On 4/26/06, Gerald Lai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Apr 2006, Benji Fisher wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Apr 22, 2006 at 11:11:33AM -0700, Gerald Lai wrote:
> >>> From Normal mode, typing "i" will elicit
> >>
> >> -- INSERT --
> >>
> >> Then typing "<C-o>v" will elicit
> >>
> >> -- (insert) VISUAL --
> >>
> >> My question is, what keystroke will elicit
> >>
> >> -- INSERT VISUAL --
> >>
> >> ?
> >
> > AFAIK there is no such mode. Have you seen it? Or do you think
> > there should be some such mode?
>
> Yes, I have seen it, and can reproduce it. I never thought I could find
> a simple test case to illustrate it until now:
>
> fun! InsVis()
> exe "normal! \<C-w>wv"
BTW, I don't have to switch windows to get these modes to work. Simply
normal! V
is enough.
> return ""
> [...]
> The -- INSERT VISUAL -- mode is quite a wacky mode. I think it's a
> corner case that could possibly happen.. something that only developers
> would be aware of.
I wonder if any of this is supported, even ^Ov . I'm not sure what
I'd use them for.
