On Friday, March 29, 2013 1:07:56 PM UTC-5, Ben Fritz wrote:
> On Friday, March 29, 2013 10:55:09 AM UTC-5, Maciej Kalisiak wrote:
> > I love the ability of inserting a register content, directly in insert 
> > mode, using i_CTRL-R.  However, this gets me into trouble from time to time.
> > 
> > For example, I might be on a roll, and without leaving insert mode, I enter 
> > a whole paragraph or three, which I want to finish with a contents of a 
> > register, which I insert using i_CRTL-R.  Except, it turns out I did not 
> > get the right register (e.g., there was an intervening cut, so it's no 
> > longer "1 but rather "2 or "3).  Instead of the expected word or phrase, I 
> > accidentally pasted a register which contained massive amount of text. 
> > Great, I'll just hit undo key in normal mode to undo it.  But hold on! This 
> > also undoes the whole paragraph or three I typed in before the mistake.
> > 
> > Gah, how do I undo just the register insertion?!  Or do I have to train 
> > myself to leave insert mode before register pastes?
> 
> This problem, and it's prevention, is closely related to:
> 
>   http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Recover_from_accidental_Ctrl-U
> 
> To sum up, you should set up a mapping to break the current undo sequence 
> before triggering the CTRL-R, like:
> 
>   inoremap <C-R> <C-G>u<C-R>

The problem with this solution, and the reason I don't use it, is because this 
will make it so you can no longer repeat the change with '.' in normal mode.

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