Copy Buffers

With copy buffers up to 3 buffers can be defined, Options - Copy Buffers. The goal is to have each buffer work independently from the standard copy/paste. So you can have data saved on the standard windows clipboard, allowing you to paste that with ctrl-v and have separate data stored in buffer 1 and paste that separate from ctrl-v.

Windows clipboard Data, paste: ctrl-v, copy: ctrl-c

windows data

Buffer 1 - paste: ctrl-+, copy: ctrl-shift-+

my buffer

Buffer 2 - paste: ctrl-, copy ctrl-shift-

buffer 2

Now you can paste 'windows data' with ctrl-v and 'my buffer' with ctrl-+. Then copy data into into buffers using the copy short cut key.

Behind the scenes

Windows doesn't have any concept of multiple buffers so when pasting using a buffer the following steps are taken to fake it out

1. Save the contents of the current windows clipboard
2. Load the windows clipboard with the buffer's content
3. Simulate a paste using the standard ctrl-v
4. Wait for a few seconds
5. Restore the original contents of the windows clipboard so the standard ctrl-v will paste what it should.