patch 8.0.0732: when updating a buffer modeless selection is lost commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/80dd3f9d41ce2ff6ab3544cdb266627bbdfc34a6 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Wed Jul 19 12:51:52 2017 +0200 patch 8.0.0732: when updating a buffer modeless selection is lost Problem: When updating a buffer for a callback the modeless selection is lost. Solution: Do not insert or delete screen lines when redrawing for a callback and there is a modeless selection.

" Test for joining lines.

func Test_join_with_count()
  new
  call setline(1, ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four'])
  normal J
  call assert_equal('one two', getline(1))
  %del
  call setline(1, ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four'])
  normal 10J
  call assert_equal('one two three four', getline(1))
  quit!
endfunc