use any command that
does a jump to another buffer while in Visual mode, the highlighting stops
and no text is affected. Also when you hit "v" in charwise Visual mode,
"CTRL-V" in blockwise Visual mode or "V" in linewise Visual mode. If you hit
CTRL-Z the highlighting stops and the editor is suspended or a new shell is
started |CTRL-Z|.
new mode after typing: *v_v* *v_CTRL-V* *v_V*
old mode "v" "CTRL-V" "V" ~
Normal Visual blockwise Visual linewise Visual
Visual Normal blockwise Visual linewise Visual
blockwise Visual Visual Normal linewise Visual
linewise Visual Visual blockwise Visual Normal
*gv* *v_gv* *reselect-Visual*
gv Start Visual mode with the same area as the previous
area and the same mode.
In Visual mode the current and the previous Visual
area are exchanged.
After using "p" or "P" in Visual mode the text that
was put will be selected.
*gn* *v_gn*
gn Search forward for the last used search pattern, like
with `n`, and start Visual mode to select the match.
If the cursor is on the match, visually selects it.
If an operator is pending, operates on the match.
E.g., "dgn" deletes the text of the next match.
If Visual mode is active, extends the selection
until the end of the next match.
'wrapscan' applies.
Note: Unlike `n` the search direction does not depend
on the previous search command.
*gN* *v_gN*
gN Like |gn| but searches backward, like with `N`.
*<LeftMouse>*
<LeftMouse> Set the current cursor position. If Visual mode is
active it is stopped. Only when 'mouse' option
contains 'n' or 'a'. If the position is within 'so'
lines from the last line on the screen the text is
scrolled up. If the position is within 'so' lines from
the first line on the screen the text is scrolled
down.
*<RightMouse>*
<RightMouse> Start Visual mode if it is not active. The text from
the cursor position to the position of the click is
highlighted. If Visual mode was already active move
the start or end of the highlighted text, whichever
is closest, to the position of the click. Only when
'mouse' option contains 'n' or 'a'.
Note: when 'mousemodel' is set to "popup",
<S-LeftMouse> has to be used instead of <RightMouse>.
*<LeftRelease>*
<LeftRelease> This works like a <LeftMouse>, if it is not at
the same position as <LeftMouse>. In an older version
of xterm you won't see the selected area until the
button is released, unless there is access to the
display where the xterm is running (via the DISPLAY
environment variable or the -display argument). Only
when 'mouse' option contains 'n' or 'a'.
If Visual mode is not active and the "v", "V" or CTRL-V is preceded with a
count, the size of the previously highlighted area is used for a start. You
can then move the end of the highlighted area and give an operator. The type
of the old area is used (character, line or blockwise).
- Linewise Visual mode: The number of lines is multiplied with the count.
- Blockwise Visual mode: The number of lines and columns is multiplied with
the count.
- Normal Visual mode within one line: The number of characters is multiplied
with the count.
- Normal Visual mode with several lines: The number of lines is multiplied
with the count, in the last line the same number of characters is used as
in the last line in the previously highlighted area.
The start of the text is the Cursor position. If the "$" command was used as
one of the last commands to extend the highlighted text, the area will be
extended to the rightmost column of the longest line.
If you want to highlight exactly the same area as the last time, you can use
"gv" |gv| |v_gv|.
*v_<Esc>*
<Esc> In Visual mode: Stop Visual mode.
*v_META* *v_ALT*
ALT (|META|) may act like <Esc> if the chord is not mapped.
For example <A-x> acts like <Esc>x if <A-x> does