Tony Mechelynck wrote:
> On Windows, but not on Unix, "+ and "* are equivalent. In all
> cases, "+ ("register plus") is the clipboard which other
> applications can paste using the "Edit => Paste" menu item.I've spent quite a bit of time on the irritating "+ versus "* issue while trying to get the Vim Tips into shape (I wondered why many tips say "* is the clipboard when of course your above statement is correct). Any comments on the following which seem to deny that "+ is the clipboard: On Windows gvim (this is a bit of a knockout): :reg + " shows nothing :reg * " shows text in clipboard (including from other apps) Wording of following strongly implies that '*' is the clipboard (although the first para is actually talking about the selection from the previous para). :help clipboard We read: :help dos-standard-mappings When the clipboard is supported, the "* register is used. :help <MiddleMouse> Put the text from a register before the cursor [count] times. Uses the "* register, unless another is specified. John --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
