marc wrote: > Problem: given the following buffer: > > abc def ghi > jkl mno pqr > stu vwx yz_ > > I'd like to replace the first column with the string 'replacement' > using a rectangular sweep. > > First attempt (see PS for more info): > > c3qGehq > > which yields: > > rep def ghi > rep mno pqr > rep vwx yz_ > > i.e., 'replacement' is truncated to fit within the selected rectangle. > > Is there an analogue that expands the rectangular selection to > accommodate the full replacement?
not that i recall implementing, but it was a very long time ago. > > Ta, > M > > PS: For some reason, 'e' moves one space further than expected, hence > the 'h'. As intended? seems like a bug to me, but it was a very long time ago. :-) (maybe i shouldn't be responding! ;-) paul =---------------------- paul fox, [email protected] (arlington, ma, where it's 87.1 degrees) _______________________________________________ vile mailing list [email protected] https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/vile
