 #Emacs undo limited to the active region is a super power. Just like regular undo, but only applies to the selected area. e.g., undo changes in this paragraph/page/function etc., leaving the rest of the file untouched. And the best part is it just works - highlight the region, undo (& keep undoing, as needed). Saved me a lot of grief today! 9 comments
@plantarum I stumbled upon this just a few weeks ago, and was gobsmacked. I knew it existed but just didn't internalize it until I used it subconsciously.    @plantarum apparently someone got nerd sniped hard enough to implement it on vim too! this is really cool! https://github.com/jaxbot/selective-undo.vim  @plantarum i have never not had it bug on me, and when it bugs on me, it breaks my entire undo-history and i have to have a little cry because i'm even further away from patching my way back to what i wanted. i never understood the bugginess, emacs just hangs till i quit out of it. @plantarum I'm constantly amazed that there are "Oh, cool" things in emacs that I never knew about lurking around every corner after ~46 years as a user. |
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