Hi Paul!
On Di, 10 Jan 2012, Paul Isambert wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> Given the mapping:
>
> map <Tab> fXa
>
> where X stands for any character, if X appears on the line, <Tab>
> goes to Insert mode after that character, as expected; but if the
> character doesn't appear on the line, the cursor shouldn't move but it
> should still switch to Insert mode -- and that doesn't happen; it
> stays in Normal mode. For instance "map <Tab> fza" stays in Normal
> mode on a line with no "z".
>
> Also (I suppose it is related):
>
> map <Tab> fX<l>a
>
> where <l> denotes one or more "l", encounters the same problem if X
> appears on the line but there is less characters than "l"'s in <l>; e.g.:
>
> map <Tab> fzlla
>
> works well for the first "z" in a line made of "xxxz12z1", but not for
> the second (the cursor stays on the "1" in Normal mode)
>
> What am I missing?
When an error occurs, while the mapping is executed, the rest of the
mapping is discarded. This is IIRC, vi-compatible.
regards,
Christian
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