On Feb 12, 2:26 am, soundphed <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi there, I am wondering if it might be neat to be able to move around
> in insert mode via the h,j,k,l keys, as in normal mode.
> Say like with a modifier key, so you could hold down <ctrl> and hjkl
> would then move the cursor while keeping you in insert mode.
>
> Does something of this nature already exist in vim?
> If not, how does one move the cursor left,right,up,down while in
> insert mode?
I personally avoid moving around in insert mode as much as possible.
If I need to move any more than a single word away, or move to a
different line, I ALWAYS leave insert mode first. To me, "insert mode"
is less of a mode of operation than it is an incomplete command. I
view "itypesometext<esc>" as a single command, not entering a mode,
typing text, then leaving the mode. This actually agrees with the way
Vim treats it, in a way...if you use 'u' to undo after an insert, it
will remove all text inserted since you pressed the 'i' key in the
first place. Basically the entire insertion is treated as a single
operation.
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