On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Dan Wierenga <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > 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 > > -- > -- > 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 [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > You want CTRL-v, I think. -- -Collision http://twitter.com/cfCollision | http://clearthecrease.blogspot.com/ | http://noheadlineaudiozine.com/ -- -- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
