On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Roy Fulbright <[email protected]> wrote:

>   I am using gvim 7.3 on Windows 7. I need to select the four x's in the
> following sample text. I positioned the cursor on the upper left 'x', then
> typed 'v' to enter visual mode. So far so good, but when I move the cursor
> to the lower right 'x' I lose the selection. How do I designate the
> selection area in visual mode?
>

When I use the arrows keys on Windows 7, I lose the selection.   However,
hjkl works just fine.  I've never really bothered to figure out why, I just
use it as a little reminder to keep my hand away from the arrow keys. :D

HTH,
Dan

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