n_keys works does not allow
|
||
me to customize this behaviour. Since many people may like to customize
|
||
the behaviour of these maps the YankRing will check to see if a
|
||
function called YRRunAfterMaps() exists. If it does, it will call
|
||
this function after it has created the maps. So in my case, I created
|
||
the following function in my |vimrc|: >
|
||
function! YRRunAfterMaps()
|
||
nnoremap Y :<C-U>YRYankCount 'y$'<CR>
|
||
endfunction
|
||
<
|
||
You can do anything you need in this function. >
|
||
nnoremap Y :<C-U>YRYankCount 'y$'<CR>
|
||
<
|
||
This line remaps Y (which the user presses) to the YRYankCount command. The
|
||
YRYankCount tells Vim to execute y$ instead.
|
||
|
||
3.4 Customizing Menus *yankring-custom-menus*
|
||
|
||
There are several global variables which can be created in your vimrc to
|
||
allow you to customize where and what is displayed for the YankRing menu.
|
||
Simply look up the following global variables: >
|
||
yankring_default_menu_mode
|
||
yankring_menu_root
|
||
yankring_menu_priority
|
||
|
||
|
||
==============================================================================
|
||
4. Using the YankRing Window: *yankring-window*
|
||
|
||
This is a new feature as of the 2.0 release. The YankRing uses a
|
||
separate split buffer to display the yankring. There are many buffer
|
||
specific maps that allow you to operate over the various elements from
|
||
within the yankring.
|
||
|
||
To display the YankRing buffer you can issue the :YRShow command. For
|
||
convience you can map a key, <F11>, to this command: >
|
||
:nnoremap <silent> <F11> :YRShow<CR>
|
||
|
||
Status line~
|
||
The first line in the YankRing window is the status line. >
|
||
AutoClose=1;ClipboardMonitor=1;Cmds:p,P,d,r,s,a,c,u,q,<enter>,<space>;Help=?
|
||
<
|
||
Help=?, pressing [?] will toggle the display of available commands the
|
||
yankring window supports. Pressing [?] again will remove the additional
|
||
items.
|
||
|
||
AutoClose=1 indicates the window will close when an action is performed
|
||
against elements within the yankring. If you wish to perform multiple
|
||
yankring operations press [a] to toggle the auto close feature off. Use the
|
||
commands below and when finished you can press [a] to toggle auto close on and
|
||
press [q] to close the window. The Cmds displayed are simply reminders of
|
||
the available keys.
|
||
|
||
ClipboardMonitor=1 indicates the YankRing will monitor the clipboard (+)
|
||
during Focus change events. If the clipboard has changed since the YankRing
|
||
last checked, the contents are added to the YankRing. Pressing [c] allows
|
||
you to quickly toggle this setting since it may not be useful at times.
|
||
|
||
YankRing window key list~
|
||
The following table lists the description of the keys that can be used
|
||
in the YankRing window.
|
||
|
||
Key Description~
|
||
p Puts text after the cursor. In visual mode, all elements
|
||
selected will be pasted.
|
||
P Puts text before the cursor. In visual mode, all elements
|
||
selected will be pasted.
|
||
gp Just like "p", but leave the cursor just after the new text.
|
||
gP Just like "P", but leave the cursor just after the new text.
|
||
<CR> Just like "p".
|
||
<Enter> Just like "p".
|
||
<2-LeftMouse> Just like "p". Normal mode only.
|
||
d Removes the element from the yankring. In visual mode all
|
||
elements selected will be removed.
|
||
r Just like "p", but in visual mode if many lines are selected
|
||
it will paste these in reverse order.
|
||
s Prompts you for a regex to search the YankRing and display
|
||
only matching items.
|
||
a Toggles the g:yankring_window_auto_close setting.
|
||
u Updates the YankRing window.
|
||
q Closes the YankRing window.
|
||
<Space> Toggles the width of the vertical window by the
|
||
g:yankring_window_increment setting.
|
||
? Toggles the display of the help.
|
||
|
||
|
||
==============================================================================
|
||
5. Commands: *yankring-commands*
|
||
|
||
The predefined mappings call some specific commands with special parameters.
|
||
If you are going to create additional maps, it is important you mirror
|
||
the same parameters. Most of these commands have been made obsolete by
|
||
the YankRing window, since it incorporates the functionality below, but
|
||
through maps against a buffer, instead of commands. This makes it much easier
|
||
to use.
|
||
|
||
|
||
5.1 YRToggle *YRToggle*
|
||
Allows you to enable and disable the YankRing quickly. This
|
||
command will remove the default maps and recreate them.
|
||
|
||
Examples: >
|
||
:YRToggle " Toggles it
|
||
:YRToggle 1 " Enables it
|
||
:YRToggle 0 " Disables it
|
||
<
|
||
|
||
5.2 YRClear *YRClear*
|
||
Clears all elements from the yankring.
|
||
See also |YRClear-example|.
|
||
|
||
|
||
5.3 YRShow *YRShow*
|
||
Similar to |:register|, will display all the entries in the yankring.
|
||
The element at the top will be the next element pasted from the
|
||
yankring.
