Insert a block and then xclip it

[newEagle]

I am using command to insert a block, after which I'd like to xclip the bock just inserted.

Something like:

(setq name "blockName")

(command "-insert" name (list x y) 1 1 ROT)

;;Here's where I want to xclip the block inserted above

[ronjonp · Accepted solution]

Perhaps:

(command "_.-insert" (setq name "blockName") (list x y) 1 1 ROT)
(command "_.xclip" (entlast) "")

[newEagle]

Thanks. With some additions I got that to work. Not sure why I couldn't get it before.

[ronjonp]

@newEagle Glad to help. 🙂

What does your xclip look like on the inserted block?

[newEagle]

The pill shaped label is annotative. At certain scales, it grows beyond the bounds of the box it's in. XCLIP was just what I needed.

[ronjonp]

@newEagle So you are placing all those 'pills' one by one into a table?

[newEagle]

The block is a rectangle with the pill shaped labels. They are placed automatically in a grid shape according to specifications. To account for different scales I've made the labels annotative. Before I had to go thru each block and change the labels to proper size.

[ronjonp]

Good to hear you have some automation. 👍

The process looked tedious that's why I asked.