[backburner]Edit_Visual_Block.vim : Edit text from Visual Block as if a virtual window.
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Edit_Visual_Block.vim : Edit the text in a Visual Block as
if it were in a virtual window.
Description:
Creates a virtual 'edit window' inside the visual selection area.
Once the boundary box is drawn, you can insert/replace/cut/paste as
normal, and it will try to maintain the boundary box in some
reasonable fashion.
Usage:
i Select a Visual Block (with ^V or ^Q), and type 'i' (default
mapping). It will draw a box around the visual area, and return
you to Vim Normal mode. Begin editing. See Notes for things
not to do.
<ESC>
Hitting escape while in Vim Normal mode will terminate the
Edit Visual Block mode, and return to the visual block
selection.
Notes:
- While this mode is in effect, for the lines that are part of
the seletion, characters outside of the visual block selection
cannot be changed,. It needs these strings as markers for the
boundaries of the virtual edit window.
If changes are made, the boundary strings will be restored, with
other text moved inwards, if possible.
- Deleting or adding lines in the selected area is not handled or
recommended.
- Pasting simple block-wise("^V"), or line-wise ("V") text will
generally do something useful, but pasting multi-line char-wise
("v"), will generally do something messy.
- Until I can decypher 'undojoin', you will have use more than one
'undo' at a time, i.e. '2u' or '3u' or whatever, to undo the last
change while the mode is in effect.
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Setup:
- Put into your plugin directory, or source as desired.
- Decide what key to map.
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