I can tweak the cut command. But, the content being cut does not go the clipboard ring. How to fix this?

[pdelfino]

Hi,

If I am using the default keybinding for cut in macOS it is Command-x. It works.
The selected content disappears. Moreover, the content cut goes to the clipboard ring.

This means that if I execute paste command, it is going to paste what was just cut!

Since I am an Emacs afficionado, I am changing the keybinding to be more like Emacs. Hence, C-w (control and "w"):

{
                        "description": "C-w to Cut",
                        "manipulators": [
                            {
                                "from": {
                                    "key_code": "w",
                                    "modifiers": {
                                        "mandatory": [
                                            "left_control"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                },
                                "to": [
                                    {
                                        "key_code": "x",
                                        "modifiers": [
                                            "command"
                                        ]
                                    }
                                ],
                                "type": "basic"
                            }
                        ]
                    }

It partially works. This command makes the content disappears.
However, the selected content does not go the clipboard ring after
being vanished.

I am a heavy user of the clipboard ring. I would like to have it
working with my new cut.

Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks.

[Muirium]

I think I encountered this in my quest for (multi stage modification) macros. I’m no emacs expert, but I reckon you’re talking about the yank buffer. Support for it is inconsistent on the Mac, really depending on the app you’re in at the time. Control Y often works in parallel to Command X, but not always. It’s quite irritating. The default system frameworks do support it but many apps don’t use them.

Like you, I insist on clipboard history. So I use the excellently simple JumpCut to handle it system wide. Have done since PowerPC actually. Hopefully that or similar will give you what you need.

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[pdelfino]

Thanks for trying to help, @Muirium. I have just installed your suggestion. It is nice. I can copy multiple things and they do go to the clipboard ring management tool. When pasting (yanking), I can choose a list of options from things copied. I did not have this before. So, thanks - really.

Also, if I cut words with the default binding (command x), it also works. The word disappears and the content goes to the clipboard ring. Hence, I can pick them from a list and paste (yank) an option.

Unfortunately, my original problem persists. The keybinding I have set via Karabiner Elements for cut is Control w and it only works partially. The textual content cut via this shortcut disappears but the content does not go to the clipboard ring manager tool (Jumpcut)!