On 2025-08-25, Christian Brabandt (Vim Github Repository) wrote: > ●chrisbra left a comment (vim/vim#18105) > > I was trying to avoid a complex description, that may not even always be > correct. E.g. it does not explain why the clipboard odes not work when using > Vim on a non-X11/Wayland UI. Or when ssh into a server.
I agree that my alternative is long, and still incomplete. However, telling the user that the clipboard availability depends on vague terms such as "Vim version" and "system environment" and "may not be available" without explaining exactly what those mean leaves the user with little understanding of the problem and with no idea how to determine which problem they have and how to fix it. Experienced users can figure this out, but this is in the tutorial, so the explanation should be aimed at users who are new to Vim and probably new to Linux. If this is the wrong place for a detailed explanation, perhaps one could be elsewhere and referenced here. Regards, Gary -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_dev/20250826050255.GK24703%40phoenix.
