Block cut and paste not working....

Matthew Reed

For some reason block cut and pastes are no longer working.

I can do the block cut OK, but the paste does a regular paste not a block paste.

do <shift><alt> move cursor to select a block of text
do <ctrl>c to copy the block
move to middle of some text preparing for paste
Do <ctrl>v to paste, text just gets inserted.

Before:

    ext_v_trig_time  
    digin_line_time
    pulseline_time
    pulseline_count
    usr_rst_time
    available_pad1
    available_pad2

After:

ext_v_trig_time ext_v_trig_time 
digin_line_time
pulseline_time
pulseline_count
usr_rst_time
available_pad1
available_pad2 
    digin_line_time
    pulseline_time
    pulseline_count
    usr_rst_time
    available_pad1
    available_pad2

What it should be:

    ext_v_trig_time ext_v_trig_time 
    digin_line_time digin_line_time
    pulseline_time  pulseline_time
    pulseline_count pulseline_count
    usr_rst_time    usr_rst_time
    available_pad1  available_pad1
    available_pad2  available_pad2

PeterJones

@Matthew-Reed ,

It works for me.

What version are you using? (In the ? menu, select Debug Info, and copy/paste into your reply).

Mine is:

Notepad++ v7.8.5   (64-bit)
Build time : Mar  3 2020 - 17:39:56
Path : C:\usr\local\apps\notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : ON
OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit) 
OS Version : 1903
OS Build : 18362.720
Plugins : ComparePlugin.dll LuaScript.dll MarkdownViewerPlusPlus.dll mimeTools.dll NppConsole.dll NppConverter.dll NppEditorConfig.dll NppExec.dll NppExport.dll NppFTP.dll PreviewHTML.dll PythonScript.dll QuickText.dll XMLTools.dll

Matthew Reed

Notepad++ v7.8.5 (64-bit)
Build time : Mar 4 2020 - 11:08:34
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
OS Version : 1909
OS Build : 18363.752
Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll

But, I’m suspecting that something might be wrong with my computer.
I’ve noticed the <ctrl>v does not work in some applications.
It’s an older laptop that was all that was left in IT.
Thankyou SO MUCH for your help. It’s wonderful to have such quick replies.

PeterJones

@Matthew-Reed said in Block cut and paste not working....:

I’ve noticed the <ctrl>v does not work in some applications.
It’s an older laptop

Hmm, maybe try the right Ctrl key instead of the left.

Also, SHIFT+INS is a secondary key sequence for paste, and it works with the column-paste as well, so you might see if that works more reliably for you.

Matthew Reed

FOUND THE PROBLEM!

I had installed a utility called ClipboardFusion. ([https://www.clipboardfusion.com](link url)/)

This utility was modifying the text.

Uninstalled the utility - everything works again!