Besides F1, F2, F3, (Ctrl + Fs and so on), which are good (available) keys to create custom commands on Vim?
Some plugins use , and \. For instance, \be and ,cc. Which are other good available keys to create custom commands on Vim?
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Since the ESC key is the most used key in vim it beneficial to have it mapped somewhere else.
I've seen others used Ctrl+[, jj, ;; and for a secondary ESC key
imap jj <ESC>
imap ;; <ESC>
Yada
2010-01-23 21:05:10
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I'm a fan of using <Leader> in all my custom maps. That way I can easily avoid stomping on default mappings, and I can quickly change my mapleader whenever I want/need to.
Randy Morris
2010-01-23 23:05:41
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Personally I have remapped my
CAPSLOCK as CTRL
and for vim
imap jk <ESC>
The last trick has helped me a lot. I dont have to lift my fingers to get out from normal mode to insert mode.
And it works both ways, jk in normal mode is an innocent combination - move down one, move up one. So by remapping jk as ESC you're not losing out anything.
jeffjose
2010-01-24 08:18:50
Seriously? How do you type stuff like `Dijkstra`?
Greg Hewgill
2010-01-24 09:04:47
if by `Dijkstra` you mean `D(Delete)i(Insert)jk(Escape)s(substitute)tr(find r)a(append)` Yes. I dont have to lift my hand for escape key. Ever.
jeffjose
2010-01-24 17:10:50
No, I meant the literal text `Dijkstra`, in insert mode. I tried your suggested `imap` command and `jk` actually exits insert mode as expected. So typing `Dijkstra` in insert mode ends up inserting `Dtra` because `jk` exits insert mode and `s` deletes the `i` and reenters insert mode.
Greg Hewgill
2010-01-24 19:22:54
The answer is you do `Dij` wait for a sec and then type `kstra``jk` when typed together - and I mean fast - will get you out of insert mode. Typing them slowly gets what you want.
jeffjose
2010-05-15 22:17:01