[arch-general] vi - Howto make past from clipboard work??

[David C. Rankin]

David C. Rankin wrote:
> Listmates,
> 
> 	One thing I have to fix is vi's behavior of wanting to go into visual mode
> ever time I try to select something and vi's refusal to paste the clipboard in
> insert mode using the middle mouse button. I know this must be a basic
> configuration setting somewhere? I've looked for /etc/vimrc and ~/.vimrc but
> all I found was ~/.viminfo and that didn't help.
> 
> 	So... hoping not to have to reinvent the wheel, where is this setting hiding??
> 

OK, so far I have found that shift-insert will work with my 'top' insert key on
my laptop, but I would still like to find this setting. Thanks.

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