Questions tagged [virtualedit]
Questions about the usage of the option `'virtualedit'`. Virtual editing means that the cursor can be positioned where there is no actual character. This can be halfway into a tab or beyond the end of the line. Useful for selecting a rectangle in Visual mode and editing a table.
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virtual replacement by string not cchar
the virtual text makes vim/neovim very powerful
I want to use the conceallevel to change some text virtually, using the regex or treesitter
replace > with one char: ▶
" vim > > >
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Cursor can sit in unreachable columns
Some recent plugin or Vim upgrade appears to have enabled a new feature:
When moving up/down or clicking, the cursor can now rest anywhere in the window, including over character cells far to the ...
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Difference between `virtual column number` and `column number` in statusline
What's the difference between virtual column number and column number (%v and %c respectively) in the statusline?
Is it like virtualedit, where the virtual column number counts the position of the ...
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Visual block insert into multiple areas with no text with virtualedit=all
When I do a visual block insert with virtualedit=all I want to insert into all selected lines regardless of what text is already in those lines. Instead the behavior I get is that the line where I ...
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