|
||
|
||
Examples: >
|
||
:YRShow " Shows all entries in the yankring
|
||
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
||
1 five^@
|
||
2 four^@
|
||
3 three^@
|
||
4 two^@
|
||
5 one^@
|
||
<
|
||
|
||
5.5 YRGetElem *YRGetElem*
|
||
This command has two modes. If no parameters are provided, it
|
||
becomes interactive. It uses YRShow to display the list and
|
||
allows you to choose which element to paste. If a parameter
|
||
is supplied it will paste that element from the yankring. If the
|
||
number specified is outside of the YankRing an error is returned.
|
||
You may want to create a separate mapping for this call. >
|
||
nnoremap <silent> <Leader>yr :YRGetElem<CR>
|
||
< See also |YRSearch|.
|
||
|
||
Examples:
|
||
Assume there are 10 elements in the YankRing and element 6 is
|
||
at the top of the ring. >
|
||
:YRGetElem " Interactive mode, you choose from a list
|
||
:YRGetElem 4 " Will paste element 5.
|
||
:YRGetElem 12 " Will paste element 6.
|
||
:YRGetElem 99 " Error, invalid choice is reported
|
||
:YRGetElem 0 " Error, invalid choice is reported
|
||
|
||
|
||
5.6 YRGetMultiple *YRGetMultiple*
|
||
Will paste many elements from the YankRing in one command.
|
||
If the number specified is 1 or less, it is assumed you want
|
||
just the current element pasted. If the number specified is
|
||
greater than or equal to the number of elements in the yankring,
|
||
it is assumed you want all elements pasted. If a ! is included
|
||
as part of the command, paste the items in reverse order.
|
||
See the |yankring-tutorial| for more examples.
|
||
|
||
Examples:
|
||
Assume there are 10 elements in the YankRing. >
|
||
:YRGetMultiple 4 " Will paste elements 1,2,3,4
|
||
:YRGetMultiple! 4 " Will paste elements 4,3,2,1
|
||
:YRGetMultiple " Will paste element 1
|
||
:YRGetMultiple 12 " Will paste elements 1,2,...,10
|
||
:YRGetMultiple 99 " Will paste elements 1,2,...,10
|
||
:YRGetMultiple 0 " Will paste element 1
|
||
|
||
|
||
5.7 YRPush *YRPush*
|
||
Allows the user to "push" additional entries into the yankring.
|
||
If you yanked text via a key mapping which does not use the
|
||
YankRing (or there is text on the clipboard) you can use this
|
||
command to add the text to the yankring.
|
||
|
||
Examples: >
|
||
:YRPush " Push the " register's contents
|
||
:YRPush '*' " Push the "* register's contents (clipboard)
|
||
:YRPush '+' " Push the "+ register's contents (clipboard)
|
||
:YRPush 'a' " Push the "a register's contents
|
||
< See also |YRPush-example|.
|
||
|
||
|
||
5.8 YRPop *YRPop*
|
||
Allows you to pop any elements from the yankring. If no parameters
|
||
are provided, the 1st element is removed from the yankring. The
|
||
command optionally takes a second parameter to specify how many
|
||
elements to pop. The default value is 1.
|
||
|
||
Examples: >
|
||
:YRPop " Removes the highest numbered element from the
|
||
yankring
|
||
:YRPop 3 " Removes the 3rd element from the yankring
|
||
:YRPop 3,5 " Removes 5 elements from the YankRing beginning
|
||
at element 3
|
||
< See also |YRPop-example|.
|
||
|
||
|
||
5.9 YRYankCount *YRYankCount*
|
||
This command has the most mappings created for it. If you are
|
||
in normal mode and you are not specifying a range, this command
|
||
will add the text to the yankring.
|
||
|
||
The goal of this command is to allow the YankRing to be integrated
|
||
as seamlessly as possible with Vim. So it supports counts and
|
||
registers. If you create a mapping to it, you must pass as a
|
||
parameter the action you want Vim to perform. You could do the
|
||
following: >
|
||
nnoremap \test :<C-U>YRYankCount 'dd'<CR>
|
||
< This map is executed when you hit the '\test' keystrokes, but
|
||
it will actually delete the current line and add it to the
|
||
yankring.
|
||
|
||
The following are the default mappings: >
|
||
nnoremap yy :<C-U>YRYankCount 'yy'<CR>
|
||
nnoremap dd :<C-U>YRYankCount 'dd'<CR>
|
||
nnoremap yw :<C-U>YRYankCount 'yw'<CR>
|
||
nnoremap dw :<C-U>YRYankCount 'dw'<CR>
|
||
nnoremap ye :<C-U>YRYankCount 'ye'<CR>
|
||
nnoremap de :<C-U>YRYankCount 'de'<CR>
|
||
nnoremap yiw :<C-U>YRYankCount 'yiw'<CR>
|
||
nnoremap diw :<C-U>YRYankCount 'diw'<CR>
|
||
nnoremap Y :<C-U>YRYankCount 'Y'<CR>
|
||
nnoremap D :<C-U>YRYankCount 'D'<CR>
|
||
nnoremap y$ :<C-U>YRYankCount 'y$'<CR>
|
||
nnoremap d$ :<C-U>YRYankCount 'd$'<CR>
|
||
nnoremap yG :<C-U>YRYankCount 'yG'<CR>
|
||
nnoremap dG :<C-U>YRYankCount 'dG'<CR>
|
||
<
|
||
Examples:
|
||
yy - Adds the current line to the yankring.
|
||
dd - Adds the current line to the YankRing and deletes it.
|
||
5yw - Adds 5 words to the yankring.
|
||
"ade - Deletes the word, and puts it into both the yankring
|
||
and the "a register.
