Questions tagged [visual-block]
Visual block mode enables users to copy and paste rectangular text. This mode is useful whenever a particular text is pasted to be pasted in every part of a rectangular text.
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Add a block of text to end of lines
Not sure if this one is possible, but say I have a file with two blocks of text, in this case English words and their French translations. eg:
vivre
aimer
étudier
to live
to like
to study
Now I ...
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Paste visual block selection on its own lines [duplicate]
I'm not really sure how to describe what I'd like to do. Basically I'd like to use visual block mode to select a region of text and then paste it "as a collection of lines" rather than as a rectangle.
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vmap and visual block: how do I write a function to operate once for the entire block?
I'm trying to write a simple function that wraps a visual selection of lines with Markdown ``` lines. Here's what I currently have:
function! MarkCodeBlock()
" Add Markdown code-block delimiters ...
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How to paste visual block starting with another line
It took me very long time to realize that putting (pasting) something with p or P which visual-block selects with ctrl+v and yanked (copied) with y, preserves the manner before, so that, when the ...
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Visual Block Mode edit with sequential number [duplicate]
Suppose I'd like to create a list
- "1"
- "2"
- "3"
what Is the smartest way to create such?
My attempt would be to i- "1"ESCyypp to get
- "1"
- "1"
- "1"
and then jump to the second line's 1 ...
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Is there a command to enter Visual Block mode?
I've set up a bunch of key mappings that would cause many Vim users to cringe. Now I am unable to get into Visual Block mode using Ctrl-V (Ctrl-Q isn't mapped, but it doesn't work).
Is there any ...
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Visual Block Mode: How to insert text to multiple lines after line ending?
Below example, first line is shorter than the other lines.
I want to insert \ to all lines at the highlighted place.
If I press CtrlC, jjj(select all lines) , Shifti, \, only first line changed.
How ...
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Insert a text selected via visual block
I'm facing a behavior that I find unatural when trying to paste a block of text selected with visual block mode (<C-v>): I can't insert it between two lines without messing with the already ...
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Insert non-rectangular selection
I repeatedly have the following situation, and wonder how it can be handled better than I do it now. These lines must be merged
/path;text
/path;text
/path;text
with these:
/subdir
/longsubdir
/...
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How do you change the last n characters for a range of lines?
Generally you can select a visual block for the first n characters of a range of lines, and just press c, insert characters, and press Esc to have it apply to all.
However, this method is rarely ...
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Visual block editing: map i
How to map i to start editing on visual block mode?
I want the same behavior for <shift>-i and i.
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How to paste a text block in visual block mode?
I want to paste text which spans across multiple lines and is rectangular.
For example, a rectangular box representing a device topology diagram.
+-------+
| |
| |
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How can I make backspace work in visual block mode?
I hit Ctrl-v3jShift-ixEscape, and x is correctly inserted on the current line and in the 3 lines below it in the same column. Good.
I hit Ctrl-v3jShift-iBackspaceEscape a character is deleted only on ...
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Understanding interaction between visual, autoindent, and paste option
Let's start form this faulty C++ source file
#include <vector>
int main() {
std::vector<std::vector<int>> v{
1,2},
9,3},
4,2}
};
}
which ...
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