Re: mapping space bar

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From: DWT
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:07

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mdoob@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Michael Doob) wrote in <C1F8AD.HF9@ccu.umanitoba.ca>:

| Is it possible to use the map command to remap the space bar? If so, what's
| the right syntax. Things like ^V<space> won't do the job.

You may end up very sorry, because some built-in mappings (like s and ~)
depend on the space bar's meaning "move one character to the right," but if
you want to try anyway, type TWO ctrl-V's so that there is a hard ^V saved in
the map command:

"type ctrl-V ctrl-V space space
:map ^V  whateveryouwantspacetomean

Be sure to put two spaces after the hard ctrl-V: one to get quoted and one to
separate the two arguments to the map command.

vi may still object that it's "too dangerous to map that."  If it does, give
up.  I have successfully (and safely) map!ped <space><space>.

David W. Tamkin   Box 59297   Northtown Station, Illinois  60659-0297
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