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The original was posted on /r/vim by /u/TwinInfinite on 2023-10-20 02:59:30.

So, I’m working my way into a new job. I never touched VIM before this year (gasp, I know) and didn’t start getting decent at it til about a month ago. I can get around files decently, use substitutions, and a few other things, and slowly things are getting faster.

My new workplace REQUIRES VIM - as in the VMs we use for work don’t have any other text editors loaded. We also are not allowed to modify configs (security reasons). It’s regular VIM compiled without xterm clipboard support and also has mouse turned off (mouse= ). I CAN turn the mouse back on, but clipboard is a lost cause - and besides, insisting on mouse seems like it’s missing the point.

Now here’s the kicker: my job involves a LOT of copy-paste. I have to keep my work terminal and VIM terminal separate (no tabs, splitting, or multiplexing) - again for “security purposes”. Like I can go through a few hundred commands in a couple of hours. If I had clipboard this would be super duper easy but as is… I find myself constantly having to take my hand off keyboard to shift-highlight shift-ctrl-c then mouse to my term and shift-ctrl-v.

I’m coming to terms with it but the added mental load of having to constantly shift gears from keyboard to k+m actually becomes draining after a while and I start making technical errors (dropping the wrong command in a term and having to start an hour of work all over again)

Anyone have any advice? No quitting isn’t an option for financial and legal reasons. Plus I like the job, I’m just frustrated with this randomly convoluted work method that management insists on. I’ve been working on it for a few months but I feel like I’m missing something here.