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From: alien@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Tom von Alten)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: vi map magic for "embolden"?
Message-ID: <15030002@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com>
Date: 27 Mar 91 19:07:26 GMT
References: <15030001@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com>
Organization: a cryptic instantiation
Lines: 11

A little asking, a few clues and some trial and error produced one
solution (which purposely avoids yank):

" Embolden one character:  Append a backspace.  Backup one char and delete
" 2 chars. Put,put,put.  Backup one char, delete it and Put it back.
" Move forward one char and put again.  Voila!
map #4 a\^H^[h2xPpphxPlp
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