recording macros works. the :%s/foo/bar/ works selecting then substituting works. I've never encountered a situation where . didn't do what I expected. The

recording macros works. the :%s/foo/bar/ works selecting then substituting works. I've never encountered a situation where . didn't do what I expected. The man commented about evil. I don't see how your experience with viper is relevant. Evil is damn good (as a long time vim user of 5+ years). I'd recommend you try it again. Plus, vim indentation behavior sucks compared to emacs. Give it a try, you might be surprised.