Make :yank-selected work in all modes.

CHANGELOG.asciidoc

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Changed
 - Some developer scripts got moved to `scripts/dev/`
 - When downloading to a FIFO or special file, a confirmation is displayed as
   this might cause qutebrowser to hang.
+- The `:yank-selected` command now works in all modes instead of just caret
+  mode and is not hidden anymore.
 
 v0.3.0
 ------

doc/help/commands.asciidoc

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 |<<view-source,view-source>>|Show the source of the current page.
 |<<wq,wq>>|Save open pages and quit.
 |<<yank,yank>>|Yank the current URL/title to the clipboard or primary selection.
+|<<yank-selected,yank-selected>>|Yank the selected text to the clipboard or primary selection.
 |<<zoom,zoom>>|Set the zoom level for the current tab.
 |<<zoom-in,zoom-in>>|Increase the zoom level for the current tab.
 |<<zoom-out,zoom-out>>|Decrease the zoom level for the current tab.
@@ -673,6 +674,16 @@ Yank the current URL/title to the clipboard or primary selection.
 * +*-s*+, +*--sel*+: Use the primary selection instead of the clipboard.
 * +*-d*+, +*--domain*+: Yank only the scheme, domain, and port number.
 
+[[yank-selected]]
+=== yank-selected
+Syntax: +:yank-selected [*--sel*] [*--keep*]+
+
+Yank the selected text to the clipboard or primary selection.
+
+==== optional arguments
+* +*-s*+, +*--sel*+: Use the primary selection instead of the clipboard.
+* +*-k*+, +*--keep*+: If given, stay in visual mode after yanking.
+
 [[zoom]]
 === zoom
 Syntax: +:zoom ['zoom']+
@@ -760,7 +771,6 @@ How many steps to zoom out.
 |<<search-next,search-next>>|Continue the search to the ([count]th) next term.
 |<<search-prev,search-prev>>|Continue the search to the ([count]th) previous term.
 |<<toggle-selection,toggle-selection>>|Toggle caret selection mode.
-|<<yank-selected,yank-selected>>|Yank the selected text to the clipboard or primary selection.
 |==============
 [[clear-keychain]]
 === clear-keychain
@@ -1112,16 +1122,6 @@ How many elements to ignore.
 === toggle-selection
 Toggle caret selection mode.
 
-[[yank-selected]]
-=== yank-selected
-Syntax: +:yank-selected [*--sel*] [*--keep*]+
-
-Yank the selected text to the clipboard or primary selection.
-
-==== optional arguments
-* +*-s*+, +*--sel*+: Use the primary selection instead of the clipboard.
-* +*-k*+, +*--keep*+: If given, stay in visual mode after yanking.
-
 
 == Debugging commands
 These commands are mainly intended for debugging. They are hidden if qutebrowser was started without the `--debug`-flag.

qutebrowser/browser/commands.py

@@ -1542,8 +1542,7 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
             act = QWebPage.SelectEndOfDocument
         webview.triggerPageAction(act)
 
-    @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', hide=True,
-                       modes=[KeyMode.caret], scope='window')
+    @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', scope='window')
     def yank_selected(self, sel=False, keep=False):
         """Yank the selected text to the clipboard or primary selection.
 
@@ -1568,7 +1567,7 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
         message.info(self._win_id, "{} {} yanked to {}".format(
             len(s), "char" if len(s) == 1 else "chars", target))
         if not keep:
-            modeman.leave(self._win_id, KeyMode.caret, "yank selected")
+            modeman.maybe_leave(self._win_id, KeyMode.caret, "yank selected")
 
     @cmdutils.register(instance='command-dispatcher', hide=True,
                        modes=[KeyMode.caret], scope='window')