Tim Chase wrote:
> > > To replicate > > > > > > $ vi -u NONE > > > :r !jot 15 > > > > > > (or use `seq 15` to get the numbers 1-15 in your file) > > > > > > 3GVG:g/5/d > > > > > > This should delete lines 5 and 15 because they contain a "5". > > > However, issueing > > > > > > gv > > > > > > does not reselect the text. > > > > For me it does. I cannot guess why it doesn't work for you. > > I just went to reproduce it and there seems to be something to the > order of how the lines are selected. I slightly tweaked the order of > the commands to make it clear what range I was selecting, assuming > that a-range-was-a-range. Sorry about that confusion. > > If I do the selection from top to bottom, it does indeed work as you > encountered: > > $ vim -u NONE > :r !jot 15 > 3GVG:g/5/d > gv > > But if I select them from bottom-to-top > > $ vim -u NONE > :r !jot 15 > V3G:g/5/d > gv > > I get the (mis)behavior I was seeing...the "gv" doesn't reselect the > available range. > > Again, sorry I messed up reproducing that situation. Hmm, now I can reproduce it. The mark on the last line has become invalid. ":marks" shows the "<" mark as "invalid". Weird thing is that when using "'<" it works, but it actually jumps to the ">" mark position. The code shows that this is intentional. I suppose that when the Visual mark is beyond the end of the file, it's best to put it on the last line. -- Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak /// 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_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/202007192010.06JKA8At313362%40masaka.moolenaar.net.
