* A.J.Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > Troy Piggins wrote: > >I use 'R' replace mode when doing, for example, ascii art etc > >because it allows me to change characters without affecting the > >layout of the rest of the window/page. > > > >But if I want to yank a section using visual or visual block, is > >there a way to put 'p' that block in without affecting the > >layout? The way I've been doing it, the rest gets pushed along. > > Use visual again, and the put will replace the selection: see ":help v_p".
Thanks for the quick response Tony! That works if the 2nd visual selection is the same size, but if different size text to the right is moved along. Also, if I want to delete a block to move it instead of copy it, text to the right of the deleted block is shifted left. Is there a way around that? -- Troy Piggins
