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From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
To: Daniel Underwood <djuatdelta@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Terminal / vim / shortcuts
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On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 08:18:02PM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote:
> I edit python code in vim using Terminal on xfce.  I find myself, not
> surprisingly, having to exit "insert mode" and save changes frequently
> (when making code changes and wishing to test the immediate effects of
> the changes in a separate terminal).  This requires pressing 4 keys:
> "esc", ":", "w", and "enter".  How can I configure a shortcut (ideally
> using an F# key) that will perform this sequence of 4 key-presses?

Dunno about vim, but for vi, I'd put the following into ~/.exrc
    map #5 ^[:w^M

where ^[ is "esc", and ^M is "enter". This maps the keys to F5.

Cheers.
-- 
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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