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There are circumstance that some keycommands wouldn't work well to place the cursor at the desired position. This mode will solve the problem.
When vy is in JUMP_NEXT mode and you press some key then the cursor will be placed on the next char that corresponds such a key.
Turn the NORMAL mode on, then press:
<Key-v>
It will appear JUMP_NEXT in the statusbar mode field.
Press some key that maps to a printable character that is ahead of the cursor position then the cursor will jump to the corresponding char.
When in JUMP_NEXT mode it is possible to switch to INSERT mode by pressing:
<BackSpace>
It spares some time in some occasions.
When in JUMP_NEXT mode it is possible to press:
<Tab>
It will select the range of text between the initial cursor position to the current cursor position. It drops a range selection mark when it enters JUMP_NEXT mode.
This mode performs the opposite of the JUMP_NEXT, it places the cursor on the previous occurrence of a char.
Switch to NORMAL mode then press:
<Key-c>
Vy will be in JUMP_BACK mode. Press some key that maps to a printable char then the cursor will jump to the previous occurrence of the char.
In order to spare some time when in JUMP_BACK mode it is possible to press:
<BackSpace>
Then get in INSERT mode.
When in JUMP_BACK mode it is possible to press:
<Tab>
It will select the range of text between the initial cursor position to the current cursor position. It drops a range selection mark when it enters JUMP_BACK mode.