Questions tagged [map-operator]
Use this tag for questions about creating your own operator within vim.
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Unmap error in filetype autocommand
I use a plugin for todo.txt file (https://gitlab.com/dbeniamine/todo.txt-vim).
Because I mapped some d[other_letters] in my .vimrc and there's a \d mapped in the plugin, to avoid delays when I type \d ...
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Get motion used within operatorfunction?
How can I make a custom operator function that can programmatically reuse the motion that the user called it with?
E.g. I want to map the operator m so that miw goes to the start of the file and then ...
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Different replace patterns depending on visual/visual line mode
I've written some customizations in my .vimrc that I would like to further improve and refine.
In particular, for some key combinations, I'm doing text substitutions, like this:
vmap <C-S-w> :s/\...
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Opfunc inserts text before cursor position sometimes
function! s:Surround(motion = "") abort
let [_, l:start_row, l:start_col, _] = getpos("'[")
let [_, l:end_row, l:end_col, _] = getpos("']")
let l:before = &...
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How to pass arguments to `:map gx <Plug>(SomeFunction)`?
Context
I'm evaluating https://github.com/tyru/open-browser.vim which looks really promising.
I figured out how to set the default search engine and add a mapping
" vim-openbrowser
let g:...
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Meta-Model: Shrinking In Correct Direction
This questions sounds ridicolous, but is there any (mental?!) aid for my struggle when resizing windows?
Since the earliest days of my vi/m usage, I have struggle shrinking windows in the correct ...
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What is the purpose to use "==#" with empty string?
The following is from vim-sensible plugin:
set incsearch
" Use <C-L> to clear the highlighting of :set hlsearch.
if maparg('<C-L>', 'n') ==# ''
nnoremap <silent> <C-L> :...
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using EasyAlign in a function
I frequently use EasyAlign in my tex files to align tables around the $ delimiter such that this
header1 & header2 & header3 \\
data1 & data2 & data3 \\
becomes this
header1 & ...
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Can I allow additional arguments in an operatorfunc?
To call a custom operator with a mapping, one can do
nnoremap <Plug>(Foo) :set opfunc=Baa<CR>g@
so that <Plug>(Foo) expects a motion, after which the function Baa is called.
Here, ...
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Auto pairing using strings instead of characters
I'm already aware of existing solution to automatically "surround" sentences/word/etc (eg: auto-surround, vim-surround, etc) but those (as far as i know) don't support using normal strings ...
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How to map <Plug>MarkdownPreviewToggle
I am trying to map MarkdownPreviewToggle to an key like "mk". My vimrc is like it:
nnoremap mk <Plug>MarkdownPreviewToggle
But it doesnt work, what should i do? (the other key isnt ...
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Bind a specific search to a map in normal mode
Specifically, I'm looking to bind the search /\(<<<<\|====\|>>>>\)/ (i.e. "find the next git merge boundary"). Ideally to <C-/> or <A-/>, but that part I'...
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Create a mapping that works whilst searching
I have jk remapped to <Esc> in insert mode and for some reason my brain always want's to exit a search by typing jk. I would like to remap jk to <CR> when performing a search. I.e typing /...
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How to prevent cursor shift when using <C-O>{delete cmd} at the end of a line?
<C-w> deletes a (small-)word in insert mode, but I often want to delete the Word (to last whitespace) I've most recently typed. I tried
inoremap <C-_> <C-o>dB
which kind-of works -- ...
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Why does `<Bar>` behave like `|` in the `:command` command in Vim?
Here is the list of experiments I performed that shows that <Bar> is treated as literal <Bar> in some commands but it is treated as | in the :command command.
I am trying to understand why ...
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How to test whether the cursor is at the end of a line in a mapping?
I would like to test in an operator-pending mapping whether the cursor is on the last position of the line. I currently have this, but it does not work:
onoremap <expr> i$ col('.') == col('$') ?...
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How to ignore or silence errors in operator-pending mappings?
The following operator-depending mapping works great for me,
onoremap <silent> a$ :<C-U>normal! hEF$v,<CR>
except when it is issued at the very beginning of a line. What happens is ...
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Problem remapping § to esc in vim on a macbook with touch-bar
I am using a macbook with touchbar. As many others I would like to map a different key to the esc key, since the touchbar esc is a bit inconvenient. My problem is that I have some weird behaviour of ...
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Can't exit buffer using leader mapping - 'cannot make changes'
I have a leader key set up, and a mapping that allows me to exit windows without typing ::
let mapleader = 'f'
map <leader>q = :q<CR>
Today I installed MattesGroeger/vim-bookmarks using ...
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How can I :map a key to something containing spaces? [duplicate]
I want to :map <C-t> :some-ex-command with a space at the end so I can continue typing the command and execute it with enter. I cannot find the syntax for how to do this. I tried
:map <C-t&...
