Re: Basic question, CTRL+Wh on Gvim, Win XP
Tim Chase wrote:
In general, the safest keys to use for the {lhs} (left-hand
side) of mappings are the F keys. Almost everything else
already has a function in Vim. Among
Worth knowing. Thanks. What about when using a leader such as
, or / ?
The comma does a reverse-search of the last thing you searched for using
t/T/f/F which many folks don't use (so they use it for leader), but I
use regularly.
:help ,
:help ;
The forward slash does searching...something used quite regularly.
:help /
I think the only key that isn't reserved (in that Vim doesn't already
have meaning assigned to it) is the backslash, which is what the leader
defaults to (so in a way, it is used...but only for the purpose you
describe). I tend to use the default backslash as my leader (on those
rare occasions I use the leader) because I know it's available and it's
vim-portable.
One other candidate might be the underscore, though it's a shifted key
which makes it a little more difficult, it is usually in a pretty
predictable place (unlike the backslash/pipe key which I find all over
the keyboard depending on whose machine I'm using...makes typing DOS
file-paths a pain).
Just my $0.02
-tim
Even the underscore's location may vary. On my Belgian keyboard it is
shift-minus (at far upper right) but IIRC on French keyboards it is unshifted
8. At least it uses at most only the Shift key (which exists on both sides of
the keyboard, not the AltGr key, as (on my keyboard) both \ and | do; and
since they are at far lower left and far upper left respectively, it makes
them only barely keyable with one hand (I usually use my left hand either to
rest my chin or to hold a book I'm typing from :-) ).
I don't use _ in Vim; it has a function though... move to the first nonblank
of the (count - 1)th line down: sames as +k or Enterk
Best regards,
Tony.
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Re: Basic question, CTRL+Wh on Gvim, Win XP
One other candidate might be the underscore, though it's a shifted key which makes it a little more difficult, it is usually in a pretty predictable place (unlike the backslash/pipe key which I find all over the keyboard depending on whose machine I'm using...makes typing DOS file-paths a pain). Even the underscore's location may vary. Ah...good to know. In supporting our office, all of which have US QWERTY layouts, I have to look for the backslash on each machine I visit but the underscore is at least predictably shift plus the key to the right of zero which contains the minus and underscore. As for the backslash, on one, it's above a flat Enter key to the right of the ]/} key. On another it's between the Backspace and the =/+ key. On another coughfreakcough keyboard, it's *between* the single-quote and the enter-key (let me say I curse that keyboard every time I use it). Another keyboard has it down to the left of the spacebar. Gotta love standards...reminds me of a certain proposed standard with things like autoSpaceLikeWord95 footnoteLayoutLikeWW8 where it's standard unless I decide to change something for an arbitrary reason. :) However, I can't say I ever use the underscore for it's default purpose (I tried it once and thought that's not gonna be useful). -tim
Basic question, CTRL+Wh on Gvim, Win XP
Hi All, On my gvim 7 running on Win Xp none of the following work to move to another window (I'm actually using the project plugin, but I don't think that's relevant).. CTRL-W Left *CTRL-W_Left* CTRL-W CTRL-H *CTRL-W_CTRL-H* CTRL-W BS *CTRL-W_BS* *CTRL-W_h* CTRL-W hMove cursor to Nth window left of current one. Uses the cursor position to select between alternatives. If this intended behaviour for Win Xp, or have I enabled this somewhere? I have behave mswin turned off. Thanks Sam
Re: Basic question, CTRL+Wh on Gvim, Win XP
Samuel Wright wrote: Hi All, On my gvim 7 running on Win Xp none of the following work to move to another window (I'm actually using the project plugin, but I don't think that's relevant).. CTRL-W Left*CTRL-W_Left* CTRL-W CTRL-H*CTRL-W_CTRL-H* CTRL-W BS*CTRL-W_BS* *CTRL-W_h* CTRL-W hMove cursor to Nth window left of current one. Uses the cursor position to select between alternatives. If this intended behaviour for Win Xp, or have I enabled this somewhere? I have behave mswin turned off. Just checking - You do realize that in Vim-speak, a window is a section of the current tab, right? As in, if you open Vim and enter :split you end up with 2 Vim windows. To switch to another Windows windows, you will have to use ALT-Tab as for all applications. -- [Maturity consists in the discovery that] there comes a critical moment where everything is reversed, after which the point becomes to understand more and more that there is something which cannot be understood. -- S. Kierkegaard