|
||
10"zyy - Places 10 lines into both the YankRing and the "z
|
||
register.
|
||
See also |yankring-tutorial|.
|
||
|
||
|
||
5.10 YRYankRange *YRYankRange*
|
||
This command by default is only called in visual mode. All
|
||
visual modes (|characterwise-visual|, |linewise-visual|,
|
||
|blockwise-visual|) are supported. Any visually selected text
|
||
is added to the yankring. You can also call this command
|
||
directly using a range.
|
||
|
||
Examples:
|
||
Visual mode
|
||
-----------
|
||
Press v (to enter visual mode), highlight want you want,
|
||
press y (to yank the selected area).
|
||
Repeat using V and Control-V.
|
||
|
||
Normal mode
|
||
----------- >
|
||
:5,20YRYankRange " Will yank lines 5-20 into the yankring
|
||
:5,20YRDeleteRange " Will delete lines 5-20 and add them to
|
||
the yankring
|
||
< See also |YRYankRange-example|.
|
||
|
||
|
||
5.11 YRDeleteRange *YRDeleteRange*
|
||
This command is identical to YRYankRange, except the range is
|
||
also deleted.
|
||
|
||
|
||
5.12 YRPaste *YRPaste*
|
||
This command will paste elements from the yankring. By default it has
|
||
been mapped to p and P to match Vim's native key strokes. The text
|
||
pasted is exactly what was yanked, including newline characters and
|
||
blockwise-visual mode behaviours. It supports counts and registers.
|
||
|
||
Examples:
|
||
p " Paste the current element from the YankRing after the cursor
|
||
P " Paste the current element from the YankRing before the cursor
|
||
5p " Paste the current element from the YankRing after the cursor
|
||
5 times
|
||
"ap " Ignore the YankRing and paste the contents of register "a
|
||
5"ap " Ignore the YankRing and paste the contents of register "a
|
||
5 times
|
||
See also |yankring-tutorial|.
|
||
|
||
|
||
5.13 YRReplace *YRReplace*
|
||
The purpose of the YankRing is to gain access to previously yanked
|
||
(or deleted) elements. This command will replace the previously
|
||
paste with a different entry from the yankring.
|
||
By default, I choose <C-P> (P for previous) to replace the last paste
|
||
while moving backwards through the yankring. <C-N> (N for next)
|
||
replaces the last paste while moving forward through the yankring.
|
||
|
||
Examples:
|
||
See the |yankring-tutorial| for examples.
|
||
|
||
|
||
5.14 YRMapsCreate *YRMapsCreate*
|
||
This public function is responsible for creating the maps which
|
||
enable the yankring. This function is called by the YRToggle
|
||
command.
|
||
|
||
|
||
5.15 YRMapsDelete *YRMapsDelete*
|
||
This public function removes the YankRing maps and disables
|
||
the yankring. This function is called by the YRToggle command.
|
||
|
||
|
||
5.16 YRSearch *YRSearch*
|
||
This command is similar to |YRGetElem|. The command takes
|
||
one parameter which is a regular expression. Similar to
|
||
YRGetElem, it will display all items in the YankRing that match
|
||
the regular expression. It is also interactive, and will
|
||
prompt you to enter which match you wish pasted.
|
||
See also |YRSearch-example|.
|
||
|
||
|
||
==============================================================================
|
||
6. Tutorial *yankring-tutorial*
|
||
|
||
To understand how to use the yankring, the following example will
|
||
demonstrate the various features. Assume you have created the following
|
||
mapping: >
|
||
nnoremap <silent> <F11> :YRShow<CR>
|
||
<
|
||
Assume we have this buffer: >
|
||
one
|
||
two
|
||
three
|
||
four
|
||
five
|
||
< *YRShow-example*
|
||
Now yank (yy) each line separately starting at line 1.
|
||
Display the contents of the YankRing by executing the command
|
||
YRShow, or pressing <F11>. The contents of the YankRing is
|
||
displayed in a new buffer. The size, location and type of buffer
|
||
is configurable via various options. See section 3 for more details. >
|
||
:YRShow or F11
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
||
1 five^@
|
||
2 four^@
|
||
3 three^@
|
||
4 two^@
|
||
5 one^@
|
||
< Since we yanked the text starting at line 1 and finishing at
|
||
line 5, the most current YankRing element is the last one, the
|
||
contents of line 5. "five^@" is displayed, the "^@" is a
|
||
newline character (since we issued a "yy").
|
||
|
||
*yankring-window-example*
|
||
At this point, you have two options. You can choose which element
|
||
from the YankRing you wish to paste and press <CR> or 'p' or 'P'
|
||
and a variety of other options, see |yankring-window|. After pressing
|
||
the key, the YankRing window will close (default behaviour). Pressing
|
||
'?' will display additional help for the commands that are active within
|
||
the YankRing window. Pressing '?' will toggle the help.
|
||
|
||
You do not need to interact with the YankRing using the YankRing window.
|
||
Using the window makes many tasks must easier, but for speed using some
|
||
of the other maps can be preferrable if you know what you have yanked /
|
||
deleted recently. It was designed to work with Vim in the usual manner.
|
||
You can press, 'p', to paste the last item in yanked or deleted.
|
||
|
||
Close the YankRing window by pressing 'q' or F11 (which toggles it).
