On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Dan Wierenga <[email protected]> wrote:

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> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Roy Fulbright <[email protected]>wrote:
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>>   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?
>>
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> 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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You want CTRL-v, I think.

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