XPost: alt.folklore.computers, comp.lang.python   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:03:47 +0100, Marc Haber wrote:   
      
   > rbowman  wrote:   
   >>I keep it simple and use the first column, s/^/#/  in vim. s/^#// to   
   >>make them go away.   
   >   
   > Ctrl-V, down, I, '# ', Escape.   
   >   
   > Those block commands are great! How have I ever lived without them?   
      
      
   Learned something new. I seldom, if ever, use the visual mode so I mark   
   the end of the block and use the  :.,'as/^/#/  form. Years of muscle   
   memory. I have a book on Vim somewhere. What it pointed out to me is how   
   much functionality Vim has that I don't use. I learned one way to skin a   
   cat long ago and stuck with it. For example I use :new foo.txt to get two   
   vertically stacked panes.  I know you can do side by side panes but I   
   never do.   
      
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