begin p <p> > > 1. [d and ]d displays macro definitions at the bottom of the screen > rather than making the cursor jump to a section of code. > > is there a corresponding command for variable definitions?i know that > gd and gD will make the cursor jump to the variable definition, but > sometimes i don't want to jump to the code. sometimes i just want to > see the variable type or an initial value. it would be nice to have a > command that simply prints (at the bottom of the screen) the variable > definition and its initial value. does such a command exist?
yes -- ]i and [i will list the variable definition rather than jump to the definition. > 2. suppose i type gD and the cursor jumps to where the variable is > defined. is there a way to jump back to where the cursor was before i > typed "gD"? > > kind of like how ^t jumps back to where you started when you do a ^] > with ctags. yes again -- ` is the marker for the last position of the cursor, so `` will jump to this position. another way to do it: i forgot about vim's jump list. ^o will jump to the previous line in the jump list, so if you go to a different place in the code with gD, gd, [^d or ]^d, then ^o will take you back to the original position. pete _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
