Copy on MouseDragEnd event but do not reset copy mode and selection. Add shortcut to copy whole line. Strip trailing new lines from copied text

readme.md

@@ -358,9 +358,11 @@ There is a root keybinding to enter Copy mode: `M-Up`. Once in copy mode, you ha
 
 `Space` starts selection, `Enter` copies selection and exits copy mode. List all items in copy buffer using `prefix C-p`, and paste most recent item from buffer using `prexix p`.
 
-You can also use `y` which is equivalent to `Enter`, and `Y` will copy text, exit copy mode and immediately paste buffer to you command line.
+`y` just copies selected text and is equivalent to `Enter`,  `Y` copies whole line, and `D` copies by the end of line.
 
-You can also select text using mouse. Default behavior is to copy text and immediately cancel copy mode on `MouseDragEnd` event. This is annoying, because sometimes I select text just to highlight it, but tmux drops me out of copy mode and reset scroll by the end. I've changed this behavior, so `MouseDragEnd` does not execute `copy-selection-and-cancel` action. You can then copy text just by left mouse click, and continue working in copy-mode.
+Also, note, that when text is copied any trailing new lines are stripped. So, when you paste buffer in a command prompt, it will not be immediately executed.
+
+You can also select text using mouse. Default behavior is to copy text and immediately cancel copy mode on `MouseDragEnd` event. This is annoying, because sometimes I select text just to highlight it, but tmux drops me out of copy mode and reset scroll by the end. I've changed this behavior, so `MouseDragEnd` does not execute `copy-selection-and-cancel` action. Text is copied, but copy mode is not cancelled and selection is not cleared. You can then reset selection by mouse click.
 
 ![copy and scroll](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/768858/33231146-e390afc8-d1f8-11e7-80ad-6977fc3a5df7.gif)
 

tmux/tmux.conf

@@ -175,21 +175,22 @@ if -b "command -v reattach-to-user-namespace > /dev/null 2>&1" \
 
 yank="~/.tmux/yank.sh"
 
-# Remap keys which perform copy to pipe copied text to OS clipboard
+# Copy selected text
 bind -T copy-mode-vi Enter send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "$yank"
 bind -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "$yank"
-bind -T copy-mode-vi Y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "$yank; tmux paste-buffer"
+bind -T copy-mode-vi Y send-keys -X copy-line \;\
-bind -T copy-mode-vi C-j send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "$yank"
+    run "tmux save-buffer - | $yank"
 bind-key -T copy-mode-vi D send-keys -X copy-end-of-line \;\
     run "tmux save-buffer - | $yank"
+bind -T copy-mode-vi C-j send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel "$yank"
 bind-key -T copy-mode-vi A send-keys -X append-selection-and-cancel \;\
     run "tmux save-buffer - | $yank"
 
-# Do not copy selection and cancel copy mode on drag end event
+# Copy selection on drag end event, but do not cancel copy mode and do not clear selection
-# Prefer iTerm style selection: select, then mouse click to copy to buffer
+# clear select on subsequence mouse click
-unbind -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane
+bind -T copy-mode-vi MouseDragEnd1Pane \
+    send-keys -X copy-pipe "$yank"
 bind -T copy-mode-vi MouseDown1Pane select-pane \;\
-   send-keys -X copy-pipe "$yank" \;\
    send-keys -X clear-selection
     
 # iTerm2 works with clipboard out of the box, set-clipboard already set to "external"
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ wg_battery="#{battery_status_fg} #{battery_icon} #{battery_percentage}"
 wg_date="#[fg=$color_secondary]%h %d %H:%M#[default]"
 wg_user_host="#[fg=$color_secondary]#(echo $USER)#[default]@#H"
 wg_is_zoomed="#[fg=$color_dark,bg=$color_secondary]#{?window_zoomed_flag,[Z],}#[default]"
+# TODO: highlighted for nested local session as well
 wg_is_keys_off="#[fg=$color_light,bg=$color_window_off_indicator]#([ $(tmux show-option -qv key-table) = 'off' ] && echo 'OFF')#[default]"
 
 set -g status-left "$wg_session"

tmux/yank.sh

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ is_app_installed() {
 }
 
 # get data either form stdin or from file
-buf=$(cat "$@")
+# 'echo -n' to strip any trailing new lines, so when we paste in command prompt
+# it won't be executed immediately
+buf=$(cat "$@" | xargs echo -n)
 
 copy_backend_remote_tunnel_port=$(tmux show-option -gvq "@copy_backend_remote_tunnel_port")
 copy_use_osc52_fallback=$(tmux show-option -gvq "@copy_use_osc52_fallback")
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ fi
 
 # if copy backend is resolved, copy and exit
 if [ -n "$copy_backend" ]; then
-  printf "$buf" | eval "$copy_backend" 
+  printf "$buf" | eval "$copy_backend"
   exit;
 fi