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1 files changed, 31 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 93058b9..49a9770 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -788,9 +788,18 @@ selcopy(void) {
memcpy(ptr, p, size);
ptr += size;
}
- /* \n at the end of every selected line except for the last one */
+
+ /*
+ * Copy and pasting of line endings is inconsistent
+ * in the inconsistent terminal and GUI world.
+ * The best solution seems like to produce '\n' when
+ * something is copied from st and convert '\n' to
+ * '\r', when something to be pasted is received by
+ * st.
+ * FIXME: Fix the computer world.
+ */
if(is_selected && y < sel.e.y)
- *ptr++ = '\r';
+ *ptr++ = '\n';
}
*ptr = 0;
}
@@ -801,7 +810,7 @@ void
selnotify(XEvent *e) {
ulong nitems, ofs, rem;
int format;
- uchar *data;
+ uchar *data, *last, *repl;
Atom type;
ofs = 0;
@@ -812,7 +821,25 @@ selnotify(XEvent *e) {
fprintf(stderr, "Clipboard allocation failed\n");
return;
}
- ttywrite((const char *) data, nitems * format / 8);
+
+ /*
+ * As seen in selcopy:
+ * Line endings are inconsistent in the terminal and GUI world
+ * copy and pasting. When receiving some selection data,
+ * replace all '\n' with '\r'.
+ * FIXME: Fix the computer world.
+ */
+ repl = data;
+ last = data + nitems * format / 8;
+ while((repl = memchr(repl, '\n', last - repl))) {
+ *repl++ = '\r';
+ }
+
+ last = data + nitems * format / 8;
+ repl = data;
+
+
+ ttywrite((const char *)data, nitems * format / 8);
XFree(data);
/* number of 32-bit chunks returned */
ofs += nitems * format / 32;