|
||
|
||
*YRReplace-example*
|
||
Now, go to the end of the file and press 'p'. The resulting
|
||
buffer appears as: >
|
||
one
|
||
two
|
||
three
|
||
four
|
||
five
|
||
five
|
||
<
|
||
Assume you did not want 'five", but a different entry from within the
|
||
yankring. <C-P> moves backwards through the yankring, it will replace
|
||
the previous pasted text with a different item from the yankring. This
|
||
allows you to quickly iterate through different elements. <C-P> is the
|
||
default mapping, this can be user defined. See the following options for
|
||
more details: >
|
||
yankring_replace_n_nkey, yankring_replace_n_pkey
|
||
<
|
||
After pressing <C-P> the buffer results in: >
|
||
one
|
||
two
|
||
three
|
||
four
|
||
five
|
||
four
|
||
< Now press 2<C-P>. This would be the same as pressing
|
||
<C-P> two times in a row. This results in: >
|
||
one
|
||
two
|
||
three
|
||
four
|
||
five
|
||
two
|
||
< Now press <C-N> to move forwards through the yankring,
|
||
this results in: >
|
||
one
|
||
two
|
||
three
|
||
four
|
||
five
|
||
three
|
||
< Display the contents of the yankring. >
|
||
:YRShow
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
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1 five^@
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||
2 four^@
|
||
3 three^@
|
||
4 two^@
|
||
5 one^@
|
||
<
|
||
Now lets yank some text with a key stroke that has not been
|
||
mapped to the yankring. Place your cursor at the start of
|
||
line 4. Press 'ytr', yank-to-(to the character r), which yanks
|
||
the 'fou' letters (no newline character). Now press p. Here is
|
||
the result: >
|
||
one
|
||
two
|
||
three
|
||
ffouour
|
||
five
|
||
three
|
||
< This is good, even though the keys 'ytr' has not been mapped
|
||
to YRYankCount, the YankRing still pasted the most recently
|
||
yanked text. Since the text did not have a newline character
|
||
the 'fou' was inserted after the 'f'.
|
||
|
||
Now replace that previous paste with the current element from
|
||
the YankRing by pressing <C-N>. This is the result: >
|
||
one
|
||
two
|
||
three
|
||
four
|
||
one
|
||
five
|
||
three
|
||
< The #1 entry in the YankRing is still the line "five@". When
|
||
choosing the next entry, it wraps around to the last entry in
|
||
the yankring, element #5. The 'fou' was replaced with 'one^@'.
|
||
Since it had a newline character in it (when it was yanked) the
|
||
newline is included when it is pasted.
|
||
|
||
*YRPush-example*
|
||
Assume you need to paste text from the system clipboard, and this
|
||
is text you will need routinely. We can simulate this by running
|
||
this command (see |quote+|): >
|
||
:let @+ = "From the clipboard\n"
|
||
:echo @+
|
||
|
||
< With the cursor at the start of the line with the word 'five', press 'p'.
|
||
We still have pasted the 'fou' which is in the default paste buffer. >
|
||
one
|
||
two
|
||
three
|
||
four
|
||
two
|
||
ffouive
|
||
three
|
||
< We have the option of getting the text from the clipboard directly
|
||
with the following. >
|
||
First undo the previous change - u
|
||
Next - "+p
|
||
< The line changes since we bypassed the yankring, and specified
|
||
which register to get the text from: >
|
||
four
|
||
five
|
||
From the clipboard
|
||
three
|
||
< <C-P> replaces this with the #1 entry in the yankring: >
|
||
four
|
||
five
|
||
five
|
||
three
|
||
< Now add the contents of the clipboard to the yankring: >
|
||
:YRPush '+'
|
||
< Move the cursor to the last row 'three' and press 'p'. The result is: >
|
||
four
|
||
five
|
||
one
|
||
three
|
||
From the clipboard
|
||
< YRPush '+' adds the value of the register '+' to the yankring, but it
|
||
also adds its contents to the default Vim paste buffer. So pressing
|
||
'p' pasted this text. Adding a new value to the YankRing we have
|
||
repositioned it which you can see with: >
|
||
:YRShow or F11
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
||
1 From the clipboard^@
|
||
2 five^@
|
||
3 four^@
|
||
4 three^@
|
||
5 two^@
|
||
6 one^@
|
||
< *YRClear-example*
|
||
Now we will clear the yankring, and begin over again. Delete all lines
|
||
from the buffer and replace them with the original rows: >
|
||
one
|
||
two
|
||
three
|
||
four
|
||
five
|
||
< Now run this command to clear the YankRing to start over: >
|
||
:YRClear
|
||
<
|
||
Issue a 'yy' on each of the 5 lines. If you run the YRShow command you
|
||
should see the following: >
|
||
:YRShow or F11
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
||
1 five^@
|
||
2 four^@
|
||
3 three^@
|
||
4 two^@
|
||
5 one^@
|
||
< *any-item-example*
|
||
If you need to quickly browse the YankRing to determine which element you
|
||
wish to paste you can simply press 'p' or <CR> or <Enter> on any element
|
||
displayed in the YankRing window. Press '?' for more detailed description
|
||
of the commands available.
|
||
|
||
Using the YankRing window can be much faster if you do not want to cycle
|
||
through the YankRing using <C-P> and <C-N> to find the element.
