I have some text selected in select mode. I want to delete it and start insert-mode completion.
When I type these keystrokes into Vim it works perfectly:
gvc<C-X><C-U>
gv switches to visual mode; c changes / cuts the selection and switches to insert mode; and the rest triggers insert-mode completion.
However when I try to this from Vimscript it doesn't work:
execute "normal! gvc\<C-X>\<C-U>"
The gv part works but the c cuts a character extra at the right hand end of the selection, and the cursor ends up one character before where I want it (in insert mode, which is correct), and the completion doesn't start.
For example, if bar is selected in the following line:
foo(bar, baz
– then after my execute "normal! ..." I am left with:
foo( baz
– with the cursor just before the bracket. What I want is foo(, baz with the cursor just after the bracket and the completion menu open.
How can I get this working via Vimscript?
normal! gvc<C-X><C-U>. – D. Ben Knoble♦ Jun 18 '19 at 19:43<C-X><C-U>inserted. See:help expr-quote. – Andy Stewart Jun 19 '19 at 10:18