On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Tom Sorensen wrote: > On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Paul LeoNerd Evans > <leon...@leonerd.org.uk> wrote: >> Over the past 7 years, I have been a member of the #vim channel on >> Freenode. Almost every week we get somebody in the channel who wonders >> such things as how to map Ctrl-Shift-T differently from Ctrl-T. We >> explain that isn't possible. Even in Gvim. > > Actually, he's understating it. We usually get at least two people a > week. Several people a day isn't too uncommon. A lot of this is > because vim has already used pretty much every non-shifted key on the > keyboard -- you're left with either replacing default functionality > (which I don't like suggesting) or using <Leader> based combinations > (which I'm fine with, to a certain extent, but many others are not).
I'd be certain that the average is at least 2 or 3 people a day - many of the IRC regulars have seen this question get asked multiple times in one day, and we're not on for 24 hours - usually more like 2 or 3. And let's not forget how often it comes up on the mailing list - A quick search over the last ~1 year shows the below list of threads that all amount to "you can't map that in vim". I emphatically agree that vim's keyboard handling is one of the ugliest parts of the editor; something definitely needs to be done to bring vim back up on par with other GUI tools. ~Matt Mapping Shift-space: how to tell if its possible? How to imap <C-=> ? CTRL+W under MS Windows map <a-h> on win32 (Win XP) gvim 7.2 in french layout work incorrectly accent grave in french(France) keyboard layout is not printing. win32 (Win XP) Platform why nmap<A-0> not work? map <a-h> on win32 (Win XP) gvim 7.2 in french layout work incorrectly What is Alt-T supposed to do by default? Mapping ctrl-; (ctrl semicolon) mapping problems How to map Ctrl+/ ? mapping alt-keys add mapping to auto-fill Binding Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab difficulties with Vim and PuTTY. Bugging me for a long time Can't :imap <S-space> How to map Alt+key when using vim in putty How to get Alt-[ in putty terminal How to map ctrl-del to delete word? how to map <tab> and <c-i> independently How to map key shift+ctrl+N? I can't "remap" <Shift-F4> key Insert Mode Mappings on a Mac map! <C-=> <C-o>gt and map! <C--> <C-o>gT Don't work map command, ctrl-v and .vimrc "map <C-J> <C-W>j" not operate...help.. mapping control+0-1 or backtick Maping Ctrl-Shift-s problems Mapping shift-space Mappings to shift-keys within terminal mode Mappings for tab navigation don't work <Tab> and <C-i> will clash in mappings unable to map ctrl-1 Unable to map Ctrl+Shift+Z Strange behavior with Key Maps -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
