Thank you, Tim. A good approach! Also thank you, Gary. I misunderstand double quote.
2011/5/31 Gary Johnson <[email protected]>: > On 2011-05-31, Steven Lee wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> It sounds like some vim users have asked similar question, but not >> exactly what I want. >> >> I attempt to write a function implementing insert new line which >> filled consecutive '=' : >> >> let len = 5 >> let @x = '=' >> exe 'normal! ' . 'o\\<Esc\\>0' . '"x' . len . 'p' >> >> My solution is below: >> 1. o -- enter new line below current line >> 2. <Esc> -- go back to normal mode >> 3. 0 -- go to head of line >> 4. "x5p -- copy 5 times using register x value, i.e. '=' >> >> But with step 2, it did not work as I thought. It did not go back to >> normal mode. >> >> How can I correct above scripts? > > It will work if you change the quoting of the <Esc> like this: > > exe 'normal! ' . "o\<Esc>0" . '"x' . len . 'p' > > Regards, > Gary > > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" 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 from the "vim_use" 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
