On Wednesday, 19 November 2014 14:22:06 UTC+2, Bram Moolenaar wrote: > > On Tuesday, 18 November 2014 14:20:56 UTC+2, Efraim Yawitz wrote: > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 5:10 PM, Ben Fritz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Friday, November 14, 2014 5:44:45 AM UTC-6, Enno wrote: > > > > > > > Is there, perhaps via a Plugin, a way to recover the second last text > > > > editing operation in normal mode ? The dot '.' operator keeps only the > > > > last operation. > > > > > > > > > > > > Nope. This would not be possible, unless every single key is > > > remapped in every single mode, or if somehow macros were being > > > recorded constantly. > > > > > > > > > Actually, maybe he should just record continuously, say type qz and > > > work for a while and then type q and spit out the z reg to somewhere > > > and take what he likes from it. Doesn't sound like it would take a > > > lot of resources. > > > > or maybe a plugin that stores an array of 5-10 "last used" operations > > and updates this FILO list each time one exists insert mode. One could > > access these edit operations with, say, `N<leader>.` where `N` is the > > index of the operation. > > Plugins having to install a lot of maps to be able to know what was > typed before the key that triggers an action is clumsy. > > How about Vim keeping a list of the last N typed keys? > Suppose there is a function keyhistory(1), where the argument is how far > back you look. > > I wonder how that would be used in a plugin. > > -- > ARTHUR: No, hang on! Just answer the five questions ... > GALAHAD: Three questions ... > ARTHUR: Three questions ... And we shall watch ... and pray. > "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD > > /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ > /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ > \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// > \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org ///
wasn't implying that it has to install a lot of maps, just one map is enough the N is just used as an index, much like the way "1z=" takes the first suggestion to fix a spelling error. Or maybe i don't understand what you're meaning by what you said -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
