--- Troy Piggins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * A.J.Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > > Troy Piggins wrote: > > >I use 'R' replace mode when doing, for example, ascii art etc > > >because it allows me to change characters without affecting the > > >layout of the rest of the window/page. > > > > > >But if I want to yank a section using visual or visual block, is > > >there a way to put 'p' that block in without affecting the > > >layout? The way I've been doing it, the rest gets pushed along. > > > > Use visual again, and the put will replace the selection: see ":help v_p". > > Thanks for the quick response Tony! > > That works if the 2nd visual selection is the same size, but if > different size text to the right is moved along. > > Also, if I want to delete a block to move it instead of copy it, > text to the right of the deleted block is shifted left. Is there > a way around that?
Hello, Select the visual block and use 'r<space>' to replace all characters with spaces. regards, Peter Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com
