You need to be in insert mode to paste text into vi, since it otherwise interprets the text as commands. Also, why Ctrl+D?

Hi,

It really depends on the environment along with the task at hand. Not all coders look at the mouse in the since you are speaking. But enhance their operation by integrating work with the mouse with keys or options. Really depends on personal taste and tasks at hand.

Some use emacs' while others still slumber along with 'vi/vim'. You move marked text to the the buffer/file then insert where you wish. Or just insert a file at a specific point within the body. Just learn the commands of the editor of choice. 'emacs' is extensible thus allowing a versatile editor.

I use 'vi/vim' more now since it will be available on most Gnu/Linux. Be sure to look at the initial screen for vim for useful information. While in 'vim' try command mode(esc) & type ':help' (without tics) to get started. Or type ':help subject' (to get help on a specific subject). Neat when you are in a split window to get the options/strokes you do not use all the time.

If you happen to need a IDE then a mouse is doable and sometimes easier in combination with option(s) command keys while in the editor. So it means you can really move around freely within but at the restriction(s) of the IDE. If you use KDE on your Slack machine you have KDevelop else;So as a user you can use the system in a way that fits you. Please do not class everyone into one body/style/class.
HTH!

Using only one console? I did this:
(a) Ran vim in tty2 and set insert mode.
(b) In tty1 I selected.
(c) In tty2 I pasted.
(d) No use.

@stf92: Instead of two virtual consoles, use one and a terminal multiplexer like GNU/Screen or tmux to switch between console apps

Actually testing now I see that it does work for me between virtual consoles. For some reason I thought it didn't. Ah well I'd still prefer use screen or better yet tmux. It is handy to split the viewable area into parts that you can view at the same time, without having to constantly switch between virtual consoles.

When pasting in vim you have to press the 'Shift' key as well. Just tried this with two konsoles and it worked, but when I tried in in an actual console mode it didn't. Worked okay with elvis. Maybe an issue with vim. I'm sure it worked before.

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With the addition of the Shift key trick it works. But same as you: only with vi and with two VTs.

In fact, my primary motivation is the famous quotations making there entrance once one has logged in. Some of them are worth saving. But this thing usefulness is ample.

Hi,

Just tried it in vim with no issues between three terminals. Unsure what is going on for the few that are experiencing issues.

I just hit shift-insert to paste. That works in vim or in the console. Works in any gui app as well.

There's an old saying in Spanish: Segundas partes nunca fueron buenas (Second parts never were good).

and how does that relate to this thread?

What program do you know that is the precursor to vim?

vi. And?

Hi,

May I again suggest that you learn to use the documentation available to a user. 'man vim';

I did not think I had to be so explicit. First part= vi. Second part= vim. And you see a user and me are having problems pasting with vim. But no problem at all with vi. Second part, in the saying, means that that comes after, a sequel.

No doubt vim has a workaround for the case of this user and of mine. Or something went wrong in the installation. But the fact is I had no problem with vi.

You can see it at the cinematographic industry as well, and literature of course. If a movie has the number 2 in its title, you bet its a bad one. Of course there are exceptions.