>From :help visual-operators
Note that the ":vmap" command can be used to specifically map keys in Visual mode. For example, if you would like the "/" command not to extend the Visual area, but instead take the highlighted text and search for that: > :vmap / y/<C-R>"<CR> I would suggest not using the default yank register (it annoys me when things clear it without warning me!) so try this instead (which uses the 'q' register instead): :vmap / "qy/<C-R>q<CR> Then whenever you press / with something highlighted in visual mode, it will get searched for! Hope that helps! Max > -----Original Message----- > From: Lev Lvovsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 4:47 PM > To: David Thompson > Cc: vim@vim.org > Subject: Re: search visual block > > > On Oct 17, 2006, at 4:36 PM, David Thompson wrote: > > Why go to the trouble of highlighting it? > > > > Have you discovered the * key? Just press the * key while in > > normal mode and vim searches for the word under the cursor. > > I have indeed, very useful, however this is for multiple words > separated by spaces. > > -lev >