|
||
|
||
*multiple-items-example*
|
||
There are times when you need to move through a buffer capturing many
|
||
different lines (or snippets of code) and eventually want to switch
|
||
buffers and paste these elements. With some advance planning you can do
|
||
this without the YankRing by issuing commands of the form: >
|
||
"ayy
|
||
"Ayy
|
||
< When specifying the register using UPPERCASE, Vim appends the yanked text
|
||
to register "a, instead of replacing it. Many times you forget the
|
||
advance planning (or didn't even know about this great feature) you can
|
||
use the YankRing window to do this easily. If this is the current
|
||
yankring: >
|
||
:YRShow or F11
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
||
1 five^@
|
||
2 four^@
|
||
3 three^@
|
||
4 two^@
|
||
5 one^@
|
||
< The YankRing works in |visual-mode|. To demonstrate move the cursor in
|
||
the buffer to the line with 'two'. Press 'F11' to display the yankring
|
||
window. Move the cursor to element 2, press 'V' to enable
|
||
|linewise-visual| mode and then press 'j' twice. This should have
|
||
visually highlighted elements 2,3,4. Press 'p' to paste all the
|
||
highlighted elements: >
|
||
one
|
||
two
|
||
four
|
||
three
|
||
two
|
||
three
|
||
four
|
||
five
|
||
< You can see here it has pasted four, three, two after the second line of
|
||
the buffer. Now press 'u' to undo our last change. Leave the cursor
|
||
on the second line 'two'. Press 'F11' to show the YankRing again.
|
||
Visually select the same lines, but this time press 'r' instead of 'p'.
|
||
'r' is for reverse, so it will paste the following: >
|
||
one
|
||
two
|
||
two
|
||
three
|
||
four
|
||
three
|
||
four
|
||
five
|
||
<
|
||
*YRGetMultiple-example*
|
||
The same behaviour listed above (by visually selecting items in the
|
||
YankRing window) can be achieved using the YRGetMultiple command.
|
||
Assume there are 10 elements in the YankRing. >
|
||
:YRGetMultiple 4 " Will paste elements 1,2,3,4
|
||
:YRGetMultiple! 4 " Will paste elements 4,3,2,1
|
||
:YRGetMultiple " Will paste element 1
|
||
:YRGetMultiple 12 " Will paste elements 1,2,...,10
|
||
:YRGetMultiple 99 " Will paste elements 1,2,...,10
|
||
:YRGetMultiple 0 " Will paste element 1
|
||
<
|
||
*YRSearch-example*
|
||
The default size of the YankRing is 100 elements. It can be
|
||
tedious searching through the YankRing to find the element you
|
||
need. YRSearch is similar to YRShow except it will limit the
|
||
items displayed to only those items matching the regex provided. >
|
||
:YRShow
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
||
1 Three Mississippi
|
||
2 Two Mississippi
|
||
3 One Mississippi
|
||
4 @", '\\/.*$^~[]' )
|
||
:YRSearch Mississippi
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
||
1 Three Mississippi
|
||
2 Two Mississippi
|
||
3 One Mississippi
|
||
< Consider some items which require escaping the search string: >
|
||
:YRSearch @", '\\
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
||
1 @", '\\/.*$^~[]' )
|
||
< Forward slashes and various other symbols require escapes, in this
|
||
case the slash was not escaped enough: >
|
||
:YRSearch @", '\\/
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
||
< There are enough escapes this time: >
|
||
:YRSearch @", '\\\\/
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
||
1 @", '\\/.*$^~[]' )
|
||
< Period, star, dollar and so on require one slash: >
|
||
:YRSearch @", '\\\\/\.\*\$\^\~\[\]
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
||
1 @", '\\/.*$^~[]' )
|
||
|
||
< *YRPop-example*
|
||
You can remove any element from the YankRing by pressing pressing 'd' from
|
||
within the YankRing window. Visual mode is also supported to remove more
|
||
than one element at a time. >
|
||
:YRShow
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
||
1 four^@
|
||
2 three^@
|
||
3 two^@
|
||
4 one^@
|
||
< Visually select elements 2,3. Press 'd', the result is: >
|
||
:YRShow
|
||
--- YankRing ---
|
||
Elem Content
|
||
1 four^@
|
||
2 one^@
|
||
|
||
< *yankring-visual-example*
|
||
There are 3 visual modes and all are supported. Any visually selected
|
||
text is added to the yankring. You can try the various modes. Move
|
||
the cursor to inside the buffer (not the YankRing window).
|
||
|
||
|characterwise-visual|
|
||
Go to line 1, press 'v' and move using the cursor keys until you have
|
||
highlighted some text. Then press y to yank the visually selected
|
||
area. Pressing p with paste the yanked region.
|
||
|
||
|linewise-visual|
|
||
Go to line 2, press 'V' and move using the cursor keys until you have
|
||
highlighted some text. Notice the entire line is selected (including
|
||
the carriage returns). Then press y to yank the visually selected
|
||
area. Pressing p with paste the yanked region.
|
||
|
||
|blockwise-visual|
|
||
Go to line 3 column 4, press CTRL-V and move to the right using the
|
||
cursor keys until you have highlighted some text. Then press y to
|
||
yank the visually selected area. Pressing p with paste the yanked
|
||
region. Notice the pasted text retained its blockwise visual
|
||
characteristics.
