On 05/21/2010 05:29 AM, Roald de Vries wrote:
I frequently want to insert text without using mappings and
abbreviations. How can I do that?
While a mapping or abbreviation is the most common way to insert
text, you can also stash things in your named registers "a"-"z",
though you'd have to remember where you put each piece of
content. I do this occasionally, but my brain doesn't retain
more than about 5 at a time, usually using a particular letter as
a mnemonic.
You can then insert the register's contents in various modes (for
the examples below, I'll assume you've stashed the content in the
"x" register, and denote control+R as "^R"):
Normal Mode:
"xp
"xP
Insert Mode:
^Rx " insert the text
^R^Rx " insert the text, even if it includes ctrl chars
^R^Ox " insert without autoindent
^R^Px " insert the text and fix the indent
You can read about the details of the ^R modes at
:help i_CTRL-R
and following.
Another option that occurs to me is to record your insertions
into a macro for playback that inserts the desired text; but that
burns a register as well, can only be readily used in normal
mode, and doesn't really gain anything in my estimation.
- I want to copy snippets from an HTML page, and paste it into vim
So I'd copy the various snippets into named registers
:help registers
and the paste in the desired snippet in one of the
above-mentioned ways.
-tim
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