Hi Nikolai,

On 4/26/06, Nikolai Weibull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> a readkeys() can't be far behind.  Having a readkey() - singular
> probably makes more sense - function would allow us (i.e., me) to do
> something like this:
>

What will be difference between the existing getchar() function
and this new readkey() function?

- Yegappan

>
> function! s:DeleteComment(inclusive)
>   " Delete a language-specific comment
>   :
>   :
> endfunction
>
> function! s:Delete()
>   let key = readkey()
>   let object = ''
>   if key == 'a' || key == 'i'
>     let object = readkey()
>     if object == 'c'
>       return s:DeleteComment(key == 'a')
>     endif
>   endif
>   call feedkeys(key . object)
> endfunction
>
> map <buffer> <silent> d <Esc>:call <SID>Delete()<CR>
>
> That is, the input sequence "dac" would delete a comment.  Entering
> something else would just be fed to Vim as always.
>
> It would also be nice if the keys read by readkey() came up in the
> 'showcmd' buffer.
>
> And for anyone suggesting I map "dac" directly, consider the fact that
> "dd" will be delayed, which is, to me, unacceptable.
>
> One could map 'd' to map 'ac' once pressed, but it would be hard to
> make sure that 'ac' was unbound if the user cancelled the command in
> any way.
>
>   nikolai
>

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