On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 06:56:32PM +0200, Christian Brabandt wrote: > > Thanks, but I'm not in compatible mode. In compatible mode, AFAICT, CTRL-W > > does not remove at all and just moves the cursor position. > > I believe, CTRL-W has always deleted (only until the position where you > entered insert mode) as far as I remember. The behaviour you describe I > only know from compatible mode. > > > I already use bs=2, but I tried 0 and 1 as well, and it doesn't change it > > :-( > > Are you sure? I cannot reproduce this. What does `:verbose :set bs? cp?` say? > What Vim version? Can you reproduce starting from vim --clean? >
Yes, I'm sure - but you must have a setting that does what I want! This is with 8.0.1453, but it's worked like this by default for a long time, I've just decided I'd try to fix this long-time annoyance today. To be clear, very detailed reproduction steps: 1. In a new file, write this: one two three 2. Enter normal mode, position the cursor after "two" and enter insert mode, then type "four". It should look like this: one twofour three 3. *before* leaving insert mode, hit CTRL-W. I think it will now look like this: one two three But I want this: one three Thanks! -- ------------------------------------- tav...@sdf.lonestar.org | finger me for my pgp key. ------------------------------------------------------- -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" 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_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/20200414170641.GA27%40thinkstation.