Re: delete-selection-mode on viper

[s . sanjeevkumar]

On Friday, January 7, 2011 7:17:58 PM UTC+11, Le Wang wrote:
> Here are steps I would take to try to trouble-shoot in Emacs.
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> emacs -Q<C-h>fdelete-selection-mode
> <C-x>o<tab><enter>
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> Reading commentary at beginning of source ...
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> This seems promising:
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> ;; Commands which will delete the selection need a 'delete-selection
> ;; property on their symbols; commands which insert text but don't
> ;; have this property won't delete the selection.
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> google "emacs how to set property on command"
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> Find out
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> put is a built-in function in `C source code'.
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> (put SYMBOL PROPNAME VALUE)
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> Store SYMBOL's PROPNAME property with value VALUE.
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> It can be retrieved with `(get SYMBOL PROPNAME)'.
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> Fire up viper mode (I don't use it).
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> <C-h>k[paste key cord]
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> Jot down what the command name.  Try something like:
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> (put '[viper-paste-func]  'delete-selection t)
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> <C-x><C-e>
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> See if it worked.  If it did, add the "(put ..." line to your .emacs.el
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> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Maindoor <sanjee...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I am using viper in emacs, as I come from a vim background.
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> When using regular emacs delete-selection-mode works fine,
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> but when I use the viper mode, the paste does not work as
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> expected. I'm sure others would have faced this issue too,
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> any suggestions on how to workaround this ?
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> Thanks,
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> Le

Thanks Le. Yes it worked.