Benjamin R. Haskell <[email protected]> [11-11-05 17:36]: > On Sat, 5 Nov 2011, Benjamin R. Haskell wrote: > > >On Sat, 5 Nov 2011, [email protected] wrote: > > > >>For me the question remains, whether zsh from which vim is started > >>recognizes ALT-Backspace well and vim does not... ?! > > > > Also, more to the point, see what Zsh thinks represents alt+backspace > for you: > > (in zsh:) > $ bindkey -L | grep backward-kill-word > > > For me, that returns: > bindkey "^W" backward-kill-word > bindkey "^[^H" backward-kill-word > bindkey "^[^?" backward-kill-word > > Which means that all three of <Ctrl>+<w>, <Alt>+<Delete> (== > <Esc>+<Delete>), and <Alt>+<Backspace> (== <Esc>+<Backspace>) do the > same thing. Maybe your Backspace and Delete are reversed? (Seems > unlikely, because that makes operating in Vim kind of awkward, IMO, so > you'd've probably fixed it already.) > > See: > > :help :fixdel > > -- > Best, > Ben > > -- > 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 >
Hi Benjamin, I want to summarize, what I have found: I am using vim under linux -- gvim is used very very very seldom. The TERM variable is set to:xterm-256color. I am using utf-8. First experiment: Using ALT-BS under zsh works. bindkey -L | grep backward-kill-word gives me: bindkey "^W" backward-kill-word bindkey "^[^H" backward-kill-word bindkey "^[^?" backward-kill-word which seems to be the same as what you see with your zsh... Second experiment: Opening vim from this zsh/terminal and doing CTRL-k ALT-Backspace in insert mode gives: <nothing> Same goes for CTRL-v No trying to insert ALT-backspace on the commandline of vim: This puts me back to the buffer, leaving the commandline. => There is "something", vim recognizing, otherwise it stay in the commandline. But it seems not enough to be recognized as a valid keystroke. Now trying <ESC><BS> as keystrokes, same experiments: In insert mode, the <ESC> key puts me back to command mode instantly. Commandline: Same scenario. In /etc/inputrc (this is the only inputrcon this system) there is set: set input-meta on # Enable Meta input with eighth bit set set meta-flag on # Synonym for the above set convert-meta off # Do NOT strip the eighth bit set output-meta on # Enable Meta output with eighth bit set Regarding to the ctrl-v- and ctrl-k-experiments there would be no hope to get any mapping with ALT-backspace working. >From what can be acchieved with zsh and regarding to the inputrc it /should/ work nevertheless. Finally I put a nmap <esc><bs> db into the .vimrc and...it works! After all I dont know why. Final thing I want to fix (help appreciated ;) is this: When I put a "imap <esc><bs> :normal db<cr>" into .vimrc and restart vim to execute ALT-backspace in input mode it prints :normal db at the cursor position and jumps to the next line. Is there a way to get it working in input mode also? Best regards and have a nice sunday! mcc -- 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
