Re: [emacs-lisp newbie] print-something() -> clipboard?

[Andreas Röhler]

Am 18.05.2012 21:46, schrieb Tom Roche:
> > From my init.el I load a file that contains function definitions which
> all have the form
>
> > (defun print-path-and-filename ()
> >    "Print the current buffer's file's path at point."
> >    (interactive "*") ; abort if buffer is read-only
> >    (if buffer-file-name (insert buffer-file-name) nil))
> > (global-set-key "\C-pp" 'print-path-and-filename)
> ...
> > (defun print-buffer-name ()
> >    "Print (at point) the current buffer's name."
> >    (interactive "*") ; abort if buffer is read-only
> >    (insert (buffer-name (window-buffer (minibuffer-selected-window)))))
> > (global-set-key "\C-pb" 'print-buffer-name)
> >
> > (provide 'tlr-print)
>
> Most of the functions are buffer-independent (printing, e.g., current
> time, emacs version) but some (like the above) are not. For the
> latter, I'd like to have the option to "print" the datum to the
> clipboard. How can I (easily :-) do that?
>
> Examples esp appreciated. Feel free to point to doc.
>
> TIA, Tom Roche<Tom_Roche@pobox.com>

Hi,

the answer might not be a one-liner, as the X-clipboard does not come with 
Emacs.

This example works at my machine:

(defun yank-date-clipboard ()
  "Insert into the kill-ring, at X also into the clipboard."
  (interactive)
  (kill-new (format-time-string "%Y%m%d")))

HTH,

Andreas