Visual block edit in vim
I have refer to this post to use block editing in vim. But when I key I or c after the block select, vim enters the normal edit mode just as if I pressed a i. I also found, when block is selected, I can use the x key to delete chars in the block.
Before press I:
After press I:
How can I block input chars?
the +visualextra have enabled from below version info.
> $ vim --version VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Jan 2
> 2014 19:39:47) Included patches: 1-52 Modified by
> [email protected] Compiled by buildd@ Huge
> version with GTK2-GNOME GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
> +acl +farsi +mouse_netterm +syntax
> +arabic +file_in_path +mouse_sgr +tag_binary
> +autocmd +find_in_path -mouse_sysmouse +tag_old_static
> +balloon_eval +float +mouse_urxvt -tag_any_white
> +browse +folding +mouse_xterm +tcl
> ++builtin_terms -footer +multi_byte +terminfo
> +byte_offset +fork() +multi_lang +termresponse
> +cindent +gettext -mzscheme +textobjects
> +clientserver -hangul_input +netbeans_intg +title
> +clipboard +iconv +path_extra +toolbar
> +cmdline_compl +insert_expand +perl +user_commands
> +cmdline_hist +jumplist +persistent_undo +vertsplit
> +cmdline_info +keymap +postscript +virtualedit
> +comments +langmap +printer +visual
> +conceal +libcall +profile +visualextra
> +cryptv +linebreak +python +viminfo
> +cscope +lispindent -python3 +vreplace
> +cursorbind +listcmds +quickfix +wildignore
> +cursorshape +localmap +reltime +wildmenu
> +dialog_con_gui +lua +rightleft +windows
> +diff +menu +ruby +writebackup
> +digraphs +mksession +scrollbind +X11
> +dnd +modify_fname +signs -xfontset
> -ebcdic +mouse +smartindent +xim
> +emacs_tags +mouseshape -sniff +xsmp_interact
> +eval +mouse_dec +startuptime +xterm_clipboard
> +ex_extra +mouse_gpm +statusline -xterm_save
> +extra_search -mouse_jsbterm -sun_workshop +xpm system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
> user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc" 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
> user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc" system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"
> user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc" 2nd user gvimrc file: "~/.vim/gvimrc"
> system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim" fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim" Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
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