fcopy starts fcopy-mode, a minor mode to copy text; first, set the paste point, and next look for the text to copy. The past point is the point where fcopy-mode start. One stroke commands are provided to search and copy the text. Copy commands automatically back the cursor to the past point, insert the text, and exit fcopy-mode.

Put this in your .emacs file:

(autoload 'fcopy "fcopy" "Copy lines or region without editing." t)

M-x fcopy brings you into Funny Copy mode. The place where you get in fcopy-mode is the paste point; the text you choose to copy will be inserted.

You can exit Funny Copy in 2 ways. C-g exits Funny Copy and takes your cursor back to the paste point. q just exits and does not move.

Some 1-stroke key commands are prepared, like view-mode. f, b, n, p, a, e are in common with C-f, C-b, C-n, C-p, C-a, C-e, respectively.

C-f (C-b)

forward (backward) char.

f (b)

forward (backward) word.

n (p)

next (previous) line with skipping blank lines.

a (e)

beginning (end) of line.

A (E)

beginning (end) of sentence.

N (P)

next (previous) paragraph.

SPACE (BackSpace)

scroll up (down).

s (r)

forward (backward) incremental search.

S (R)

forward (backward) incremental search with regexp.

< (>)

beginning (end) of buffer.

g

Go to line

o

Other buffer

, (comma)

Pop mark ring

Copy commands take us back to the past point, insert copy text, and exit Funny Copy.

. (period)

Set mark

k

copy the rest of the current line like C-k. If you type k just after entering fcopy-mode, Funny Copy copies text from above line.

RET

copy region like M-w. If mark is not active, copy the whole current line. With prefix arg, remove the white spaces around the copy text.

M-RET

copy rectangle.

w

copy word.

c

copy char.

C or Shift-Space

copy block text. Block text means text that separated by spaces. For example, one-to-one is regarded as 3 words by Emacs. However, for Funny Copy, it is regarded as one block.

( (left parenthesis)

copy text between the parens (ex. (...), {...}, [...], <...>). You should use this command in the parens, of course. If you don't need to copy the parens around text, use ) (right parenthesis) instead.

' (single quote)

copy text surrounded by the same chars (ex. '...', "...", $...$). You should use this command in the chars, of course. If you don't need to copy the chars around text, use " (double quote) instead.

; (semi-colon)

copy comments. Comment pattern is depended on major mode.

If you want not to copy text, but to cut, toggle delete flag with C-d. You can see a delete mark :d in mode line.

If you want modify the copy text before paste it, toggle modify flag with typing m. You can see a modify mark :m in mode line. When modify flag is on, modify buffer is opened before inserting the text. You can modify the text with replacement and insert the modified text with C-cC-c. See the commentary section in fcopy.el for details.