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Usage: better structing of "clipboard theory"

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@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ added every day. Things about to be added can be found here:
- [Getting help offline](#getting-help-offline) - [Getting help offline](#getting-help-offline)
- [Getting help online](#getting-help-online) - [Getting help online](#getting-help-online)
- [Clipboard](#clipboard) - [Clipboard](#clipboard)
- [Clipboard theory](#clipboard-theory) - [Clipboard theory (Windows, OSX)](#clipboard-theory-windows-osx)
- [Clipboard theory (Linux, BSD, ...)](#clipboard-theory-linux-bsd-)
- [Clipboard usage](#clipboard-usage) - [Clipboard usage](#clipboard-usage)
- [Managing plugins](#managing-plugins) - [Managing plugins](#managing-plugins)
- [Block insert](#block-insert) - [Block insert](#block-insert)
@ -460,20 +461,25 @@ If you want to report a Vim bug, use the
#### Clipboard #### Clipboard
##### Clipboard theory ##### Clipboard theory (Windows, OSX)
Some theory first: **Windows** comes with a Some theory first: Windows comes with a
[clipboard](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms649012(v=vs.85).aspx) [clipboard](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms649012(v=vs.85).aspx)
and **OSX** comes with a and OSX comes with a
[pasteboard](https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/PasteboardGuide106/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40008100-SW1). [pasteboard](https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/PasteboardGuide106/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40008100-SW1).
Both work like most users would expect them to work. You copy selected text (or Both work like most users would expect them to work. You copy selected text (or
even other data types) with `ctrl+c`/`cmd+c` and paste them in another even other data types) with `ctrl+c`/`cmd+c` and paste them in another
application with `ctrl+v`/`cmd+v`. Note that copied text is actually transferred application with `ctrl+v`/`cmd+v`.
to the clipboard, so you can close the application you copied from before
pasting in another application without problems.
If your OS uses [X](http://www.x.org/wiki) (**GNU/Linux**, **BSD**, etc.) on the Note that copied text is actually transferred to the clipboard, so you can close
other hand, things work a bit different. X implements the [X Window System the application you copied from before pasting in another application without
problems.
##### Clipboard theory (Linux, BSD, ...)
If your OS uses [X](http://www.x.org/wiki), things work a bit different. X
implements the [X Window System
Protocol](http://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.7/doc/xproto/x11protocol.html) which Protocol](http://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.7/doc/xproto/x11protocol.html) which
happens to be at major version 11 since 1987, hence X is also often called X11. happens to be at major version 11 since 1987, hence X is also often called X11.
@ -493,8 +499,8 @@ The **PRIMARY selection** is used when you simply select text in any
application. Then it can be pasted somewhere else via `middle-click` or application. Then it can be pasted somewhere else via `middle-click` or
`shift+insert`. `shift+insert`.
The **CLIPBOARD selection** if you copy/paste like you would normally do, via The **CLIPBOARD selection** is used when you copy/paste like you would normally
`ctrl+c`/`ctrl+v` and the likes. do, via `ctrl+c`/`ctrl+v` and the likes.
Selections work roughly like this: Selections work roughly like this:
``` ```