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+To: vim_dev@googlegroups.com
+Subject: Patch 7.3.498
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+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+
+Patch 7.3.498
+Problem:    The behavior of the "- register changes depending on value of
+	    the 'clipboard' option. (Szamotulski)
+Solution:   Also set the "- register when the register is "*" or "+".
+	    (Christian Brabandt)
+Files:	    src/ops.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.3.497/src/ops.c	2012-03-23 14:16:19.000000000 +0100
+--- src/ops.c	2012-04-20 13:36:32.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 1720,1728 ****
+  		did_yank = TRUE;
+  	}
+  
+! 	/* Yank into small delete register when no register specified and the
+! 	 * delete is within one line. */
+! 	if (oap->regname == 0 && oap->motion_type != MLINE
+  						      && oap->line_count == 1)
+  	{
+  	    oap->regname = '-';
+--- 1720,1733 ----
+  		did_yank = TRUE;
+  	}
+  
+! 	/* Yank into small delete register when no named register specified
+! 	 * and the delete is within one line. */
+! 	if ((
+! #ifdef FEAT_CLIPBOARD
+!             ((clip_unnamed & CLIP_UNNAMED) && oap->regname == '*') ||
+!             ((clip_unnamed & CLIP_UNNAMED_PLUS) && oap->regname == '+') ||
+! #endif
+! 	    oap->regname == 0) && oap->motion_type != MLINE
+  						      && oap->line_count == 1)
+  	{
+  	    oap->regname = '-';
+*** ../vim-7.3.497/src/version.c	2012-04-20 13:31:16.000000000 +0200
+--- src/version.c	2012-04-20 13:45:26.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 716,717 ****
+--- 716,719 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     498,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+Did you ever stop to think...  and forget to start again?
+                                  -- Steven Wright
+
+ /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@Moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
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