Questions tagged [insert-mode]
The mode in Vi and Vim in which you can insert text to the open document.
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Change cursor shape in Vim PowerShell
I have looked through the web but I have found no answer to this.
https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Change_cursor_shape_in_different_modes
The above website mentions ways to do it in terminals but not when ...
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Conflict between system compose key and insert mode meta key mappings
I use the right alt key as a compose key on my system, to easily draw diacritics and accent characters.
In Vim, I unlock alt key mappings with this (from stackoverflow):
" Allow <alt> key ...
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How can I add text to the end of words on each line?
I have a series of single-word codes on separate lines in a text file. I'd like to add a backquote ( ` ) to the beginning and end of each word.
I know I can add a backquote to the beginning of each ...
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How to delete strings to close quote and close parenthese
I have a code like this:
h5 style=("text-align: center; margin-top: 2rem;") some text
p style=("text-align: center; margin-top: 2rem;") some text
And in first line, I want to ...
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Typing d in insert mode briefly moves cursor backwards
In Vim, when I'm in Insert mode and hit d, the cursor moves back one spot for a second, then jumps back to behind the letter just typed. This is quite distracting when typing texts.
It looks like Vim ...
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how to have two different colour schemes for command mode and edit mode in vim?
I have been using vim for some time now but I am always unsure of which mode I am currently in and hence end up pressing Esc too often even in the command mode. This causes an irritating computer ...
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How to put cursor in the right position after switching from normal mode to insert mode in terminal
After launching a terminal inside vim via :terminal, vim doesn't put curosr in the right position after pressing i in normal mode. As seen in the following picture, the cursor is put at the end of the ...
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prevent printing control-character in insert mode and command line
When in insert mode, if no mapping is associated to a sequence, Vim will print the character corresponding to the signal.
For example, typing <c-b> will input ^b as a character.
It is more ...
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How can I delete forward in “Insert” mode?
I often use the Ctrl-w command in "Insert" mode to delete the word behind the cursor, just like I would do in Bash.
In Bash, I also have a Meta-d (Esc-d) command for deleting the word in front of the ...
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blockwise visual mode multi line prepend doesn't work for me [duplicate]
I'm using nVim v0.4.3 and I'm having trouble getting multiline inserts to work in visual blockwise mode.
You can check this asciinema to see what I'm doing.
https://asciinema.org/a/...
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Simulate backspace in normal mode
I would like to have the delete key work similarly in normal mode as it does in insert mode, and it's been a bit tricky to map this. Here is what I have so far:
:nnoremap <Backspace> i<BS>...
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How to delete a pair of parenthesis with backspace
I'm using vim to code C++ and I want to handle the parenthesis more easily.
I knew that there was a plugin named Surround, which can help us but it is not what I expected.
I set some shortcuts as ...
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How to loop backwards through getline
I want to code a vim function, which searches backwards a specific char from the cursor at the current line.
Here is what I've done:
function! CustomSearch()
let currentLine = getline(".")
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Cursor difference with “Esc” and “Ctrl + O”
Say I have a session like this:
Sunday|Monday
Where | is the cursor in insert mode. If I press Esc, I get this:
SundaāMonday
but I want this:
Sundayāonday
As I want to select the second "word", ...
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Setting to prevent <c-h> to erase text
I have a map which allows me to navigate with hjkl in insert mode:
" In insert or command mode, move normally by using Ctrl
inoremap <C-h> <Left>
inoremap <C-j> <Down>
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Why doesn't inoremap work in this case
I'm coding c++ with vim and I want to set a shortcut while typing parenthesis and new line. Here is an example,
if (a == 1) {}| // the cursor is at the end of the line and the vim is under INSERT ...
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Problem when inserting text from a function in a for loop
I have a function that animates the insertion of the contents of the last modified register at the cursor's location as if someone was typing it:
function! AnimateInsertion() abort
" split ...
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Insert the word which is above the cursor?
I know that in insert mode CTRL-Y can insert the character above the cursor.
Is there a way of inserting the word above the cursor in insert mode ?
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Map hex character
If I want the output šg, I can create a map like this:
imap <F2> <C-V>U10400g
However for output šf, it causes a problem:
imap <F2> <C-V>U10400f
as the f is confused as ...
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Automatic insert mode and normal mode switching
Coming from emacs, jumping to the end of the line is easy:
CTRL + E
I have been recently trying out Vim, and I found out you need to first exit insert mode to then use commands.
So, in Vim, I need ...
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Why do arrow keys behave differently in insert mode than in other modes?
Background
I would like to disable arrow keys in all modes. This is what I tried:
"EDIT: added remap for <esc> as per the comments
inoremap <esc> <nop>
inoremap <up> <nop&...
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Pasting text on Vim inside tmux breaks indentation
Ubuntu: 18.04 bionic
tmux: version 2.6
VIM: Vi IMproved 8.0 (2016 Sep 12, compiled Jun 06 2019 )
Included patches: 1-1453
Modified by pkg-vim-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org
Compiled by pkg-vim-...
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Normal mode Backspace and Delete
If I have a file like this in Insert Mode (pipe is cursor):
Sunday
|
Monday
I can press Backspace or Delete to remove the empty line. However in Normal
Mode, neither of those work. I have been ...
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How to indent the cursor to the indentation of the above line in insert mode?
I previously asked the following question on how to indent the cursor to the identation of the above line:
How to ident the cursor to the indentation of the above line?
A correct answer was provided ...
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Ins-completion C-X C-F and the path variable [duplicate]
Can the insert-completion of file names CTRL+XCTRL+F can be used to complete filenames that are not in the current working directory ? But rather in any in the path variable ?
