[Long] Re: Re: h,j,k,l in vi.

[Robert Viduya]

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Posted from  csw at ulysses.UUCP (Chris Warth)
> However, I must make allowances for those people using vi.  Vi
> provides a method of mapping that I call "interpreted mapping".
> Interpreted mapping simply allows you to substitute one key sequence
> with another.  When the first sequence is typed, the second sequence
> is inserted in its place and interpreted normally.  This method has
> its drawbacks;  in vi, it is not possible to map '^F' to some other
> command and still be able to scroll forward.

Um, sorry, but you can map ^F and still be able to page forward.  You just
have to set noremap.  I just tried it and it works.  Here's what I typed:

	:set noremap
	:map ^F ^G
	:map ^A ^F

This set control-F to show what file you're editting and where.  Control-A
is now the page forward key.

				robert
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Robert Viduya
Georgia Institute of Technology

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