Hi Ben! On Fr, 29 Mär 2013, Ben Fritz wrote:
> 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. Can you give an example? I just tried repeating using '.' and it seemed to work ok. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Christian -- Es ist viel leichter, einen ersten Wunsch zu unterdrücken, als sich die Wünsche zu erfüllen, die der erste nach sich zieht. -- François de La Rochefoucauld -- -- 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 because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
