I know there is a vim setting that allows you to show characters when using the change command, I just can't find what it is.
Ex:
"This is a<ci"> string"
Inside the <> is where I use the ci" command to change the quotes. The setting I am talking about would change the string to something like:
"<>This is a strin$"
:set compatible, but this puts it into a mode that is closer to "pure" vi, so you probably lose out on other vim enhancements. – Ash Dec 17 '11 at 6:16