|
||
|
||
*YRYankRange-example*
|
||
YRYankRange is called during visual modes, but it is also possible to
|
||
use this via the command line. >
|
||
:1,4YRYankRange
|
||
:3,$YRDeleteRange
|
||
:YRShow
|
||
<
|
||
*global-example*
|
||
Using Vim's |:global| command can be very useful at times. The example
|
||
adds all rows (in a buffer) to the YankRing if they have a certain
|
||
phrase: >
|
||
:g/addme/YRYankCount 'yy'
|
||
< This is the breakdown for the above command: >
|
||
:g - for each line in the buffer
|
||
/addme - check if the string "addme" is in the line
|
||
/YRYankCount 'yy' - Ask the YankRing to execute the 'yy' command
|
||
|
||
|
||
==============================================================================
|
||
7. History *yankring-history*
|
||
|
||
12.0: September 16, 2011
|
||
NF: Added support for the clipboard option "unnamedplus" which was
|
||
added after 7.3 (Hong Xu).
|
||
NF: When displaying the YankRing using YRShow, a new command "R"
|
||
has been added to display all of Vim's registers [0-9a-z].
|
||
BF: YRMapsDelete did not remove the normal mode @ map, which
|
||
interfers with recorded macros (Philippe Vaucher ).
|
||
|
||
11.0: August 09, 2010
|
||
NF: Documented the global variables to customize the location
|
||
of the YankRing menu.
|
||
NF: The YankRing menu now shows the maps used for the default
|
||
actions to help learn them more easily.
|
||
NF: Added g:yankring_menu_root and g:yankring_menu_priority
|
||
(David Barsam).
|
||
NF: Added a warning indicating a stored value has been truncated
|
||
based on g:yankring_max_element_length and a new option to
|
||
suppress this warning, g:yankring_warn_on_truncate (Hans-G<>nter).
|
||
BF: The YRAfterMaps() function (if it exists) was not re-run if
|
||
YRToggle was used to disable and enable the YankRing.
|
||
BF: Multibyte strings may not have been pasted correctly (Dr. Chip).
|
||
BF: When pasting a string of 1111's, and additional -1 could also
|
||
be included in the output.
|
||
|
||
10.0: January 31, 2010
|
||
NF: Change the buffer name to [YankRing] to resemble other
|
||
non-user buffers.
|
||
NF: Added g:yankring_min_element_length which can prevent
|
||
items from being added to the YankRing if they are too small.
|
||
For example, single character deletes (Vedran M).
|
||
BF: When shifting focus back to Vim, the YankRing may incorrectly
|
||
report: "YR:Failed to change to the yankring buffer,
|
||
please contact author".
|
||
BF: When entering Vim for the first time and hitting "p"
|
||
nothing was pasted (Mark Huiskes).
|
||
BF: When entering Vim for the first time and the
|
||
yankring_clipboard_monitor = 1, the clipboard entry
|
||
was not automatically added to the yankring.
|
||
BF: When overriding the default and setting
|
||
g:yankring_window_use_bottom = 0, the YankRing would
|
||
report the error (Sergey Khorev):
|
||
E21: Cannot make changes, 'modifiable' is off
|
||
|
||
9.0: August 29, 2009:
|
||
BF: You cannot execute a macro with ":normal @a". It is still
|
||
not possible, but you can execute it with ":normal! @a"
|
||
(A S Budden).
|
||
BF: When g:yankring_persist = 0 the YankRing could go into
|
||
an infinite loop (A S Budden).
|
||
BF: When replaying a macro which used any of the zap
|
||
keys (f,F,t,T,/,?) you were prompted again for the
|
||
string to match on (Ovidiu C).
|
||
BF: When checking the clipboard for changes
|
||
(g:yankring_clipboard_monitor == 1) only add the item
|
||
if it is not already in the ring. Previously, the item
|
||
was moved to the top of the YankRing each time you flipped
|
||
focus.
|
||
|
||
8.0: December 21, 2008:
|
||
NF: Changed the implementation of YRGetSearch() (David Liang).
|
||
BF: Under some unknown circumstances, the yankring can fail
|
||
to change to the correct buffer. Put in code to double
|
||
check and abort.
|
||
BF: Yanking and pasting a line which ends in a backslash
|
||
resulted in the backslash being replaced by "@@@".
|
||
BF: When repeating a command (".") which used any of the zap
|
||
keys (f,F,t,T,/,?) you were prompted again for the
|
||
string to match on (Vasilii Pascal).
|
||
|
||
7.0: November 14, 2008:
|
||
NF: Added support for the / and ? motions so that y/search is
|
||
supported (Vasilii Pascal).
|
||
NF: When the YankRing window is displayed (or updated) an additional
|
||
check is made against the default register. If it has changed
|
||
since the YankRing recorded it, the value will be added to the
|
||
history.
|
||
NF: Added support for more motions h, j, k, l, H, M, L, ^, 0, -, +, _.
|
||
And a pile of g motions g_, g^, gm, g$, gk, gj, gg, ge, gE.
|
||
NF: The YankRing window will display a message it is operating
|
||
in a limited mode if not using Vim 7.2 or the correct patch
|
||
level.
|
||
BF: Correction to some internal code which could lead to an
|
||
endless loop (John Beckett).
|
||
BF: Opening and closing the YankRing window with "set report=0"
|
||
reported "1 line less" messages (Bill McCarthy).
|
||
BF: Changed the default value of g:yankring_paste_check_default_buffer
|
||
to check if the default paste buffer has changed when pressing
|
||
'p'. For example, if a plugin has changed the default registers
|
||
it will be pasted rather than the top item from the YankRing.
