Visual feedback after executing mapping
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I have the following mapping in my ~/.vimrc file:
map <F3> my0v$"+y`y
It works correctly, but I'd like some visual feedback or some other indication to show that I've pressed the key. Any suggestions?
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asked Jan 14 at 16:02
SabreWolfySabreWolfy
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I have the following mapping in my ~/.vimrc file:
map <F3> my0v$"+y`y
It works correctly, but I'd like some visual feedback or some other indication to show that I've pressed the key. Any suggestions?
key-bindings
asked Jan 14 at 16:02
SabreWolfySabreWolfy
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No answer, but isn't that the same asmap <F3> "+yy?
– Ralf
Jan 14 at 16:08
This will copy the line character-wise instead of linewise. However, it will also copy the newline so it feels more linewise. I agree that it would probably be easier to just doyy/Yor:yankand just accept to do a little cleanup on paste/put.
– Peter Rincker
Jan 14 at 17:17
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I have the following mapping in my ~/.vimrc file:
map <F3> my0v$"+y`y
It works correctly, but I'd like some visual feedback or some other indication to show that I've pressed the key. Any suggestions?
key-bindings
asked Jan 14 at 16:02
SabreWolfySabreWolfy
346313
I have the following mapping in my ~/.vimrc file:
map <F3> my0v$"+y`y
It works correctly, but I'd like some visual feedback or some other indication to show that I've pressed the key. Any suggestions?
key-bindings
key-bindings
asked Jan 14 at 16:02
SabreWolfySabreWolfy
346313
asked Jan 14 at 16:02
SabreWolfySabreWolfy
346313
asked Jan 14 at 16:02
SabreWolfySabreWolfy
346313
asked Jan 14 at 16:02
SabreWolfySabreWolfy
346313
asked Jan 14 at 16:02
SabreWolfySabreWolfy
346313
346313
1
No answer, but isn't that the same asmap <F3> "+yy?
– Ralf
Jan 14 at 16:08
This will copy the line character-wise instead of linewise. However, it will also copy the newline so it feels more linewise. I agree that it would probably be easier to just doyy/Yor:yankand just accept to do a little cleanup on paste/put.
– Peter Rincker
Jan 14 at 17:17
add a comment |
1
No answer, but isn't that the same asmap <F3> "+yy?
– Ralf
Jan 14 at 16:08
This will copy the line character-wise instead of linewise. However, it will also copy the newline so it feels more linewise. I agree that it would probably be easier to just doyy/Yor:yankand just accept to do a little cleanup on paste/put.
– Peter Rincker
Jan 14 at 17:17
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No answer, but isn't that the same as
map <F3> "+yy?– Ralf
Jan 14 at 16:08
No answer, but isn't that the same as
map <F3> "+yy?– Ralf
Jan 14 at 16:08
This will copy the line character-wise instead of linewise. However, it will also copy the newline so it feels more linewise. I agree that it would probably be easier to just do
yy/Y or :yank and just accept to do a little cleanup on paste/put.– Peter Rincker
Jan 14 at 17:17
This will copy the line character-wise instead of linewise. However, it will also copy the newline so it feels more linewise. I agree that it would probably be easier to just do
yy/Y or :yank and just accept to do a little cleanup on paste/put.– Peter Rincker
Jan 14 at 17:17
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You have options:
- Explicitly put an
:echoat the end of your mapping.map <key> foo:echo "done"<cr>
- Use
'showcmd'which will show partial commands. This will give you a slight clue that something happened for multi-key mappings/commands. (Not really helpful here) - Use a plugin like vim-highlightedyank to quickly highlight the last yank
General rule of thumbs for mappings:
- Supply a mode for mappings. e.g.
nmapfor normal mode - Use
*noremapvariants unless you want remapping to occur or using a<Plug>mapping
This means your mapping would look like:
nnoremap <F3> my0v$"+y`y
Some more thoughts:
- This is very similar to
"+yy/"+Y,:yank +, orV"+y. There is another newline in the register, but that is easy to reason about. - You may not want the ending newline at all, so use
g_instead of$. - This mutates the
ymark. This could be surprising, consider using a:yankoryy/Y
- Could "cast" put/paste or change the register type to accomplish the same effect. e.g.
nnoremap <f3> "+yy:call setreg('+', @+, 'v')<cr>
Personally, I lean toward using vim-highlightyank and the following mapping:
nnoremap <silent> <f3> "+yy:call setreg('+', @+, 'v')<cr>
answered Jan 14 at 17:40
Peter RinckerPeter Rincker
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You have options:
- Explicitly put an
:echoat the end of your mapping.map <key> foo:echo "done"<cr>
- Use
'showcmd'which will show partial commands. This will give you a slight clue that something happened for multi-key mappings/commands. (Not really helpful here) - Use a plugin like vim-highlightedyank to quickly highlight the last yank
General rule of thumbs for mappings:
- Supply a mode for mappings. e.g.
