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I wan't to map jump shortcut for insert mode such as
imap <A-w> <Esc>wi
imap <A-b> <Esc>bi
Even though <A-b> works perfectly. <A-w> appear to not work properly.
How can I map <A-w> for insert mode that it will jump ahead 1 word but still maintain the insert mode?
From my comment:
You might want to try
inoremap <A-w> <C-o>wandinoremap <A-b> <C-o>b
Control-o is like a oneshot normal mode: you get one “operation”, and then you’re back in insert mode. I rarely use it except in mappings, though I don’t tend to move around much in insert mode.
inoremapand<C-o>winstead of<esc>wi(idem for<C-o>b).