Es Bee Ex wrote: > On Sat, 13 Jul 2002 18:13:04 -0400 > Scott Furt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Derek Cunningham wrote: >> >>>On Thu, Jul11,02 16:39, Gerrit Hoetzel wrote: >>> >>>>>What I WOULD like to see is an emacs-like ability to string characters >>>>>together. ie: CTRL+Z+R will perform some action, and CTRL+Z+T will perform >>>>>some other action. Think that's doable? >>>> >>>>Or maybe distinguish sth. like vi's command and insert mode. >>>> >>>>"Insert" mode would give the focused window control over the keyboard, >>>>"Command" mode would give control to the key grabber; and special >>>>(vi-like) commands could be issued: >>>> >>> >>>And of course, for all flexibility, if we had this "Insert"/"Command" mode, >>>AS WELL AS the emacs-style key combining, then we'd be absolutely set. >>> >>>DC >>> >> >>I'd love to see emacs-style key chaining. the vi-like >>insert/command modal stuff is why i don't use vi anymore, >>i couldn't stand having to keep switching modes to do >>everything. > > > It would be less painful if, instead of having to switch between modes > like vi, you could use a single key combo to enter COMMAND mode, and as > soon as you do something in COMMAND mode, it returns automatically to > INSERT mode. > >
IIRC, CTL+O in vi will let the user enter one command, then revert back to insert mode.
