Re: [SLUG] Record keys in editor

From: Robin - Bartow FL (suncoastlug.mailbox@gibp.com)
Date: Fri Sep 07 2007 - 14:53:25 EDT


----- Original Message -----
From: steve szmidt steve@szmidt.org
To: slug@nks.net
Sent: 9/7/07 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Record keys in editor

> On Friday 07 September 2007 11:58, Robin - Bartow FL wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: steve szmidt steve@szmidt.org
> > To: slug@nks.net
> > Sent: 9/7/07 11:23 AM
> > Subject: [SLUG] Record keys in editor
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > In the long gone past I had an editor which would allow me to record
> > > keystrokes and replay them by pressing a simple combination like Ctrl 1.
> > >
> > > Running into another need for that functionality I've been through a
> > > number of editors and development tools but not found that functionality,
> > > anyone know of one?
> > >
> > > Office writer has it but you have to go through several mouse steps to
> > > replay it which makes it too slow.
> > >
> > > Vi has buffer replay but it too seem to require too much typing.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Steve Szmidt
> >
> > Not my forte', but I would look beyond Vi to
> >
> > vim-enhanced
> > vim-X11
> >
> > for greater functionality and an already familiar path of study.
> >
> > /robin
>
> I guess I should have said vim, since I'm on Linux.
>
> Using
> :map (key_to_use) string_of_keys_to_run
> does run macros simply. The problem I have in vim is that {ctrl-v}{esc} does
> not break out of insert mode as it does under vi.
>
> More google searching it looks like...
>
> --
>
> Steve Szmidt
>

http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/vimfaq.html
let your browser find/search the page for keywords "insert" and "escape"

apparently your escape key can be remapped
or
alternatively, you may not even have to leave insert mode

/robin

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