Re: Basic question, CTRL+Wh on Gvim, Win XP
Albie Janse van Rensburg wrote: Samuel Wright wrote: Hi All, On my gvim 7 running on Win Xp none of the following work to move to another window (I'm actually using the project plugin, but I don't think that's relevant).. CTRL-W Left*CTRL-W_Left* CTRL-W CTRL-H*CTRL-W_CTRL-H* CTRL-W BS*CTRL-W_BS* *CTRL-W_h* CTRL-W hMove cursor to Nth window left of current one. Uses the cursor position to select between alternatives. If this intended behaviour for Win Xp, or have I enabled this somewhere? I have behave mswin turned off. Just checking - You do realize that in Vim-speak, a window is a section of the current tab, right? As in, if you open Vim and enter :split you end up with 2 Vim windows. To switch to another Windows windows, you will have to use ALT-Tab as for all applications. ...and in addition, to move sideways between Vim windows (which in MS-Windows terminology would be called panes), you must first have used :vsplit (or :vertical split, :vertical help, :vertical diffsplit, etc.). When I was on XP, all those commands worked perfectly for me. Check :map C-W (where C-W is five separate keypresses) to see if you haven't remapped Crl-W. Even if you have, though, :wincmd h should do the same as Ctrl-W h Best regards, Tony. -- Life would be much simpler and things would get done much faster if it weren't for other people -- Blore
Re: Basic question, CTRL+Wh on Gvim, Win XP
Samuel Wright wrote:
Guys,
Thanks for the response!
Albie, yes I was talking about split windows. not vim tabs or windows
apps...
Tony, thanks for reminding me of :map to check what a mapping does.
Yes, it was mapped in an obscure corner of my vimrc, that will teach
me to cut and paste 'useful' stuff into my vimrc without checking it
out completely first.
The :wincmd also worked fine, so I could conceivable remap that if I
wanted...
THANKS!
S
In general, the safest keys to use for the {lhs} (left-hand side) of mappings
are the F keys. Almost everything else already has a function in Vim. Among
the F keys, F1 is equivalent to :helpCR and F10 is used by some OSes as a
synonym of Alt-Space, but the rest you can use -- if Vim sees them. (On my
Linux system, the window manager preempts Ctrl-Fn and Alt-Fn so I'm mostly
limited to Fn and Shift-Fn).
Best regards,
Tony.
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Hit any key to continue is a lie.
Re: Basic question, CTRL+Wh on Gvim, Win XP
On 10/04/07, A.J.Mechelynck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In general, the safest keys to use for the {lhs} (left-hand side) of mappings
are the F keys. Almost everything else already has a function in Vim. Among
Worth knowing. Thanks. What about when using a leader such as , or / ?
Hit any key to continue is a lie.
lol
S
Re: Basic question, CTRL+Wh on Gvim, Win XP
In general, the safest keys to use for the {lhs} (left-hand
side) of mappings are the F keys. Almost everything else
already has a function in Vim. Among
Worth knowing. Thanks. What about when using a leader such as
, or / ?
The comma does a reverse-search of the last thing you searched
for using t/T/f/F which many folks don't use (so they use it for
leader), but I use regularly.
:help ,
:help ;
The forward slash does searching...something used quite regularly.
:help /
I think the only key that isn't reserved (in that Vim doesn't
already have meaning assigned to it) is the backslash, which is
what the leader defaults to (so in a way, it is used...but only
for the purpose you describe). I tend to use the default
backslash as my leader (on those rare occasions I use the leader)
because I know it's available and it's vim-portable.
One other candidate might be the underscore, though it's a
shifted key which makes it a little more difficult, it is usually
in a pretty predictable place (unlike the backslash/pipe key
which I find all over the keyboard depending on whose machine I'm
using...makes typing DOS file-paths a pain).
Just my $0.02
-tim
Re: Basic question, CTRL+Wh on Gvim, Win XP
On 10/04/07, Tim Chase [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The comma does a reverse-search of the last thing you searched for using t/T/f/F which many folks don't use (so they use it for leader), but I use regularly. Yes, have seen , used as leader before. Will look at the other usage though, as it is not something I've encountered. The forward slash does searching...something used quite regularly. I meant backslash there, should be more careful. Cheers S
