Hi Bram!
On Do, 01 Sep 2016, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
>
> Christian Brabandt wrote:
>
> > There is a bug when using g< with execute()
> >
> > One cannot capture it's output using execute()/redir:
> >
> > :echo "a\nb\nc\nd\n"
> > (press enter prompt)
> > :norm! g<
> > (shows the echo output again)
> > :let b=execute(':unsilent norm! g<')
> > :echo empty(b)
> > 1
> > :norm! g<
> > (does not output anything)
>
> That's not a bug, the g< output is not redirected.
>
> If you are looking for a way to grab previously listed text we could add
> some way specifically for that. Changing g< to redirect is not a good
> idea, it scrolls back and would double the redirected lines.
Yeah, I needed this for creating the new style tests which is now in PR
1029 to get this unit tested. It is currently disabled there, so that
the test succeeds.
Best,
Christian
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