Re: How to use visual-mode in a search pattern?

On 19/04/10 11:42, stosss wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 4:09 AM, John Beckett<johnb.beckett@gmail.com> wrote:
>> stosss wrote:
>>> I am not understanding how to use visual-mode in my search
>>> pattern. I can't figure out how to make it work.
>>
>> You haven't said what you want to do. A short example is often
>> useful. If you want to search for selected text, see:
>> http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Search_for_visually_selected_text
>>
>> John
>
> That tip looks like it is probably useful but I still can't figure it
> out either. I am new and still learning.
>
> Here is what I am trying to do.
>
> There are curly quotes in a text file and I want to replace them with
> straight quotes. Since I don't see any way to type a curly quote in
> vim. I need to high-light one (visual-mode? select-mode? CTRL
> something?) so I can use/put it in my search pattern so they can be
> replaced with straight quotes.
>

Especially on non-US keyboards, special characters are often obtained by
means of AltGr with or without Shift, see mine at
http://users.skynet.be/antoine.mechelynck/other/keybbe.htm . In
particular, I have curly brackets {} at AltGr + unshifted 9 and 0,
French quotes «» at AltGr + w and x, opening and closing double quotes
above "" at AltGr + v and b, opening and closing single quotes above ''
at AltGr + Shift + v and b. (This post is in UTF-8, BTW.)

To yank a single character in the text and use it in a search, you don't
need Visual mode: yank the character under the cursor (in Normal mode)
with yl then (in Command-line mode) put the default register (containing
your yank) with Ctrl-R double-quote.

Best regards,
Tony.
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