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Re: [vile] Quoted motion: (un)bounding of rectangular changes
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Paul Fox |
Subject: |
Re: [vile] Quoted motion: (un)bounding of rectangular changes |
Date: |
Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:22:37 -0400 |
marc wrote:
> Problem: given the following buffer:
>
> abc def ghi
> jkl mno pqr
> stu vwx yz_
>
> I'd like to replace the first column with the string 'replacement'
> using a rectangular sweep.
>
> First attempt (see PS for more info):
>
> c3qGehq
>
> which yields:
>
> rep def ghi
> rep mno pqr
> rep vwx yz_
>
> i.e., 'replacement' is truncated to fit within the selected rectangle.
>
> Is there an analogue that expands the rectangular selection to
> accommodate the full replacement?
not that i recall implementing, but it was a very long time ago.
>
> Ta,
> M
>
> PS: For some reason, 'e' moves one space further than expected, hence
> the 'h'. As intended?
seems like a bug to me, but it was a very long time ago. :-)
(maybe i shouldn't be responding! ;-)
paul
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