kakboard_copy_keys not working as expected

[leperdu]

kakboard_copy_keys not working as expected

[lePerdu]

kakboard_copy_keys works by copying the contents of Kakoune's clipboard to the system clipboad after executing the key. Since <a-d> doesn't modify kakoune's clipboard, the last values copied will be sent to the system clipboard.

To get what you want, you will have to tell Kakboard to sync the clipboard in your own <a-d> mapping as such:

map global normal d <a-d>
map global normal c <a-c>
map global normal <a-d> ": kakboard-with-push-clipboard d<ret>"

set-option global kakboard_copy_keys y
# All this does is make the mapping:
# map global normal y ": kakboard-with-push-clipboard y<ret>"

[gustavo-hms]

That works. Thanks!

Just a last clarification: by your explanation, I presume kakboard_copy_keys ignores mappings, otherwise <a-d> would in fact modify kakoune's clipboard, because it would be mapped to d. Is it right?

[lePerdu]

kakboard-enable creates mappings for all of the keys in kakboard_copy_keys which override your existing ones. It used to use hooks, which would work with existing mappings, but that had its own problems (I can't remember exactly what atm).

[gustavo-hms]

Hmm! This explains why it used to work...

Thank you!