Re: copying text into a paste buffer as you type?

[Rajinder Yadav <devguy.ca@gmail.com>]

On 10-12-16 11:49 AM, Drew Adams wrote:
>> is there a way to get emacs to copy text into a paste buffer as you
>> type? for example, I would like to type 'null =>  false' once
>> and be able to paste into the other lines
>>
>>     t.string :title, null =>  false
>>     t.string :name, null =>  false
>>     t.text :post, null =>  false
>
> Yes, but you have to tell it when to start and stop copying.
>
>   C-SPC  n u l l  =>   f a l s e  C-x C-x  C-x C-x  M-w
>
>   Start:
>    `C-SPC'    Mark selection beginning.
>   Type text.
>   Stop:
>    `C-x C-x'  Activate selection, swapping mark and point.
>    `C-x C-x'  Swap mark and point back again.
>    `M-x'      Copy selection to kill-ring (paste buffer).
>
> Then `C-y' to yank (paste) it.
>
> ---
>
> If you want to paste the same text multiple times but still be able to select
> other text without interfering with what you saved (copied), use the secondary
> selection: To select and copy for the secondary selection: drag `mouse-1' with
> the Meta key depressed.  To yank it: `M-mouse-2'.
>
> This is particularly useful for replacing selected text here and there (esp. in
> delete-selection mode).  E.g., double-click `mouse-1' on a sexp to select it,
> then `M-mouse-2' to replace it.  So instead of using `query-replace' you can use
> it to change selected occurrences of `null =>  false' to `hopalong cassidy'.
>
> http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/SecondarySelection
>
> An alternative to using the secondary selection is to use `M-y', perhaps
> multiple times, just after you yank (`C-y').  That cycles through previous
> kill-ring entries until you get to the one you want.
>

Drew,

that works great, although I think you meant 'M-w' instead of 'M-x', thanks!

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Kind Regards,
Rajinder Yadav