[vile] Question about regions

[lists-vile]

If I have a region selected using the 'q' operator and I don't wish to see it
highlighted anymore.  Is there a single key command that already performs
this?  Currently I just hit qq twice without moving the cursor. I know I can
create a map I just don't know if a command already exists for this.

If I have the cursor in the middle of a line and use a sequence like this
^X-d}.  The entire paragraph is deleted starting from the beginning of the
line on which the cursor resides.  If I use a sequence where I select a region
like so '-dq' this does not delete entire lines on which the region begins
and ends it deletes only the characters selected in the region.  What I'm
looking for is a type of block mode region selection where entire lines are
selected, I'm not looking for rectangle selection.

Thanks,
Wayne