On 26/03/09 19:00, Ben Fritz wrote:
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> On Mar 26, 4:55 am, "[email protected]"<[email protected]>
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>> When I type in comands like ":help something" or ":mak long_filename":
>> Can I somehow switch to vim's command mode even here, for example to
>> move the cursor with h, j, k, l or to insert somthing from the buffer
>> with p etc.?
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> You have you answer, but for future reference when you are typing in
> commands like :help, you ARE in "command mode".
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> The mode you want to use commands from is called "normal mode".
Not exactly. When typing commands on the command-line you are in
command-LINE mode. "Command mode" is a less-used synonym for "Normal mode".
See
:help vim-modes
and in particular the last sentence under "Normal mode".
Best regards,
Tony.
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