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Open command-line-mode from VimScript function
How to reproduce this mapping:
nnoremap <Leader>a :DoSomething <C-r>=do_something_arguments()<CR>
..in a function?
The desired effect is to open command-line mode with some text ...
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Map <C-J> to <Space> in all possible modes
My space bar no longer works unless I lean my weight on it. The chances of getting the laptop replaced in a timely manner is close no nil.
I mostly use vim or vi, even from the bash command line. ...
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how can i remap <C-w>{number}h to <C-w>{number}j
I am trying to remap my hjkl keys to jklö. this is not a problem in most simple cases, but with commands like <C-w>h where you can specify an amount in the form of <C-w>{count}h or {count}&...
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How to pass v:register to custom operator when working on custom text object?
I have a simple custom operator, it echoes v:register, it's mapped to ,f. After reading this, i creat it like this :
function! s:foo(type,...)
echo v:register
endfunction
function! s:setupOpfunc(...
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Alternate vim mapping
I have a file that looks something like this
\usepackage{tex/Forkurs-1p-2p-laererutdanning-2018-V}
\usepackage{../Sty/hyper}
\begin{document}
\input{tex/Forkurs-1p-2p-laererutdanning-2018-V-...
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Do operator ranges/movements/textobjects always overwrite the last visual selection? workaround?
In vim, when I operate on a textobject from a plugin, say the 'inner indent' typed ii from kana/vim-textobj-indent, my last visual selection ('>, '<) is reset to where the operator worked on. ...
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Mappings with counts at the end without using loops?
Suppose you are trying to create a set of mappings such that pressing <C-t> followed by a number # would alternate to the respective tab at index #. I know that using a loop, I can do:
" Map ...
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Numpad characters don't work in keybindings mappings (but work in general)
For my terminal Vim 8.0, I have downloaded this plugin that makes changing font size on the fly easy:
https://github.com/drmikehenry/vim-fontsize
Following the instructions, here is how I decided to ...
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Modify `iskeyword` for keyword-local completion only
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Some time ago, I added the following line to ~/.vim/after/ftplugin/sh.vim to make working with parameter expansions easier:
setlocal iskeyword+=$
This is nice to be able to e.g. ysiw" via ...
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overwrite motion-wiseness of operator pending mode
Background
In :h motion.txt, it says:
FORCING A MOTION TO BE LINEWISE, CHARACTERWISE OR BLOCKWISE
When a motion is not of the type you would like to use, you can force another
type by using "v", "V"...
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Operator pending mode remaps not working
I'm trying to build a vimscript can be used with the Dvorak Simplified Layout. I.e., given that the keys on the keyboard plugged into the computer are laid out in the Dovark Simplified Layout (and the ...
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change inner backslashed quotes
I know the ci" motion and others :changes, but I need something like a ci\" in order to change inner a backslashed quotes. Assuming * as the cursor position:
a = "message says: \"fo*o bar\""
I would ...
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how to accept count for visual block ctrl+a remap?
I have created a vmap but I can't figure out how to apply a count to it.
In this case, the mapping is on <C-a> and 4<C-a> is an example of a command with a count failing to be applied. We ...
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How to allow count *before* my custom operator?
I'd like to define my own operator. Vim's builtin help has a nice little tutorial on it, where they show you can create your own operator with opfunc and g@:
nmap <silent> <F4> :set ...
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How to cancel a custom operator-pending command
I want to make a custom search, accessible with operator-pending commands;
I use onoremap to make it work in this mode.
It's working well, and I can use my command (let's say it's mapped to zz) with ...
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Problem mapping operator
I'm trying to write a mapping that will copy the text and automatically unwrap it at the same time. Here's what I got:
function! CopyUnwrapped(type, ...)
if a:0
normal! gv"ay
else
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onoremap: defining a bounded region
I want to craft a custom operator-pending motion if for functions in R language that look like this:
doSomething <- function(arg1, arg2, ...) {
doStuff(...)
}
The idea is to be able to press ...
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Is there a way to make the `r` operator accept a motion?
What I would like to do is issue a raiw where the current word would be replaced by an aaaaa word.
example:
this is a w[o]rd <--- cursor on []
raiw <--- command
this is a aaaa &...
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Abort an operating pending mapping
When creating an operator pending mapping in vim, it is possible make the mapping work on an arbitrary (consecutive) piece of text.
I am looking for a way to abort the operation. For the case of ...
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Avoid ending up in mode from onoremap
When I'm on an empty line and press cfa, nothing happens, whereas on a line with an a, it will go into insert mode.
E.g. I have this:
onoremap <silent> a :normal! Favfz
Whether I am on an ...
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Define text object that depends on the current operator
I'm curious if it is possible to make a text object aware of its operator. In particular, I am writing a text object for LaTeX environments, where I want different behaviour depending on the operator. ...
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