J A G P R E E T wrote:
Hi There,
I have these mappings defined in my .vimrc file.
map <C-t> :tabnew
map <C-left> :tabp<CR>
map <C-right> :tabn<CR>
I'm using putty(terminal emulator) to access the unix server.
The fist mapping works absolutely fine.
The other two doesn't work at all and gives the error(E388: Couldn't find
definition).
Furthermore I checked <C-left> shows the definition for the variable under
cursor.
No clues why its not overridden from my mapping.
When I changed map <C-left> : tabp<CR> to
Map <F2> : tabp<CR>
It works.
Another point is the mapping(<C-left>, <C-right>) works if I use Exceed or
x-Manager.
I have no clue at all why its not working in putty.
As far as I know for mapping at least; graphics support is not a must.
Whats missing for this mapping in putty.
Regards,
Jagpreet
This is the kind of error that could be the result of a bad or incomplete
termcap/terminfo entry.
In console Vim, you can see what codes any key or keychord sends to Vim by
hitting it in Insert mode, prefixed by Ctrl-V (or by ctrl-Q if your Ctrl-V is
the "paste" key). In gvim the same procedure (on a non-printable key or
keychord) gives you the <> notation for what gvim "thinks" you have pressed.
By the above method you can check, for instance, if Vim can tell the
difference between Left and Ctrl-Left, Right and Ctrl-Right. (When I run Vim
in GUI mode, it can; when I run the same executable in console mode, either in
a konsole "xterm" or in /dev/tty with no access to X-windows, it cannot). If
it cannot tell the difference, then you must use something else for the {lhs}
of your mappings -- <S-Left> and <S-Right> are likely candidates.
If Vim can tell the difference, it still mightn't know that what you've hit is
Ctrl-Left. In that case, one method (there are others) is to use the raw
keycode sequence as the {lhs} of the mapping. You may have to bracket the
mapping definition by a test on &term since different terminals give different
keycodes. Example (in the vimrc):
if has("gui_running") || (&term == "win32") || (&term == "pcterm")
" we're either on our way to a GUI session
" or on a terminal where <C-Left> etc. are defined correctly
map <C-Left> :tabprev<CR>
map <C-Right> :tabnext<CR>
elseif &term =~ '^xterm'
" local xterm console
" <Left> and <Ctrl-Left> are the same
" map Backslash-Left instead
map <Bslash><Esc>OD :tabprev<CR>
map <Bslash><Esc>OC :tabprev<CR>
elseif &term == "linux"
" non-X text console
" here too, map Backslash-Left
map <Bslash><Esc>[D :tabprev<CR>
map <Bslash><Esc>[C :tabnext<CR>
elseif &term == "putty"
" putty connection
" ... etc. ...
else
" unknown type of console terminal
" assume that <Left> is OK but <C-Left> isn't
map <Bslash><Left> :tabprev<CR>
map <Bslash><Right> :tabnext<CR>
endif
Note: The expression (&term == "putty") is a guess on my part. You may have to
use something else depending on what Vim sees as the terminal type when in a
putty session.
Best regards,
Tony