nmapfor normal mode - Use
*noremapvariants unless you want remapping to occur or using a<Plug>mapping
This means your mapping would look like:
nnoremap <F3> my0v$"+y`y
Some more thoughts:
- This is very similar to
"+yy/"+Y,:yank +, orV"+y. There is another newline in the register, but that is easy to reason about. - You may not want the ending newline at all, so use
g_instead of$. - This mutates the
ymark. This could be surprising, consider using a:yankoryy/Y
- Could "cast" put/paste or change the register type to accomplish the same effect. e.g.
nnoremap <f3> "+yy:call setreg('+', @+, 'v')<cr>
Personally, I lean toward using vim-highlightyank and the following mapping:
nnoremap <silent> <f3> "+yy:call setreg('+', @+, 'v')<cr>
answered Jan 14 at 17:40
Peter RinckerPeter Rincker
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You have options:
- Explicitly put an
:echoat the end of your mapping.map <key> foo:echo "done"<cr>
- Use
'showcmd'which will show partial commands. This will give you a slight clue that something happened for multi-key mappings/commands. (Not really helpful here) - Use a plugin like vim-highlightedyank to quickly highlight the last yank
General rule of thumbs for mappings:
- Supply a mode for mappings. e.g.
nmapfor normal mode - Use
*noremapvariants unless you want remapping to occur or using a<Plug>mapping
This means your mapping would look like:
nnoremap <F3> my0v$"+y`y
Some more thoughts:
- This is very similar to
"+yy/"+Y,:yank +, orV"+y. There is another newline in the register, but that is easy to reason about. - You may not want the ending newline at all, so use
g_instead of$. - This mutates the
ymark. This could be surprising, consider using a:yankoryy/Y
- Could "cast" put/paste or change the register type to accomplish the same effect. e.g.
nnoremap <f3> "+yy:call setreg('+', @+, 'v')<cr>
Personally, I lean toward using vim-highlightyank and the following mapping:
nnoremap <silent> <f3> "+yy:call setreg('+', @+, 'v')<cr>
answered Jan 14 at 17:40
Peter RinckerPeter Rincker
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You have options:
- Explicitly put an
:echoat the end of your mapping.map <key> foo:echo "done"<cr>
- Use
'showcmd'which will show partial commands. This will give you a slight clue that something happened for multi-key mappings/commands. (Not really helpful here) - Use a plugin like vim-highlightedyank to quickly highlight the last yank
General rule of thumbs for mappings:
- Supply a mode for mappings. e.g.
nmapfor normal mode - Use
*noremapvariants unless you want remapping to occur or using a<Plug>mapping
This means your mapping would look like:
nnoremap <F3> my0v$"+y`y
Some more thoughts:
- This is very similar to
"+yy/"+Y,:yank +, orV"+y. There is another newline in the register, but that is easy to reason about. - You may not want the ending newline at all, so use
g_instead of$. - This mutates the
ymark. This could be surprising, consider using a:yankoryy/Y
- Could "cast" put/paste or change the register type to accomplish the same effect. e.g.
nnoremap <f3> "+yy:call setreg('+', @+, 'v')<cr>
Personally, I lean toward using vim-highlightyank and the following mapping:
nnoremap <silent> <f3> "+yy:call setreg('+', @+, 'v')<cr>
answered Jan 14 at 17:40
Peter RinckerPeter Rincker
10.2k11728
You have options:
- Explicitly put an
:echoat the end of your mapping.map <key> foo:echo "done"<cr>
- Use
'showcmd'which will show partial commands. This will give you a slight clue that something happened for multi-key mappings/commands. (Not really helpful here) - Use a plugin like vim-highlightedyank to quickly highlight the last yank
General rule of thumbs for mappings:
- Supply a mode for mappings. e.g.
nmapfor normal mode - Use
*noremapvariants unless you want remapping to occur or using a<Plug>mapping
This means your mapping would look like:
nnoremap <F3> my0v$"+y`y
Some more thoughts:
- This is very similar to
"+yy/"+Y,:yank +, orV"+y. There is another newline in the register, but that is easy to reason about. - You may not want the ending newline at all, so use
g_instead of$. - This mutates the
ymark. This could be surprising, consider using a:yankoryy/Y
- Could "cast" put/paste or change the register type to accomplish the same effect. e.g.
nnoremap <f3> "+yy:call setreg('+', @+, 'v')<cr>
Personally, I lean toward using vim-highlightyank and the following mapping:
nnoremap <silent> <f3> "+yy:call setreg('+', @+, 'v')<cr>
answered Jan 14 at 17:40
Peter RinckerPeter Rincker
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No answer, but isn't that the same as
map <F3> "+yy?– Ralf
Jan 14 at 16:08
This will copy the line character-wise instead of linewise. However, it will also copy the newline so it feels more linewise. I agree that it would probably be easier to just do
yy/Yor:yankand just accept to do a little cleanup on paste/put.– Peter Rincker
Jan 14 at 17:17