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Add Mod + Shift + c/v and no selclear.
authorChristoph Lohmann <20h@r-36.net>
Sat, 14 Mar 2015 06:41:59 +0000 (07:41 +0100)
committerChristoph Lohmann <20h@r-36.net>
Sat, 14 Mar 2015 06:41:59 +0000 (07:41 +0100)
Thanks to Alex Pilon <alp@alexpilon.ca>!

Now there is a distinction between the primary and clipboard selection. With
Mod + Shift + c/v the clipboard is handled. The old Insert behavious does
reside.

config.def.h
st.c

index 8a8236c..56bae2d 100644 (file)
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ static Shortcut shortcuts[] = {
        { MODKEY|ShiftMask,     XK_Home,        xzoomreset,     {.i =  0} },
        { ShiftMask,            XK_Insert,      selpaste,       {.i =  0} },
        { MODKEY|ShiftMask,     XK_Insert,      clippaste,      {.i =  0} },
+       { MODKEY|ShiftMask,     XK_C,           clipcopy,       {.i =  0} },
+       { MODKEY|ShiftMask,     XK_V,           clippaste,      {.i =  0} },
        { MODKEY,               XK_Num_Lock,    numlock,        {.i =  0} },
 };
 
diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 39a6836..4b98b27 100644 (file)
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ typedef struct {
                int x, y;
        } nb, ne, ob, oe;
 
-       char *clip;
+       char *primary, *clipboard;
        Atom xtarget;
        bool alt;
        struct timespec tclick1;
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } Shortcut;
 
 /* function definitions used in config.h */
+static void clipcopy(const Arg *);
 static void clippaste(const Arg *);
 static void numlock(const Arg *);
 static void selpaste(const Arg *);
@@ -479,7 +480,11 @@ static void (*handler[LASTEvent])(XEvent *) = {
        [MotionNotify] = bmotion,
        [ButtonPress] = bpress,
        [ButtonRelease] = brelease,
-       [SelectionClear] = selclear,
+/*
+ * Uncomment if you want the selection to disappear when you select something
+ * different in another window.
+ */
+/*     [SelectionClear] = selclear, */
        [SelectionNotify] = selnotify,
        [SelectionRequest] = selrequest,
 };
@@ -640,7 +645,8 @@ selinit(void) {
        memset(&sel.tclick2, 0, sizeof(sel.tclick2));
        sel.mode = 0;
        sel.ob.x = -1;
-       sel.clip = NULL;
+       sel.primary = NULL;
+       sel.clipboard = NULL;
        sel.xtarget = XInternAtom(xw.dpy, "UTF8_STRING", 0);
        if(sel.xtarget == None)
                sel.xtarget = XA_STRING;
@@ -985,12 +991,15 @@ selnotify(XEvent *e) {
        int format;
        uchar *data, *last, *repl;
        Atom type;
+       XSelectionEvent *xsev;
 
        ofs = 0;
+       xsev = (XSelectionEvent *)e;
        do {
-               if(XGetWindowProperty(xw.dpy, xw.win, XA_PRIMARY, ofs, BUFSIZ/4,
-                                       False, AnyPropertyType, &type, &format,
-                                       &nitems, &rem, &data)) {
+               if(XGetWindowProperty(xw.dpy, xw.win, xsev->property, ofs,
+                                       BUFSIZ/4, False, AnyPropertyType,
+                                       &type, &format, &nitems, &rem,
+                                       &data)) {
                        fprintf(stderr, "Clipboard allocation failed\n");
                        return;
                }
@@ -1026,11 +1035,25 @@ selpaste(const Arg *dummy) {
 }
 
 void
+clipcopy(const Arg *dummy) {
+       Atom clipboard;
+
+       if(sel.clipboard != NULL)
+               free(sel.clipboard);
+
+       if(sel.primary != NULL) {
+               sel.clipboard = xstrdup(sel.primary);
+               clipboard = XInternAtom(xw.dpy, "CLIPBOARD", 0);
+               XSetSelectionOwner(xw.dpy, clipboard, xw.win, CurrentTime);
+       }
+}
+
+void
 clippaste(const Arg *dummy) {
        Atom clipboard;
 
        clipboard = XInternAtom(xw.dpy, "CLIPBOARD", 0);
-       XConvertSelection(xw.dpy, clipboard, sel.xtarget, XA_PRIMARY,
+       XConvertSelection(xw.dpy, clipboard, sel.xtarget, clipboard,
                        xw.win, CurrentTime);
 }
 
@@ -1046,7 +1069,8 @@ void
 selrequest(XEvent *e) {
        XSelectionRequestEvent *xsre;
        XSelectionEvent xev;
-       Atom xa_targets, string;
+       Atom xa_targets, string, clipboard;
+       char *seltext;
 
        xsre = (XSelectionRequestEvent *) e;
        xev.type = SelectionNotify;
@@ -1065,11 +1089,25 @@ selrequest(XEvent *e) {
                                XA_ATOM, 32, PropModeReplace,
                                (uchar *) &string, 1);
                xev.property = xsre->property;
-       } else if(xsre->target == sel.xtarget && sel.clip != NULL) {
-               XChangeProperty(xsre->display, xsre->requestor, xsre->property,
-                               xsre->target, 8, PropModeReplace,
-                               (uchar *) sel.clip, strlen(sel.clip));
-               xev.property = xsre->property;
+       } else if(xsre->target == sel.xtarget) {
+               clipboard = XInternAtom(xw.dpy, "CLIPBOARD", 0);
+               if(xsre->selection == XA_PRIMARY) {
+                       seltext = sel.primary;
+               } else if(xsre->selection == clipboard) {
+                       seltext = sel.clipboard;
+               } else {
+                       fprintf(stderr,
+                               "Unhandled clipboard selection 0x%lx\n",
+                               xsre->selection);
+                       return;
+               }
+               if(seltext != NULL) {
+                       XChangeProperty(xsre->display, xsre->requestor,
+                                       xsre->property, xsre->target,
+                                       8, PropModeReplace,
+                                       (uchar *)seltext, strlen(seltext));
+                       xev.property = xsre->property;
+               }
        }
 
        /* all done, send a notification to the listener */
@@ -1079,8 +1117,9 @@ selrequest(XEvent *e) {
 
 void
 xsetsel(char *str) {
-       free(sel.clip);
-       sel.clip = str;
+       free(sel.primary);
+       sel.primary = str;
+
        XSetSelectionOwner(xw.dpy, XA_PRIMARY, xw.win, CurrentTime);
 }