If a list is provided, the types are tried in sequence until
there is a successful conversion.")
+(defvar selection-sets-clipboard nil
+ "Controls the selection's relationship to the clipboard.
+When non-nil, any operation that sets the primary selection will also
+set the clipboard.")
+
(defun copy-primary-selection ()
"Copy the selection to the Clipboard and the kill ring."
(interactive)
(defun yank-clipboard-selection ()
"Insert the current Clipboard selection at point."
(interactive "*")
- (case (device-type (selected-device))
- (x (x-yank-clipboard-selection))
- (mswindows (mswindows-paste-clipboard))
- (otherwise nil)))
+ (when (console-on-window-system-p)
+ (setq last-command nil)
+ (setq this-command 'yank) ; so that yank-pop works.
+ (let ((clip (get-clipboard)))
+ (or clip (error "there is no clipboard selection"))
+ (push-mark)
+ (insert clip))))
+
+(defun get-clipboard ()
+ "Return text pasted to the clipboard."
+ (get-selection 'CLIPBOARD))
(define-device-method get-cutbuffer
"Return the value of one of the cut buffers.
This will do nothing under anything other than X.")
+(defun get-selection-no-error (&optional type data-type)
+ "Return the value of a Windows selection.
+The argument TYPE (default `PRIMARY') says which selection,
+and the argument DATA-TYPE (default `STRING', or `COMPOUND_TEXT' under Mule)
+says how to convert the data. Returns NIL if there is no selection"
+ (condition-case err (get-selection type data-type) (t nil)))
+
(defun get-selection (&optional type data-type)
"Return the value of a Windows selection.
The argument TYPE (default `PRIMARY') says which selection,
and the argument DATA-TYPE (default `STRING', or `COMPOUND_TEXT' under Mule)
-says how to convert the data."
+says how to convert the data. If there is no selection an error is signalled."
(or type (setq type 'PRIMARY))
(or data-type (setq data-type selected-text-type))
(let ((text
valid))
(signal 'error (list "invalid selection" data)))
(or type (setq type 'PRIMARY))
- (if data
- (own-selection-internal type data)
- (disown-selection-internal type))
+ (if (null data)
+ (disown-selection-internal type)
+ (own-selection-internal type data)
+ (when (and (eq type 'PRIMARY)
+ selection-sets-clipboard)
+ (own-selection-internal 'CLIPBOARD data)))
(cond ((eq type 'PRIMARY)
(setq primary-selection-extent
(select-make-extent-for-selection
(setq lost-selection-hooks 'dehilight-selection)
(defun own-clipboard (string)
- "Paste the given string to the X Clipboard."
+ "Paste the given string to the window system Clipboard."
(own-selection string 'CLIPBOARD))
(defun disown-selection (&optional secondary-p)
"Assuming we own the selection, disown it. With an argument, discard the
secondary selection instead of the primary selection."
- (disown-selection-internal (if secondary-p 'SECONDARY 'PRIMARY)))
+ (disown-selection-internal (if secondary-p 'SECONDARY 'PRIMARY))
+ (when (and selection-sets-clipboard
+ (or (not secondary-p)
+ (eq secondary-p 'PRIMARY)
+ (eq secondary-p 'CLIPBOARD)))
+ (disown-selection-internal 'CLIPBOARD)))
;; from x-init.el
;; selections and active regions