From: Tim Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: delete lines Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:22:27 -0500
> > is it also possible to enable the backspace key in normal mode -- > > the delete key is working in normal, so why should I miss the > > backspace key ? > > > :nnoremap <BS> X > > (all typed literally with greater-than and less-than signs included) > > should do the trick. > > -tim > > > with this I cannot cross lines (delete $ between line <n+1> and line <n> coming from line <n+1> while backspacing and it is not possible to delete the last (or in other words the first char after ^ ) char of a line. ...and after a while the cursor jumps: Suppose there are lines n til n+5 all lines are filled with ascii-chars. enter normal mode goto line <n+5>'s $ Hit backspace until there is one char /undeleteabnle this way) left goto line <n+4>'s $ hit backspace --> the cursor jumps to the last (one and only lonely) char in line <n+5> damn is that complicate to use backspace in vim...hadn't exspected that... ;) Any other trick ? -mcc
