More explicit repro steps: 1. Start gvim with "gvim -u NONE" (WinXP, Vim 7 p1-135) 2. :au CursorHoldI * echo "hi" 3. :set updatetime=500 4. Enter some text 5. Visual block select some text (<CTRL-V>) 6. Press "r" to replace text 7. Wait 'updatetime'
Ah...The trouble seems to be #2, which in order to perform, must be in normal mode. I can now also reproduce it.
-tim
