[vim/vim] A minor correction to the docs (Issue #20281)

[lkintact]

lkintact created an issue (vim/vim#20281)

### Steps to reproduce

Perhaps the fact that \<A-LeftMouse\> starts a `VISUAL BLOCK` selection should be reflected in `doc/visual.txt` (I personally discovered that by pure chance).

### Expected behaviour

[Christian Brabandt]

chrisbra left a comment (vim/vim#20281)

It is mentioned at :h <A-LeftMouse>. What doc patch would you suggest at visual.txt?

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[lkintact]

lkintact left a comment (vim/vim#20281)

I'm afraid I don't have the expertise to offer a real patch to the documentation...

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[Christian Brabandt]

chrisbra left a comment (vim/vim#20281)

Okay, how about the following then:

diff --git a/runtime/doc/visual.txt b/runtime/doc/visual.txt
index 67f32c4df..ebac1e1c1 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/visual.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/visual.txt
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ gN                  Like |gn| but searches backward, like with `N`.
                        You cannot use these, but they might show up in some
                        places.

+<A-LeftMouse>          Starts or extends the Visual area blockwise, see
+                       |<A-LeftMouse>|.
+
 If Visual mode is not active and the "v", "V" or CTRL-V is preceded with a
 count, the size of the previously highlighted area is used for a start.  You
 can then move the end of the highlighted area and give an operator.  The type

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[lkintact]

lkintact left a comment (vim/vim#20281)

I think this isn't enough, as I just learned whether it's <A-LeftMouse> or <A-RightMouse> starts a blockwise Visual selection depends on 'mousemodel', which has different default values on different systems.

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