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Sublime text 2 - how to switch from MULTI CURSOR command mode to insert mode

I learn great keyboard commands (Vintage Mode / VintageEx) and find it useful to use columns of text (in vim I just do Ctrl + v, then up or down, depending on the direction of the column that I want to select). I assume that the sublime will handle this with a few cursors. So what am I doing now (since I can’t understand what the usual column selection on Ubuntu 12.04 is):

In command mode:

  • shift v to select the start line
  • up or down to select rows above or below the selected row
  • ctrl + shift + l to insert multiple cursors at the end of selected lines (STILL IN COMMAND MODE)
  • Now I want to be able to switch to insert mode, but pressing "i" does not go into insert mode. If I press "d", it will delete the selected lines and put me in insert mode ... but I don’t want to delete everything to just paste.

So, is there a good way to enter insert mode when you have multiple cursors in command mode? Thanks so much for any advice!

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Multiple selections and cursors using vim / vintage mode and visual selection in sublime text 2

In command mode:

  • enter visual mode (v / v)
  • select lines (j / k / motion)
  • split into lines (Ctrl + Shift + L)
  • exit visual mode (v)
  • you should now be in command mode with multiple cursors :)
  • enter input mode (i / a / etc ..)
  • edit with multiple cursors

Now, how do you do this using vim search keys, I can't do it yet. (/, N, N)

How many times have you tried to enter command mode when writing your question?

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