Can we, for example, ...
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How to ident the cursor to the indentation of the above line?
I want to move the cursor to the indentation of the line above.
As seen from the example below, when I move the cursor down (j or arrow-down), it goes to the start of the line. This is both true for ...
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Change <up>/<down> to gk/gj in insert mode
I want to replace the default behavior of the arrows in insert mode, so that they behave like gk and gj, I have used:
inoremap <up> <Esc>gka
inoremap <down> <Esc>gja
But this ...
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How to prevent Vim from making a flashy screen effect when pressing `ESC` or `^[` in normal mode?
I often press ESC/^[ to ensure that I've left insert mode and entered normal mode. However, if I'm already in normal mode, Vim displays an annoying flashy screen effect:
How can I prevent Vim from ...
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Saving file from INSERT mode
I would like to save files without exiting the INSERT mode. Is it possible? How?
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NeoVim - Go into insert mode when clicking in a terminal in a pane?
I'm trying to use NeoVim as a tmux replacement, and have found that no matter what I do, I can't get it to go into insert mode when I click in a pane that has a terminal in it.
Here's the config I'm ...
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vimtex imap not working
I'm having a problem with using imaps with vimtex (i.e they don't work).
To test the issue I went to .vim/plugged/vimtex/test/examples/minimal and started vim -u minivimrc.
Typing `a (which is a ...
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Ctrl-W in insert mode erases only up to where insert was started
I frequently use <C-w> in insert mode to back up when I mistype things. I've noticed some odd behavior if I start insert mode when in the middle of a word.
For example, if I have the following ...
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Call a function after inserting a newline
In insert mode, I want to call some function if <Enter> was typed.
I tried InsertCharPre but it did not work.
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How to remap Autocomplete on Control+N, to Control+Space?
I am trying to remap this functionality:
to Ctrl+Space, by using this line in .vimrc
inoremap <C-Space> <C-n>
However, I can not seem to get it to work.
If I press Ctrl+Space after ...
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detecting insert-normal mode
I notice that when in insert, pressing <C-o> will take me to normal mode, but once I finish pressing a sequence of keys, I get taken back to insert mode. I find this very useful, but I want a ...
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Escape newlines when breaking text
I'm using Vim to typeset some Latex documents, and resizing it to take up half my screen so I can reference other materials on the other half. Therefore, formatoptions+=t would be very helpful here. ...
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Is it possible to supply arguments to inoremap?
Currently, I have the following map for cpp files: inoremap ;;f for<Space>()<Space>{<Enter>}<Esc>kkf)i
Which essentially allows me to quickly setup a c-style for loop. ...
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How to auto-replace words, such as acronyms, while typing?
When typing a report, we have a large list of acronyms defined in Acronyms.tex. In order to use it, we have to encapsulate an acronym such as KDF with the acronym command: \ac{KDF}. I often forget and ...
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How can I stop Vim from inserting keypresses into the document unless the document is visible?
I have a macro that's essentially equivalent to the following: in insert mode, I press the following keys: Ctrl+O, :, !, t, r, u, e, Enter. This runs the command true in a shell and shows "Press ENTER ...
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Mapping using <Esc> writes “<Esc>” in insert mode rather than switching to normal mode
I have the following line in my .vimrc:
inoremap kj <Esc>
It had been working fine, ie it returned me to normal mode. But now it inserts the string "< Esc>" (I use the initial space here ...
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Temporary normal mode doesn't wait for the command
When I press C-o in insert mode, the expected behaviour is that vim will wait for me to execute a single command and then returns to insert mode. Usually, after pressing C-o I have all the time in the ...
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Automate breaking of history in insert mode
I started to learn ViM one month ago, so I'm not a ViM expert.
My question is: if I make some changes in insert mode (let's say I type some text, then I delete the last two words and finally type ...
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Is there a way to enter command line mode for a single command directly from insert mode?
I'd like to go directly into command line mode from insert mode, enter a single command (say :r !date which inserts the date) and then go immediately back into insert mode.
Basically something ...
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Get correct indentation when entering insert mode [duplicate]
When I enter insert mode using o or O when programming, the cursor appears at the correct level of indentation. In this example below, X is the place where I press o and Y is where my cursor appears. ...
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Visual block mode insert/append not working in vim on RHEL/CentOS?
I was trying to append some text to multiple lines in vi on a RHEL 6 system, however I could not get it to work. I press Control + V to get into visual block mode, select the lines I need, but when I ...
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Donāt start in insert mode when opening a shell script
How can I prevent vi from starting in insert mode when opening a "test.sh"-like file with the vi-plugin "bash-support" v4.3 ?
When I vim test.sh it opens in insert mode
When I vim .vimrc it opens in ...
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How do I map a sequence of letters in insert mode?
After trying to make this work:
Map a sequence of letters in insert mode
I canāt get the correct answer to work. Is it still working? Can anyone post a working .vimrc file?
I want to get this:
When ...
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How can I remap the arrow buttons in insert mode when Pencil is enabled
I use vim to write text, and thatās why I often use it in combination with the Pencil plugin. The plugin creates significant delay in the movement of the cursor when in insert mode. I have tried to ...
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Backspace + keypress adds a character of a different language in neovim with neomutt on my mac
I am a user of neomutt and I use neovim as my default editor.
However, when I delete a character via backspace, and then type the correct character, I sometimes get a strange character from a ...
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How can I get vim to type continuously, rather than holding in place for keymappings?
For the purpose of this question, imagine that I have set
iab phil philosopher
In vim, as far as I know, the default display pattern when typing out the characters "phil" at the start of the word is ...
