copy/paste in vim (in terminal)

From	Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	copy/paste in vim (in terminal)
Date	2020-08-11 07:10 +0200
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Hi all,

This often annoys me, but usually not to the point of posting about it.

I used to be able to use my mouse to select/paste 'normally' (for X),
when using vim in a terminal. More recently (a few years?), it doesn't
seem to work. If I'm using gvim, it's fine. If I'm using anything else
in a terminal, it's fine. Actually I think I can paste _into_ vim in a
terminal, but have to use the menus to do it, rather than just middle-click.

Any tips on getting the old behaviour back? Or reasons/tips why I
shouldn't, and what to do instead?

I'm using xfce4-terminal, and this generally only applies when I'm
editing on a remote server, or editing as root - otherwise I usually use
gvim.

Thanks,
Richard

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copy/paste in vim (in terminal) Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2020-08-11 07:10 +0200
  Re: copy/paste in vim (in terminal) "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-08-11 08:00 +0200
    Re: copy/paste in vim (in terminal) Thomas Pircher <thp+debian@p5r.uk> - 2020-08-11 08:40 +0200
  Re: copy/paste in vim (in terminal) "Miguel A. Vallejo" <ea4eoz@gmail.com> - 2020-08-11 09:10 +0200
    Re: copy/paste in vim (in terminal) Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-08-11 14:00 +0200
      Re: copy/paste in vim (in terminal) Toni Mas Soler <antomassol@gmail.com> - 2020-08-11 15:50 +0200
    Re: copy/paste in vim (in terminal) Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2020-08-12 00:40 +0200

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