On Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 08:36:14AM -0600, Eric Arnold wrote:
> On 4/30/06, Benji Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >On Sat, Apr 29, 2006 at 04:11:21PM -0600, Eric Arnold wrote:
> >> >> :set selection=exclusive
> >> >>
> >> >> Use this text:
> >> >>
> >> >> 123456
> >> >> 2abcde
> >> >> 3abcde
> >> >> 4abcde
> >> >> 5abcde
> >> >>
> >> >> Go to line 4, col 2. Hit ^V or (^Q whichever works). Type kkll
> >> >> until you've highlighted
> >> >> abc
> >> >> abc
> >> >> abc
> >> >>
> >> >> Type <ESC>
> >> >>
> >> >> For me, now the cursor is on "c", and `< and `> go to "a" and "c".
> >> >>
> >> >> Now start at line 2, col 2 and highlight the same 3x3 square, and type
> >> >> <ESC>.
> >> >>
> >> >> Now the cursor is on "d", and `< and `> go to "a" and "d".
> >> >>
> >> >> If it doesn't do this, try starting at the other corners. Sometimes I
> >> >> *think* I've had it work differently, but I can't remember exactly
> >> >> what the conditions were.
> >
> > If you want to determine the selected text from a script, I guess
> >the answer is that you should exclude the character at `> if
> >
> >&selection == "exclusive" && col("'>") > col("'<")
>
> That's the problem, you don't know when to exclude the character,
> because "exclusive" mode includes the character when selected from
> certain directions.
That is my attempt at a *solution* to the problem. I guess you
should also check visualmode(): the above conditional assumes you were
using blockwise selection.
HTH --Benji Fisher
