Ramel Eshed wrote: > > > vim -u NONE > > > > > > ia<C-R>="b\n"<CR> > > > > > > results: > > > ab > > > <empty line> > > > > > > This should be the expected behavior as I understand. But if I use > > > instead: > > > ia<C-R><C-O>="b\n"<CR> > > > > > > I get: > > > b > > > a > > > > > > Also: > > > > > > ia<C-R><C-R>="b\n"<CR> > > > I get: > > > ab^@ > > > > > > -the ^@ is displayed instead of an empty new line. > > > > > > I'm using vim 8.0.540 on RHEL6. Please look into it. > > > > Vim offers those different commands to be able to insert different > > things. So it's normal that they work differently. > > > > On top of that, it appears that in the second case the register is > > recognized as linewise, since the text ends in a NL. > > > > Hi Bram, > > I'm aware to the differences between these commands. According to the > documentation both <C-R><C-R> and <C-R><C-O> insert the text literally and > the only difference is if the formatting options are used or not. I don't see > how formatting is related to my example or why one command uses a linewise > register while the other is not. > > Also, I'm not sure if this is related, but I noticed that the results of the > following two sequences are different: > 1) ia<C-R><C-R>="b\n"<CR> > 2) let @b="b\n" > ia<C-R><C-R>b
Yes, the first one evaluates an expression and inserts the result. The second one assigns an expression to a register, where the trailing NL causes it to become linewise. An expression itself is just a string, a register can be linewise. -- hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict: 10E. You start counting in hex. /// Bram Moolenaar -- b...@moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
