Georg Dahn wrote: > > Where do you find this vimtips.txt with 40000 lines? I > > only found one with 3543 lines. > > http://www.vim.org/tips/tip_download.php?download=download > > It contains a lot of empty lines, has a sice of a little > more then 1,2 MB, and has 40243 lines at the moment. > > > I tried another file but it worked fine. > > With other files I had no problems, too, but most times > these were smaller files. > > > Perhaps you run out of memory? > > I have 2 GB and had only Outlook and Vim open. Memory should > not be a problem. > > > Also note that text gets formatted if you put it like > > this. If you have 'autoformat' set the number of lines > > will change. > > That's the reason for doing that. With 'gqap' for example, > the formating is different to what I want when I do <C-R>. > However, the number of lines should increase, but it seems > just to stop somewhere. BTW, there is no error message. > > I am working with Vim 7.0f03 on Windows XP.
It appears that this file has <Esc> characters, right at the point where you say inserting the register stops. Try using CTRL-R CTRL-R " instead of CTRL-R " . -- Permission is granted to read this message out aloud on Kings Cross Road, London, under the condition that the orator is properly dressed. /// Bram Moolenaar -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org ///
