I want to create a special application for MSWin machines that works somewhat as follows:
When clicked a .bat file calls evim with a script or whatever that adds certain F key functions, e.g., F3 activates an external program. The equivalent map command would be imap <F3> <Ctrl-O>:!pdftex book.tex<Cr>a ..or something like that. When F3 is pressed we drop out of insert mode temporarily and then execute an external command, returning to insert mode thereafter. When I try to import such a string it just gets added to the file as text. A special _gvimrc file is not an attractive option because of difficulties in placement on someone else's computer. Unfortunately Vim does not look in the current directory for a _gvimrc file. -- John Culleton
