On Oct 6, 4:27 pm, Christian Brabandt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If Visual mode is not active and the "v", "V" or CTRL-V is preceded > > with a > > count, the size of the previously highlighted area is used for a > > start. You > > can then move the end of the highlighted area and give an operator. > > The type > > of the old area is used (character, line or blockwise). > > - Linewise Visual mode: The number of lines is multiplied with the > > count. > > - Blockwise Visual mode: The number of lines and columns is multiplied > > with > > the count. > > - Normal Visual mode within one line: The number of characters is > > multiplied > > with the count. > > - Normal Visual mode with several lines: The number of lines is > > multiplied > > with the count, in the last line the same number of characters is > > used as > > in the last line in the previously highlighted area. > > Did that work with older version? I couldn't get that to work with > neither 7.3.19, 7.2.330 (gvim and konsole) and 7.2.79 > > I have no Windows Gvim available right now. >
I remember reading about the feature somewhere, and trying it out when I leared about it (probably back in some version of Vim 7.1) but could not for the life of me remember how to do it on the few occasions I've wanted to use it. Then I stumbled on it in a tip on the wiki: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Cut/copy_and_paste_using_visual_selection#Pasting_over_a_block_of_text So yes, I remember seeing it working, and somebody else saw it working at some point and wrote a tip containing the info, but I could not tell you when it stopped working. -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
