updated for version 7.3.590v7.3.590

Problem:    The '< and '> marks cannot be set directly.
Solution:   Allow setting '< and '>. (Christian Brabandt)

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/mark.c b/src/mark.c
index f8b4c576fe..9b304f3d38 100644
--- a/src/mark.c
+++ b/src/mark.c
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ setmark_pos(c, pos, fnum)
 	return OK;
     }
 
+#ifdef FEAT_VISUAL
+    if (c == '<')
+    {
+	curbuf->b_visual.vi_start = *pos;
+	return OK;
+    }
+    if (c == '>')
+    {
+	curbuf->b_visual.vi_end = *pos;
+	return OK;
+    }
+#endif
+
 #ifndef EBCDIC
     if (c > 'z')	    /* some islower() and isupper() cannot handle
 				characters above 127 */