On Thu, 11 May 2006 at 6:37pm, Gerald Lai wrote:
> On Thu, 11 May 2006, Suresh Govindachar wrote:
>
> >
> > Elias Chatzigeorgiou wrote:
> >
> > > I use the mswin behaviour and insert mode for editing
> > > ("source mswin.vim" and "set insertmode" in _vimrc )
> > >
> > > To enable column selection I use the sequence:
> > > CTRL-O, g, CTRL-H and hold the SHIFT during the selection.
> > >
> > > Is it possible to simplify the above key sequence? Ideally I
> > > would like the cream-for-vim equivalent (ALT-SHIFT
> > > to enable column selection) - but I don't like ice-cream-s :-)
> >
> > Try creating the following insert-mode map:
> >
> > :imap <A-c> <c-o>g<c-h>
> >
> > and then using the sequence <Alt-c> and hold SHIFT etc. If you
> > like it, place "imap <A-c> <c-o>g<c-h>" in your vimrc file.
> >
> > --Suresh
> >
>
> I have these mappings in my vimrc that do a Visual Block mousedrag. It
> was a simple modification to make it a Select Block. Place in vimrc.
>
> nnoremap <A-S-LeftMouse> mz<LeftMouse><C-v>g`zo<C-g>
> inoremap <A-S-LeftMouse>
<Esc><C-v>g`^mz<Esc>gi<LeftMouse><C-o><C-v>g`zo<C-g>
> vnoremap <A-S-LeftDrag> <LeftDrag>
> vnoremap <A-S-LeftMouse> <C-v><LeftMouse>mzgvg`z<C-g>
>
> Holding down Alt-Shift and click-dragging with the left mouse button in
> any mode should start Select Block mode.
>
> HTH :)
> --
> Gerald
I created a tip about this long back:
http://www.vim.org/tips/tip.php?tip_id=743
--
Thanks,
Hari
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