Emacs copy/paste

[balanga]

I've been getting frustrated with the way to use copy/past in Emacs, ie using C-space, M-w, C-y, to mark, copy and paste, as I much prefer to use S-cursor, C-Ins, S-ins, but have just noticed that my preferred method works when using Emacs under X but not in text mode. Why does it work differently even though I use the same init.el, and is there a way to make it work the same way in text mode?

 

[fraxamo]

The issue is that terminal emulators are often limited in the control and escape sequences they can send. So it's probably the case that the terminal swallows your special characters before they reach Emacs. You need to check if that is the case. As for fixing the issue, it is possible, check the following links:

https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/1020/problems-with-keybindings-when-using-terminal/
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24309580/emacs-key-bindings-change-in-terminal-emulator/
https://stackoverflow.com/questions...ot-work-when-i-bind-it-to-a-command-in-emacs/
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13131367/emacs-ctrl-modifiers-dont-work-in-console/