|
||
BF: YRMapsDelete did not remove all the maps created by the YankRing.
|
||
BF: Under particular circumstances, yanking text with embedded @
|
||
characters were not properly stored and retrieved from the
|
||
YankRing (Andrew Long).
|
||
BF: Changed to use xmaps instead of vmaps so that the maps only work
|
||
in visual mode and not select mode (David Liang).
|
||
|
||
6.1: October 31, 2008:
|
||
BF: If the g:yankring_history_dir contains spaces (default on
|
||
Windows) an error was reported. A simple work around was to
|
||
let g:yankring_history_dir = 'c:\Vim' or no spaces (Matt).
|
||
|
||
6.0: October 25, 2008:
|
||
NF: The YankRing now maintains the history in a file. This means
|
||
if you are running multiple instances of Vim, they all see
|
||
the same yankring.
|
||
NF: The location and name of the file is configurable by the user.
|
||
NF: The g:yankring_separator is no longer used and has been removed.
|
||
NF: The g:yankring_max_element_length can be used to limit the size
|
||
of an element in the yankring.
|
||
NF: The g:yankring_share_between_instances can be used to indicate
|
||
whether each instance of Vim running on a machine should share
|
||
the history file or whether each should have their own
|
||
individual history file.
|
||
NF: The g:yankring_clipboard_monitor can be used to indicate
|
||
whether changes to the system clipboard should be added to the
|
||
YankRing (default is on).
|
||
NF: The YankRing window can toggle the clipboard monitor by pressing
|
||
'c'. See the help in the window by pressing ?.
|
||
NF: Added some highlighting to the YankRing window (Marty Grenfell).
|
||
|
||
5.0: September 21, 2008:
|
||
NF: The YankRing can recognize certain Vim commands which do not
|
||
change the contents of a buffer and not attempt to capture it.
|
||
NF: The global variables which allow you to customize the behaviour
|
||
are now space separated instead of comma separated. This
|
||
provides greater flexibility but will require you to modify
|
||
your vimrc (if you have customized it). (Andy Wokula)
|
||
BF: If using <C-O> from within insert mode, the YankRing inserted
|
||
characters into the buffer instead of capturing the changes,
|
||
this was fixed by Andy Wokula (Agathoklis Hatzimanikas).
|
||
BF: The YankRing did not properly account for all the different
|
||
forms of counts "5yy" worked but "y5y" did not (Edwin Shao).
|
||
|
||
4.1: August 9, 2008:
|
||
NF: The YankRing now allows you to override which operators should
|
||
be ignored (yankring_ignore_operator). By default this is
|
||
set for the standard Vim operators which do not modify any
|
||
registers (Examples: = and gu) (Andy Wokula).
|
||
NF: The YankRing did not map v_x (Matt Tolton).
|
||
BF: The expression register (quote=) was not accounted for correctly
|
||
(Agathoklis Hatzimanikas).
|
||
BF: Using the v:operator variable must be escaped when used in
|
||
a regular expression.
|
||
|
||
4.0: June 24, 2008:
|
||
NF: The YankRing by default now captures all |text-objects| and
|
||
all motions (|motion.txt|) which Vim supports. Version 3.0 only
|
||
supported a subset of the basic motion commands.
|
||
NF: Prior to this version only predefined maps triggered the
|
||
capture of data into the yankring. These maps only supported
|
||
yanks and deletes. The YankRing now also supports
|
||
operator-pending mode, which allows a greater range of operations
|
||
to be automatically captured and added to the yankring.
|
||
Operating pending mode functionality requires Vim 7.2 or Vim 7.1
|
||
with patch #205. If using Vim 7.1 you can determine this with:
|
||
echo has("patch205")
|
||
NF: Prior to this version only yanks and deletes were registered
|
||
in the yankring. Changes are now also captured into the
|
||
yankring.
|
||
NF: The YankRing will also capture the system cliboard when focus is
|
||
returned to the vim window. This is useful if you copy text
|
||
between applications.
|
||
NF: The YankRing window always opened bottom horizontal. Now it
|
||
can be opened top or bottom and horizontal or vertically.
|
||
This can be controlled via variables in your .vimrc.
|
||
BF: The YankRing has an option to persist between instances
|
||
of Vim by storing the values in global variables within
|
||
the viminfo. This has led to some unusual ordering of
|
||
items in the ring from conflicts between instances.
|
||
This option has been turn off by default.
|
||
BF: Their was an issue with yanking using y$.
|
||
|
||
3.1: September 10, 2007:
|
||
NF: YRClear will now unlet all global variables it uses to store
|
||
the data if the persist storage is specified (the default).
|
||
Large values in the viminfo file could possibly affect other
|
||
applications.
|
||
|
||
3.0: September 7, 2007:
|
||
NF: Converted the YankRing to use the new Vim7's List object which
|
||
means it is no longer compatible with Vim6.
|
||
NF: By default the YankRing will now maintain the yankring's items
|
||
persistently by default. It does this via the |viminfo| file.
|
||
This means the contents of the YankRing rely on the internal
|
||
variables of only 1 Vim instance.
|
||
BF: YRToggle was not unmapping 'gp' and 'gP'.
|
||
BF: YRSearch prompted the user for a regex even if one was provided
|
||
on the command line.
|
||
BF: If g:yankring_manage_numbered_reg is enabled, the "." operator
|
||
did not correctly repeat the previous action (Pedro DeRose).
|
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2.2: November 1, 2005:
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NF: Added 'x' to the list of yankring_n_keys. This is very useful
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in visual mode since it can delete a lot of characters.
