Nikolay Pavlov wrote:
> `<C-w>` used as a prefix is extremely inconvenient and `<C-w>.` is
> inconsistent with all software with terminal emulator (i.e. screen and
> tmux) I know which use `<C-{smth}>{smth}` by default. This thing is
> even more weird given planned “typing 'termkey' twice sends 'termkey'
> to the job”.
I find it very convenient to be able to CTRL-W CTRL-W through all the
Vim windows, without looking that type of window I'm currently in.
> One of the common use-cases for Neovim terminal feature is replacing
> screen and tmux with Neovim. Now imagine that you are running
> Vim/shell/any other REPL inside a Vim and want to edit some text. The
> `<C-w>` shortcut in this case may be used to correct the last word and
> is rather common in my experience and you take it away by default.
Running Vim in a terminal window is weird and should not be considered a
normal use case. It will be useful for running tests though, but then
setting 'termkey' will be easy.
> This is the second reason why “prefix” key is `<C-\>`. First is
> consistency: `<C-\><C-n>` is used to exit to a normal mode from any
> other mode in existence, except for getchar() (or one of the internal
> functions like vgetc())-based pseudo-modes, or if a plugin had it
> deliberately mapped.
>
> Also why there is *no* terminal mode? I am quite surprised that I
> can’t do `<C-c><C-c><C-c><Esc><Esc><Esc><C-\><C-n>:` and get to a
> command prompt: none of the ways to exit to normal mode work, but with
> `set showmode` bottom line *still* looks like if I am in normal mode
> while I obviously is not. Also no idea how user will copy text from
> the terminal without normal mode (using term_scrape() looks like an
> overkill and is obviously harder to use then
> `<C-\><C-n>{motion}y{motion}`) or view scrollback.
Scrolling back while the job is still running is not implemented yet.
Should be coming soon.
All keys typed must normally go to the running job, including CTRL-C and
Esc. I plan to add mappings for the terminal window later.
With the recent changes you can use a terminal window like a normal
window once the job has exited. Very useful to look at the output of a
command.
Normal mode commands in a terminal window while the job is still running
will interfere with the running job. E.g. there would be a cursor
position for the job and one for Normal mode. Not sure how that would
work.
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