Simple for Linux and Vim

Wanted to do something like this for a while but everything out there seemed to be rather complicated and/or did not work (for me).
So ...

Work Flow:

Modify text

1. Want to edit text in xclip.
2. Call buffer_modify.sh with Ctrl+Alt+M
3. Modify text in popup Vim
4. Either copy line or all text into xclip using Vim keybindings
5. Popup Vim exits
6. Modified text now in xclip and can be pasted using middle mouse button

Create text

1. Want to create some text
2. Call buffer_create.sh with Ctrl+Alt+C
3. Enter text into popup Vim
4. Either copy line or all text into xclip using Vim keybinds
5. Popup Vim exits
6. Created text now in xclip and can be pasted using middle mouse button

Keyboard Settings:

command              shortcutbuffer_modify.sh     Ctrl+Alt+Mbuffer_create.sh     Ctrl+Alt+C

Commands:

buffer_modify.sh:

#!/bin/bashxclip -o | /usr/bin/gvim -geometry 60x5 -bg lightgrey -fn 'FreeMono Bold 16' - ; wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b toggle,above

buffer_create.sh:

#!/bin/bash/usr/bin/gvim -geometry 60x5 -bg lightgrey -fn 'FreeMono Bold 16' ; wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -b toggle,above

Note: Commands require wmctrl so that the popup gvim window stays on top whichis generally what one wants.

Addition to Vim .vimrc file:

" write current linefunction! XCLIP_CURRENT()  :.w !xclip  :q!endfunc" write all linesfunction! XCLIP_ALL()  :w !xclip  :q!endfuncnnoremap &lt;Leader>xc :call XCLIP_CURRENT()<CR>nnoremap &lt;Leader>xa :call XCLIP_ALL()<CR>

Comments:

• I found that using xclip put the captured text in some clipboard whichcould be pasted (using middle mouse button) into my xterms and bothFirefox and Thunderbird.
• Creating shell scripts for both keyboard copy and paste settings allowedme to modify/tweak the desired action (in the script files) without having togo into the Settings application over and over again.
• Sometimes one wants a single line of text and sometimes one wants the wholefile of text. Hence, the two Vim functions and map definitions.
• It would be easy to add an additional Vim function/keybinding allow for thewriting of only selected text to the xclip.