On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 4:58 PM, glts <676c7...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I have recently learnt of a patch that was submitted to the list almost > five years ago. Please see here: > > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/vim_dev/lR5rONDwgs8/iLsVCrxo_WsJ > > The reception was positive but for some reason the discussion was > abandoned. I would like to reopen the discussion. I'd be very interested > in this feature and happy if the patch could eventually be included. > > As for the name of the variable, how about: > > v:motiontype > > The documentation says that when no motion type is given the variable > will be empty, when an explicit motion type is given ("forced") it will > be "v", "V", or "<C-V>". I don't think the word "force" is strictly > required to make the intent of the variable clear. > > As for the underscore, the majority of v: variables with compound names > don't have it and I think this short name would look nice next to the > other variables which are relevant in this context: > > v:register v:count v:count1 v:prevcount v:operator v:motiontype > > What do you think?
If we could settle on a name for the variable, I would be happy to update the patch and write a test. This is a low-risk patch unlikely to cause any trouble, neither in 7.3 nor in 7.4. Please make your opinion heard if you haven't already. https://groups.google.com/d/msg/vim_dev/lR5rONDwgs8/iLsVCrxo_WsJ https://groups.google.com/d/msg/vim_dev/MNtX3jHkNWw/bhL-o6TlKtgJ -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
