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Often, but not always, this argument will specify |
Often, but not always, this argument will specify |
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the number of times the command is to be executed. |
the number of times the command is to be executed. |
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Vi uses ``"`` to specify registers as a prefix; PUIs have |
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the current selection, which is a prefix to many commands |
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like copying or searching ("search only in the selected area"). |
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"The prefix argument" is an ordered set of cells |
"The prefix argument" is an ordered set of cells |
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that a binding may use. (By "ordered set" I mean a list on which |
that a binding may use. (By "ordered set" I mean a list on which |
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each element may appear only once.) The prefix argument |
each element may appear only once; this is similar to a zz rank, |
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is currently determined as follows: |
except that it cannot loop.) The user interface should show |
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the current prefix argument in a reasonable way. |
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Currently, the prefix argument determined as follows: |
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- If a search according to ``search_bindings--benja`` |
- If a search according to ``search_bindings--benja`` |
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has just been finished (according to the PEG, by pressing |
has just been finished (according to the PEG, by pressing |