On Dec 14, 7:56 pm, "Benjamin R. Haskell" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Dec 2010, AK wrote:
> > On 12/14/2010 01:31 PM, rameo wrote:
> >> On Dec 14, 7:13 pm, AK wrote:
> >>> On 12/14/2010 12:56 PM, rameo wrote:
>
> >>>> There are 2 things in VIM that I still don't know how to do:
>
> >>>> 1) [...]
>
> >>>> 2) pasting over text without moving the layout alround.
> >>>> I does not work in replace mode and not in virtual replace mode.
> >>>> Both changes the layout after the inserted text.
> >>>> Is there a way to resolve this?
>
> >>> E.g. using visual block mode (ctrl-V): select a block, copy; select
> >>> a block of the same dimensions, 'p' to paste. That does not move
> >>> layout for me. -ak
>
> >> Maybe that is possible for a visual block but almost impossible for a
> >> usual selection.
>
> >> I just want to overwrite the text as I do, using the (virtual)replace
> >> mode.
>
> > Not sure I understand, in characterwise selection, I can e.g. select 5
> > chars, copy, select 5 chars somewhere else and layout is not affected.
> > If you select more or less chars, do you want vim to discard extra
> > chars in latter case and pad with spaces in former? -ak
>
> It sounds like rameo wants something like the behavior of:
>
> :h Replace-mode.
>
> I've wanted something like this for a while, too. Not sure what I
> usually end up doing when I encounter it.
>
> Simple example:
>
> Original text: aaaaaaaaaaaaa
> Yanked text: bcdef
>
> Pasted-over text would end up as:
>
> Example 1: Example 2:
> aaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa
> ^ ^
> abcdefaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaabcdef
>
> --
> Best,
> Ben
Ak, Ben,
I usually select with the mouse, yank with "y" and want to do a paste
("p") overwrite the current text.
Like example 1.
I haven't find out how to do this.
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