Format not preserved when pasting from Google's AI-Generated output to Vim.

Rick B <[email protected]> Sat, 9 May 2026 11:52:09 -0700 (PDT)
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Please advice, when I paste text from AI-text generated output from the 
browser to Vim the format is not preserved as the pasted text shows all in 
one sentence, and it is not structured a it appears in the source text in 
the browser.

This only happens with text generated from Google's AI since other pasted 
text like text from a web search is pasted properly as it shows in the 
browser, or any other source like Word formatted text. I think I have tried 
most pasting commands and tried also the ":set paste" and ":set no paste" 
with no success. Please refer to the following example:

Original text from the browser Google's AI Output:
"Why Use Vim for Prose

   - Modal Editing: Allows for quick maneuvering and editing (Normal mode) 
   versus typing (Insert mode).
   - Keyboard-Centric: Keeps hands on the home row, increasing efficiency 
   by eliminating mouse usage.
   - Plain Text Focus: Encourages writing in Markdown 
   <https://www.markdownguide.org/> or simple text, which is lightweight, 
   non-proprietary, and future-proof."

And this is how the pasted text shows in Vim:
"Why Use Vim for ProseModal Editing: Allows for quick maneuvering and 
editing (Normal mode) versus typing (Insert mode).Keyboard-Centric: Keeps 
hands on the home row, increasing efficiency by eliminating mouse 
usage.Plain Text Focus: Encourages writing in Markdown or simple text, 
which is lightweight, non-proprietary, and future-proof."
Regards.

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Please advice, when I paste text from AI-text generated output from the bro=
wser to Vim the format is not preserved as the pasted text shows all in one=
 sentence, and it is not structured a it appears in the source text in the =
browser.<div><br /></div><div>This only happens with text generated from Go=
ogle's AI since other pasted text like text from a web search is pasted pro=
perly as it shows in the browser, or any other source like Word formatted t=
ext. I think I have tried most pasting commands and tried also the ":set pa=
ste" and ":set no paste" with no success. Please refer to the following exa=
mple:</div><div><br /></div><div>Original text from the browser Google's AI=
 Output:</div><div><div role=3D"heading" style=3D"font-family: &quot;Google=
 Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: =
24px 0px 12px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);">"Why Use Vim for Prose</=
div><div style=3D"font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; =
font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"><ul styl=
e=3D"margin: 12px 0px 16px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"><li style=
=3D"margin: 0px 0px 12px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"><span style=
=3D"margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"><span style=3D"font-w=
eight: 600; margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);">Modal Editing=
:</span> Allows for quick maneuvering and editing (Normal mode) versus typi=
ng (Insert mode).</span></li><li style=3D"margin: 0px 0px 12px; border-bott=
om: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"><span style=3D"margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rg=
b(10, 10, 10);"><span style=3D"font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; border-bottom=
: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);">Keyboard-Centric:</span> Keeps hands on the home ro=
w, increasing efficiency by eliminating mouse usage.</span></li><li style=
=3D"margin: 0px 0px 12px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"><span style=
=3D"margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"><span style=3D"font-w=
eight: 600; margin: 0px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);">Plain Text Fo=
cus:</span> Encourages writing in <span style=3D"margin: 0px; border-bottom=
: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);"><a target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener" href=3D"https=
://www.markdownguide.org/" aria-label=3D"Markdown. Vista previa del v=C3=AD=
nculo. Sitio: Markdown Guide. T=C3=ADtulo: Markdown Guide. URL: https://www=
.markdownguide.org/." style=3D"margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline 1px =
rgb(26, 13, 171); border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171);">Markdown</a></span>=
 or simple text, which is lightweight, non-proprietary, and future-proof."<=
/span></li></ul><div>And this is how the pasted text shows in Vim:</div><di=
v><div role=3D"heading" style=3D"font-size: 20px; margin: 24px 0px 12px; bo=
rder-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);">"Why Use Vim for ProseModal Editing: Allo=
ws for quick maneuvering and editing (Normal mode) versus typing (Insert mo=
de).Keyboard-Centric: Keeps hands on the home row, increasing efficiency by=
 eliminating mouse usage.Plain Text Focus: Encourages writing in Markdown o=
r simple text, which is lightweight, non-proprietary, and future-proof."</d=
iv></div><div role=3D"heading" style=3D"font-size: 20px; margin: 24px 0px 1=
2px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0, 29, 53);">Regards.</div><div role=3D"heading=
" style=3D"font-size: 20px; margin: 24px 0px 12px; border-bottom: 0px rgb(0=
, 29, 53);"><br /></div></div></div>

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