Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:07:41 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz> To: Daniel Underwood <djuatdelta@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Terminal / vim / shortcuts Message-ID: <20090614050741.GA12776@osiris.chen.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <b6c05a470906131718w521250e7u6f83d384e6500bc3@mail.gmail.com> References: <b6c05a470906131718w521250e7u6f83d384e6500bc3@mail.gmail.com>
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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.
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Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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