yank_notification: show line numbers. Clipboard copy notification to have line counts. Fix: Paste clipboard over selection

init.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 vim.g.mapleader = ' '
 vim.g.maplocalleader = ' '
 
+-- Load yank notification with line counts
+require 'yank_notification'
+
 -- [[ Install `lazy.nvim` plugin manager ]]
 --    https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim
 --    `:help lazy.nvim.txt` for more info

lua/copy_to_clipboard_fix.lua

@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 local M = {}
 function M.trim_clipboard()
+	-- Get the content of the '+' register
 	local content = vim.fn.getreg '+'
 	-- Remove single trailing newline if present
 	content = content:gsub('\n$', '')
+	-- Update '+' and '*' registers
 	vim.fn.setreg('+', content)
 	vim.fn.setreg('*', content)
-	vim.notify('Copied selection to clipboard', vim.log.levels.INFO)
+	-- Count the number of lines copied
+	local line_count = select(2, content:gsub('\n', '')) + 1 -- Number of newlines + 1
+	-- Notification with line count
+	local plural = line_count == 1 and '' or 's'
+	vim.notify(string.format('Copied %d line%s to clipboard', line_count, plural), vim.log.levels.INFO)
 end
+
 return M

lua/keymaps.lua

@@ -165,39 +165,59 @@ vim.keymap.set('x', 'Y', [["+y<esc>:lua require("copy_to_clipboard_fix").trim_cl
 
 -- [[ Paste from clipboard with line count ]]
 local function paste_from_clipboard()
+	-- Get clipboard lines
 	local lines = vim.fn.getreg('+', 1, true)
-	local line_count = #lines
 	if vim.tbl_isempty(lines) then
 		return
 	end
+	local line_count = #lines
 	local mode = vim.fn.mode()
 	if mode == 'v' or mode == 'V' or mode == '\22' then
-		local selection_linewise = (mode == 'V')
+		-- Visual mode: replace selection with clipboard
-		-- Force register type
+		local start_line = vim.fn.line 'v'
-		if selection_linewise and #lines == 1 then
+		local start_col = vim.fn.col 'v'
-			-- Make clipboard linewise to force newline after paste
+		local end_line = vim.fn.line '.'
-			vim.fn.setreg('+', table.concat(lines, '\n'), 'l')
+		local end_col = vim.fn.col '.'
-		else
+		if start_line > end_line or (start_line == end_line and start_col > end_col) then
-			-- Otherwise characterwise is fine
+			start_line, end_line = end_line, start_line
-			vim.fn.setreg('+', table.concat(lines, '\n'), 'c')
+			start_col, end_col = end_col, start_col
 		end
-		-- Delete selection without affecting clipboard
+		-- Determine register type
+		local reg_type
+		if #lines > 1 or (end_line - start_line + 1) > 1 then
+			reg_type = 'l' -- linewise
+		else
+			reg_type = 'c' -- characterwise
+		end
+		vim.fn.setreg('"', vim.fn.getreg '+', reg_type)
+		-- Delete selection into blackhole and paste from unnamed (clipboard)
 		vim.cmd 'normal! "_dP'
 		-- Move cursor to end of pasted text
-		vim.cmd 'normal! `]'
+		local buf = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
+		local last_line = start_line + #lines - 1
+		local last_col
+		if reg_type == 'l' then
+			local line_content = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(buf, last_line - 1, last_line, false)[1]
+			last_col = #line_content
+		else
+			local first_line = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(buf, start_line - 1, start_line, false)[1]
+			last_col = start_col - 1 + #lines[1]
+		end
+		vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(0, { last_line, last_col })
 		-- Exit visual mode
 		vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes('<Esc>', true, false, true), 'n', true)
 	else
 		-- Normal mode: paste before cursor
 		vim.api.nvim_put(lines, 'c', false, true)
 	end
-	-- Notify with line count
+	-- Notify line count
-	vim.schedule(function()
+	vim.defer_fn(function()
-		vim.notify(line_count .. ' line' .. (line_count > 1 and 's' or '') .. ' pasted from clipboard', vim.log.levels.INFO)
+		local plural = line_count > 1 and 's' or ''
-	end)
+		vim.notify(line_count .. ' line' .. plural .. ' pasted from clipboard', vim.log.levels.INFO)
+	end, 0)
 end
 vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>P', paste_from_clipboard, { desc = 'Paste from clipboard before cursor' })
-vim.keymap.set('x', '<leader>P', paste_from_clipboard, { desc = 'Paste from clipboard over selection' })
+vim.keymap.set('x', '<leader>P', paste_from_clipboard, { desc = 'Paste clipboard over selection' })
 
 -- [[ Paste Neovim yanks ]]
 -- In Normal Mode before cursor inline

lua/yank_notification.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+local M = {}
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('TextYankPost', {
+	pattern = '*',
+	callback = function()
+		local content = vim.fn.getreg '"'
+		if not content or content == '' then
+			return
+		end
+		-- Split by newline
+		local lines = vim.split(content, '\n', true)
+		-- Remove trailing empty line if present
+		if lines[#lines] == '' then
+			table.remove(lines, #lines)
+		end
+		local line_count = #lines
+		vim.schedule(function()
+			local plural = line_count == 1 and '' or 's'
+			vim.notify(string.format('Yanked %d line%s', line_count, plural), vim.log.levels.INFO)
+		end)
+	end,
+})
+
+return M