On 01/04/09 06:14, John Beckett wrote:
>
> MisterW wrote:
>> Why then does vim.exe running in a cmd window allow me to map
>> <C-1> when gvim won't?
>
> George Reilly has just explained that Ctrl-6, Ctrl-2, Ctrl-- are
> special-cased in Windows (which I didn't know). Perhaps there is
> also some special casing for Ctrl-1 ... sorry, I don't know.
>
>>> I know this news is a bit shocking, but I've found that as I
>>> learned more of the Vim way of doing things, my desire to map
>>> commands to weird character combinations has declined.
>>
>> Are you saying you don't make much use of mappings?
>>
>> I'm a long time vim user and I find there's an ever
>> increasing list of things I want to map. I don't consider
>> control 1-10 a wierd char combination, It's a fairly common
>> idiom for switching between tabs and the like.
>
> Sorry for the POV "weird" comment. It is true that I don't make
> much use of key mappings (I certainly have some, but not for
> buffer switching). Sometimes when I'm working on a particular
> project I will put uppercase marks in files I want to quickly
> return to. Or I might have a set of special mappings just for
> the project (and I might use the keypad with stuff like<k1>).
>
> I'm sure you don't need this tip, but FWIW there is a tip that
> maps:
> ,l : list buffers
> ,b ,f ,g : go back/forward/last-used
> ,1 ,2 ,3 : go to buffer 1/2/3 etc
> http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Easier_buffer_switching
>
> That is the sort of thing I would do given I can't use Ctrl-2
> etc.
>
> John
The following are actual examples copied from my vimrc:
map <F9> <C-]>
" using F9, a 'safe' mapping, because my keyboard doesn't
" gracefully handle Ctrl-]. Nowadays I know that it's
" Ctrl-AltGr-$ but that's not practical.
inoremap <Space> <Space><Left><Right>
" redefining a standard key, here to create an undo point
if version < 700
cnoreabbrev h bot h
else
cnoreabbrev <expr> h
\ ((getcmdtype() == ':' && getcmdpos() <= 2)?
\ 'bot h' : 'h')
endif
map <F1> :bot help<CR>
" redefines again, to open the help at bottom
map µ :&&<CR>
" mapping an upper-ASCII key
" this one redoes the latest :substitute
map <F2> :cnext<CR>
map <S-F2> :cprev<CR>
" two 'related' F keys, for quickfix navigation
map <F11> <C-W>w
map <S-F11> <C-W>W
imap <F11> <C-O><C-W>w
imap <S-F11> <C-O><C-W>W
" 'related' F keys, for split-windows navigation
" in both Insert/Replace and Normal/Visual
As you can see, I limit myself to {lhs}es chosen among F and Shift-F
keys, Normal-mode-upper-ASCII, and intentional redefines, so there will
be no unexpected clash with either existing Vim commands or keys
snatched by some OS before Vim gets them.
The use of µ may seem "weird" but it is an upper-ASCII key, therefore
not used by Vim in Normal mode, and passed by every OS to the app as a
"printable" key (once my national keyboard is configured, of course).
Best regards,
Tony.
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