Applying the current state, which is working with neovim 0.12.2

init.lua

@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ require('lazy').setup({
       --  - settings (table): Override the default settings passed when initializing the server.
       --        For example, to see the options for `lua_ls`, you could go to: https://luals.github.io/wiki/settings/
       local servers = {
-        -- clangd = {},
+        clangd = {},
         -- gopls = {},
         -- pyright = {},
         -- rust_analyzer = {},

lua/custom/plugins/init.lua

@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@ vim.cmd [[
 ]]
 
 -- Set the blinking cursor settings
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('VimEnter', {
-  callback = function()
-    vim.notify 'Setting guicursor via VimEnter'
-    vim.opt.guicursor = 'n-v:block,i:ver25,r-cr-o:hor20,a:blinkwait700-blinkoff400-blinkon250'
-  end,
-})
+vim.opt.guicursor = 'n-v:block,i:ver25,r-cr-o:hor20,a:blinkwait700-blinkoff400-blinkon250'
 
 -- Remap for dealing with word wrap in v mode
 vim.keymap.set('v', 'k', "v:count == 0 ? 'gk' : 'k'", { expr = true, silent = true })
@@ -45,4 +40,11 @@ map('n', '<A-w>', '<C-w>', { noremap = false })
 map('n', '<C-w>s', '<C-w>v', { noremap = true })
 map('n', '<C-w>v', '<C-w>s', { noremap = true })
 
+-- Mapping for delete into black hole register in normal mode
+-- and replace visual selection with yanked text (unnamed register) without losing it.
+-- Example: yiw or yi" to yank some text => <leader>xiwP or <leader>xiw"P to replace.
+--                                       => visual select and <leader>x to replace.
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>x', '"_d', { desc = 'Delete to black hole register' })
+vim.keymap.set('v', '<leader>x', '"_dP', { desc = 'Replace selection with yanked text' })
+
 return {}