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Date:      Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:57:41 +0200
From:      Bertram Scharpf <lists@bertram-scharpf.de>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Terminal / vim / shortcuts
Message-ID:  <20090614125741.GA1829@marge.bs.l>
In-Reply-To: <b6c05a470906131718w521250e7u6f83d384e6500bc3@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi,

Am Samstag, 13. Jun 2009, 20:18:02 -0400 schrieb Daniel Underwood:
> 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?

This would rather be a question for the Vim mailing list.

  imap <F5> <esc>:w<bar>sleep 1<cr>gi

The purpose of the sleep is that you see the "written" message.


Bertram


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