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2.2: October 19, 2005:
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BF: If you pressed '?' to toggle the display of the help in the
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YankRing window, the window would close. This also applied to
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'a', which allowed you to toggle the autoclose feature.
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2.1: October 11, 2005:
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NF: Added the ability for the YankRing to override Vim's numbered
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registers. Instead of the numbered registers holding the last
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yanked value, and the 9 previous deletes, they will now reflect
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the top 10 items in the yankring. This allows you to reference
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them directly with "5p.
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2.0: August 20, 2005:
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NF: Much improved usability, the YankRing now has a "GUI" to service
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the yankring. If YRShow or YRSearch is used, a split buffer is
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opened which displays all the elements in the yankring. There
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are a number of maps that allow you to interact with the
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contents. The window can be positioned vertically or
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horizontally as well as being sized all through options
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specified in your vimrc.
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NF: YRPop can now delete any items from the yankring, rather
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that just from the top.
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NF: YRSetTop has been removed, it is no longer required as the
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internal representation of the YankRing has changed.
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BF: If g:yankring_ignore_duplicate is set (which is the default)
|
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you could get some unpredicable results when moving
|
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backwards and forwards (<C-P> and <C-N>) through the
|
||
previous values.
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||
|
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1.7: June 10, 2005:
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BF: The expression register support added in version 1.6 used
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||
getreg('='), which has the side effect of executing the
|
||
expression register. Depending on what was in the register
|
||
this could have unusual results. Changed to use histget().
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||
|
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1.6: April 20, 2005:
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NF: YRSearch is similar to YRGetElem. Given a regular expression
|
||
it will interactively display all the elements in the yankring
|
||
that match the regular expression. You can enter the number
|
||
of the element to paste it. If you have many elements within
|
||
the yankring, this can help you identify them more easily.
|
||
NF: Updated the default history size from 30 to 100, which is
|
||
partially the reason for the YRSearch command.
|
||
NF: By default it supports "gp" and "gP", in addition to "p" and "P".
|
||
NF: Added support for the expression register (:h quote=). Here
|
||
is an example of how it is used:
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||
"="X"<CR>P
|
||
|
||
1.5: March 30, 2005:
|
||
NF: The YankRing now respects the cpoptions setting, if 'y' is
|
||
included and you press '.', the previous yank command is executed
|
||
and added to the yankring. You can also add this behaviour by
|
||
setting this in your |vimrc|: >
|
||
let g:yankring_dot_repeat_yank = 1
|
||
< NF: Duplicates will not be added to the YankRing by default. If
|
||
a duplicate is found, the element will be moved to the top
|
||
of the yankring. This can be controlled by setting this in
|
||
your |vimrc|: >
|
||
let g:yankring_ignore_duplicate = 0 (1 is default)
|
||
< BF: Regression from version 1.4, the '.' operator may incorrectly
|
||
insert garbage.
|
||
|
||
1.4: March 28, 2005:
|
||
NF: YRToggle has been updated. If you toggle the YankRing off
|
||
(disable) the maps it creates are removed. Calling YRToggle
|
||
again will recreate the maps. This truly disables the yankring,
|
||
where the previous version attempted to do this via code.
|
||
BF: Using the '.' operator was not correctly replaying operations
|
||
that did not move text in some way (g~t_) changed the case
|
||
of the text but a '.' did not replay it.
|
||
BF: When replacing previously pasted text the YankRing did not
|
||
respect what key was used to paste the text originally.
|
||
All replaced items were pasted using 'p', even if you had
|
||
originally pasted the text with 'P'.
|
||
|
||
1.3: March 16, 2005:
|
||
BF: The '.' operator did not handle the <<, >> shift operator.
|
||
Pressing '.' would result in the previous YankRing operation
|
||
instead of repeating the shift.
|
||
|
||
1.2: March 14, 2005:
|
||
NF: Added support for '.' operator to repeat the last change.
|
||
NF: Changed YRGetElem to show the contents of the yankring
|
||
and allow you to choose which element you want pasted.
|
||
It is only interactive if you do not provide a parameter.
|
||
NF: Added 'ygg,dgg' default maps by extending the yankring_n_keys
|
||
variable.
|
||
|
||
1.1: March 09, 2005:
|
||
NF: Added support for the black hole register |quote_|.
|
||
NF: Custom Maps allows the user to more finely tune the yankring
|
||
maps to perform whatever action they require. This function,
|
||
YRRunAfterMaps(), is run automatically after the YankRing
|
||
creates it's default mappings. See |yankring-custom-maps|.
|
||
NF: Added some more default maps by extending the yankring_n_keys
|
||
variable. It now contains:
|
||
yy,dd,yw,dw,ye,de,yE,dE,yiw,diw,yaw,daw,y$,d$,Y,D,yG,dG
|
||
NOTE: You can easily extend these default mappings by
|
||
creating this global variable in your |vimrc|, you do not
|
||
have to wait for the plugin to be updated.
|
||
NF: Added support for Dr. Chips GetLatestVimScripts plugin.
|
||
BF: The check for g:yankring_n_keys was incorrect, so it was not
|
||
possible to override the default maps.
|
||
|
||
1.0: March 08, 2005:
|
||
NF: Initial release.
|
||
|
||
vim: ts=4 ft=help tw=78
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