Re: V""p vs Vp

Christian Brabandt wrote:

> On So, 22 Jan 2012, Albin Olsson wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 7:47 AM, John Beckett <johnb.beckett@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > David Fishburn wrote:
> > >> I am trying to figure out why I see different behaviour when
> > >> performing what I consider identical actions.
> > >
> > > Strange, I see that too (also with Vim 7.2.18).
> > > BTW the first "Shows 1" should be "Shows 2".
> > >
> > > The issue is as follows: start with two lines:
> > >
> > >    123
> > >    456
> > >
> > > 1. Press Y on the first line.
> > > 2. On the second line, press V then ""p
> > >   Result: No visible change (should have changed to "123").
> > > 3. Press Y on the first line.
> > > 4. On the second line, press V then p
> > >   Result: The second line is replaced with "123".
> > >
> > > After step 2, :echo @" shows 456 so Vim thinks the second line
> > > was changed, but it wasn't.
> > >
> > > The question is, what is ""p doing?
> >
> > If you replace text, the text replaced will first move to the unnamed
> > register, which is the very register you are pasting from. In steps:
> >
> > 1. Remove the text and place it in the register
> > 2. Paste from the register
>
> No that is not like it works. Exactly for the reason, that
> pasting wouldn't be possible anymore. And the help clearly
> states how it works:
>
> ,----[ :h v_p ]-
> | When using a put command like |p| or |P| in Visual mode, Vim
> | will try to replace the selected text with the contents of
> | the register. Whether this works well depends on the type
> | of selection and the type of the text in the register.
> | With blockwise selection it also depends on the size of
> | the block and whether the corners are on an existing
> | character. (Implementation detail: it actually works by
> | first putting the register after the selection and then
> | deleting the selection.)
> `----
>
> This patch fixes it:

Thanks, I'll include it.

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