Re: Copying a list for insertion

[Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>]

* Heime via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> [2022-10-21 17:18]:
> I am printing a list named "cunex" in the messages buffer. I would also like to store what is printed so I can insert
> the contents somewhere else, without having to go to the "*Messages*" buffer to copy it.
> 
> (message "%s" cunex)

I use this function:

(defun rcd-kill-new (kill)
  (cond ((stringp kill) (progn 
			  (kill-new kill)
			  (rcd-message "Killed: %s" kill)))
	 (t (rcd-message "😧 WARNING: Nothing to kill."))))

You may change `rcd-message' to message.

If you wish to kill the list, then you need to do something like:

(kill-new (prin1-to-string '(1 2 3 "My" "List" 10 20))) ⇒ t

Then you do C-y:

(1 2 3 "My" "List" 10 20)


-- 
Jean

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