Re: Copying a list for insertion

[Heime]

------- Original Message -------
On Friday, October 21st, 2022 at 4:12 PM, Heime <heimeborgia@protonmail.com> 
wrote:


> ------- Original Message -------
> On Friday, October 21st, 2022 at 3:57 PM, Jean Louis bugs@gnu.support wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > * Heime via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org 
> > [2022-10-21 17:18]:
> > 
> > > I am printing a list named "cunex" in the messages buffer. I would also 
> > > like to store what is printed so I can insert
> > > the contents somewhere else, without having to go to the "Messages" 
> > > buffer to copy it.
> > > 
> > > (message "%s" cunex)
> > 
> > I use this function:
> > 
> > (defun rcd-kill-new (kill)
> > (cond ((stringp kill) (progn
> > (kill-new kill)
> > (rcd-message "Killed: %s" kill)))
> > (t (rcd-message "😧 WARNING: Nothing to kill."))))
> > 
> > You may change `rcd-message' to message.
> > 
> > If you wish to kill the list, then you need to do something like:
> > 
> > (kill-new (prin1-to-string '(1 2 3 "My" "List" 10 20))) ⇒ t
> > 
> > Then you do C-y:
> > 
> > (1 2 3 "My" "List" 10 20)

Have wrongly assumed that "kill-new" would pass the string for use to 
"mouse-yank-primary".  Any idea how to pass the string for mouse yank
and keyboard yank with "M-w" ?