On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Tim Chase <[email protected]> wrote: > On 01/11/13 19:26, skeept wrote: >> >> If I have something stored in a specific register say register z >> and select something visual then I try to paste over it with "zp >> but this doesn't seem to do anything... >> >> Is there a easy way of accomplishing this? > > > This seems peculiar, as you're doing it right. Do you see the same behavior > when you start vim with > > vim -u NONE file.txt > > to eliminate startup scripts/settings? > > Alternatively, I presume you're well aware of the contents, but if you paste > over the selection with the same contents (i.e., if the contents of the "z" > register are the same as what you're pasting over, it would look like a > noop). > > Also, are you using Visual mode (v/V/^V), or are you using the Selection > mode (I never use this, so I can't tell you much about entering it)? The > pasting works in Visual mode, but I don't know what it does in Selection > mode. However you comment that you "select something in *visual*", so I'm > presuming you're doing that right. >
Unless I am totally missing something "zp won't replace what is in that register. "zyy or "zY would do that. -- 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
