File keymap yank file name

[QiBaobin]

Fixes #2985

[sudormrfbin]

Going the special register route and storing the filename on the % register like vim and kakoune might be better here since registers can be used in prompt areas like the command line and picker directly.

[sudormrfbin]

Ah I didn't see #3008. If it adds % as the filename register, I don't think we need a separate keybind for copying filenames since it can be done with "%y or "%<space>y".

[QiBaobin]

Ah I didn't see #3008. If it adds % as the filename register, I don't think we need a separate keybind for copying filenames since it can be done with "%y or "%<space>y".

Does "%y or "%<space>y" copy the selection to the register instead of copying from it?

[sudormrfbin]

Nope, y always copies from the register, and "% selects the register to copy from. Since the % register would hold the name of the file, "%y would copy the the filename into the default register and "%<space>y would copy the filename to the system clipboard.

[QiBaobin]

Nope, y always copies from the register, and "% selects the register to copy from. Since the % register would hold the name of the file, "%y would copy the the filename into the default register and "%<space>y would copy the filename to the system clipboard.

This is not what I understand, I think "%y mean copy the selection to register %, this is constant with the behavior as below:

yank_file_name.mov

To copy content from a register to another, I think we need paste from it and select it then copy to another. Let me know if I miss some features here.

[sudormrfbin]

You're right, I mixed up y and ctrl-r in insert mode, sorry for the confusion 😅. In that case I think it's better to have a typable :command instead of a keybind for copying the filename to the system clilpboard. I don't think it's a frequent enough thing to do that would require a default keybind, but if required it can be easily binded in the config file.

[QiBaobin]

You're right, I mixed up y and ctrl-r in insert mode, sorry for the confusion 😅. In that case I think it's better to have a typable :command instead of a keybind for copying the filename to the system clilpboard. I don't think it's a frequent enough thing to do that would require a default keybind, but if required it can be easily binded in the config file.

Sure