vim, any way to copy'n paste, using the mouse, without using shift

Question

I'm used to most X11 apps that copy'n paste with a simple middle mouse key. In vim I must remember to hold the shift key. Is there any way in vim to copy'n paste using the mouse without the shift key?

You only need to hold shift with certain mouse settings, such as mouse=a. — Randy Morris, Apr 08 '10 at 00:54

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 07 '10 at 18:12

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I believe you don't need the shift key if you're in insert mode.

Edit: Actually, I never need to hit shift.

answered Apr 07 '10 at 18:12

Stephen

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 04 '10 at 17:49

I needed to get the vim with the GTK2-GNOME GUI libs.

before the Ubuntu Karmic install was VIM - Vi IMproved 7.2 (2008 Aug 9, compiled Sep 21 2009 11:25:46) Included patches: 1-245 Compiled by buildd@crested.buildd Huge version without GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):

now the version is VIM - Vi IMproved 7.2 (2008 Aug 9, compiled Sep 21 2009 11:22:21) Included patches: 1-245 Compiled by buildd@crested.buildd Huge version with GTK2-GNOME GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):

Now the left mouse button selects and pastes in to X apps.

vim, any way to copy'n paste, using the mouse, without using shift

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