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mantynel

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Registered: 2008-07-16

Posts: 2

Vim arrow keys

Hi,

i have problem with vim. Left/right arrow moves cursor to previous/next word in vim under X.  Under console and also in other apps under X it's working fine: left/right arrow moves cursor to previous/next character. I think last update of vim is responsible for this. I use default settings for vim.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Square

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Registered: 2008-06-11

Posts: 435

Re: Vim arrow keys

The default keybindings in vim are:
H: Left
J: Down
K: Up
L: Right

Perhaps use those rather than the arrow keys?

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moljac024

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2008-01-29

Posts: 2,676

Re: Vim arrow keys

Go use your arrow keys with emacs you infidel!

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mantynel

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Registered: 2008-07-16

Posts: 2

Re: Vim arrow keys

I think, those keys don't work in insert mode.

timetrap

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From: Here and There

Registered: 2008-06-05

Posts: 342

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Re: Vim arrow keys

I think, those keys don't work in insert mode.

That's right, vi is a modal editor. Insert mode is for inserting text. You cannot use the vi editing features while inserting text. Lucky vi has a built in tutoring program.

vitutor

vi/vim does take longer to learn. After the initial mental hurdle, you will wonder why anyone would use anything different.

Last edited by timetrap (2008-07-17 10:42:11)

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N30N

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Registered: 2007-04-08

Posts: 273

Re: Vim arrow keys

As the others have said you really should get used to the H, J, K and L keys if you want to get the most out of Vim. To get out of the habit of using the arrow keys you may find it helpful to add the below to your .vimrc.

" disable arrow keys
map <up> <nop>
map <down> <nop>
map <left> <nop>
map <right> <nop>
imap <up> <nop>
imap <down> <nop>
imap <left> <nop>
imap <right> <nop>