Finally got it working in visual mode.
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We should only use this workaround for visual mode, not normal mode.
Notes on using screen fonts in GUI apps on Ubuntu.
Added replace-in-buffer on \r, put replace-in-all-buffers on \R
Removed confirm in single-buffer mode; instead highlight the word before changing, and :s will show the count afterwards.
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fallback keybind for <Ctrl-V>
font notes, some plugins
switched ordering of output fields in gbd