Tip 26: Append after a Ragged Visual Block

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Example: appending a semicolon to multiple lines in visual-block mode

Vim's Conventions for "i" and "a" Keys

• Switching from Normal to Insert mode: i/I/a/A.
• Switching from Visual-block to Insert mode: I/A.
• In Visual and Operator-Pending modes, the i and a form the first half of a text object.