Re: Why does it work to select text in visual mode and then type "d", but not when I do the same and type ":normal d" ?

On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 7:53 PM, Duane Knesek <duane.knesek@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm writing a script and it isn't working. I basically replaced the guts of my script with exec "normal d" to see if it did anything. It did not. So then I tried just typing it at the : prompt, and that also didn't work. Shouldn't that work? Or do I fundamentally misunderstand the normal command?

What happens if you do «:normal gvd» instead?

If that works, then it means that :normal goes to Normal mode,
canceling Visual mode if set. («gv» restarts Visual mode with the
latest Visual selection active.)

Best regards,
Tony.

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