On Wed, 25 May 2011 06:07:08 +0300, Daniel Fishman <[email protected]> wrote:
>if you start insert mode >and type: > >'abc <BS>xyz<ctrl-o>u' > >then you get to the initial state (empty screen) instead of 'abc '. > > >In case of ':<ctrl-k><ctrl-h>': you get ':?', which is identical >to typing just ':<ctrl-k>' Well, now after writing a second time about the problem I started to understand something: backspace is not the key labeled 'Backspace' on the keyboard: this key emits ascii code 127, which is the delete key (<Del>). So this explains why the first case ':inoremap <C-H> <C-G>u<C-H>' doesn't work with the key labeled 'Backspace': because it is not backspace (which emits ascii code 8, like <c-h>), this is the delete key. It still does not explain why ':inoremap <BS> <BS>u<C-H>' work for key labeled 'Backspace'. Also, it doesn't explain the second case. Moreover, typing '<c-k><key labeled 'Backspace'>' results in ':<BS>' written on the command line instead of the expected ':<Del>'. You get ':<Del>' by typing '<c-k><key labeled 'Delete'>', which is incorrect, since the key labeled 'Delete' emits a sequence of ascii codes 27, 92, 51, 126 (unlike regular keys), but certainly not ascii code 127 of the delete key. -- You received this message from the "vim_use" 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
