29th January, 2013 Drew Neil WHEN & WHY YOU SHOULD STAY OUT OF VISUAL MODE

v{motion}{command} VISUAL OPERATIONS (Vim at it’s most user-friendly)

v{motion}{command} VISUAL OPERATIONS (Vim at it’s most user-friendly) v engage visual mode

v{motion}{command} VISUAL OPERATIONS (Vim at it’s most user-friendly) v engage visual mode {motion} select the range of text to act upon

v{motion}{command} VISUAL OPERATIONS (Vim at it’s most user-friendly) v engage visual mode {motion} select the range of text to act upon {command} execute

{command}{motion} NORMAL OPERATIONS (the old-school vi way)

{command}{motion} NORMAL OPERATIONS (the old-school vi way) {command} execute operation

{command}{motion} NORMAL OPERATIONS (the old-school vi way) {command} execute operation {motion} over the specified range

COMMAND EFFECT HELP {Visual}u Make highlighted text lowercase :help v_u gu{motion} Make {motion} text lowercase :help gu DOWNCASING

gu it it u v . downcase next 3 characters downcase inner tag VISUAL OPERATOR OPERATOR- PENDING Vs.

COMMAND EFFECT HELP {Visual}gw Format the highlighted text :help v_gw gw{motion} Format the lines that {motion} moves over :help gw HARD-WRAPPING

gq ip ip gq v . reformat next 4 lines reformat inner paragraph VISUAL OPERATOR OPERATOR- PENDING Vs.

FOR REPETITIVE WORK (where dot is your friend) . PREFER NORMAL OPERATIONS over VISUAL

Operator, the true power of Vim by Kana Natsuno http://whileimautomaton.net/2008/11/vimm3/operator Practical Vim, Tip 23 Prefer operators to Visual commands where possible http://pragprog.com/book/dnvim/practical-vim FURTHER READING