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I used editors with multiline editing capabilities in the past. There are only 2 usecases where it was of any value to me: If I have to write multiple lines in
by usrbinbash 5y ago
I used editors with multiline editing capabilities in the past.
There are only 2 usecases where it was of any value to me: If I have to write multiple lines in a similar fashion, or if I have to edit the same thing in a similar fashion in several places at once.
Both can be done much easier by using a regular expression.
- jzm2k 5y agoI disagree. In the past I've used regex to do that and now that I have access to a multicursor, I won't be going back. I think with regex you don't get the same kind of visual feedback that you get from a multicursor which is why I (and many other Kakoune users as well) like it so much. If you're happier with regex and feel like you don't need multicursor, that's great.
- apocolyps6 5y agoIn case it helps anyone, doing regex-based search/edit in vim was annoying until I found this plugin. https://github.com/haya14busa/incsearch.vim https://github.com/haya14busa/incsearch.vim