[9fans] acme: copy selection to new window

[akumar@mail.nanosouffle.net (Akshat Kumar)]

I believe you have to keep the addr file open, while
you are making changes to it (through ctl or otherwise)
and while you read from the data file.


ak

On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 7:03 AM, Jacek Masiulaniec
<jacekm at dobremiasto.net> wrote:
> In plan9port acme, I'd like a command to copy selected text into new window.
> Here's rc implementation:
>
> % cat >/tmp/copy
> #!/usr/bin/env rc
>
> . $PLAN9/lib/acme.rc
>
> winctl 'addr=dot'
> winread data >/tmp/selection
> @{
> ? ? ? ?newwindow
> ? ? ? ?cat /tmp/selection | winwrite body
> }
> %
>
> Consider the scenario:
>
> (1) Create a window that reads:
>
> foo
> bar
> baz
>
> (2) Add tag command /tmp/copy.
>
> (3) Select "bar".
>
> (4) Execute /tmp/copy.
>
> I expect new window to contain only the text "bar".
> In reality, the window contains "bar", and the unexpected "baz".
>
> Where's the problem?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jacek
>
>