Re: ctrl-o with a mapping

On 02/05/2011 01:58 PM, Andy Wokula wrote:
> Am 05.02.2011 17:38, schrieb Ben Fritz:
>> On Feb 5, 4:05 am, ZyX<zyx....@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Reply to message «Re: ctrl-o with a mapping»,
>>> sent 23:56:30 05 February 2011, Saturday
>>> by AK:
>>>
>>>> Well, this is a normal mode mapping (nnoremap), by definition all of
>>>> its contents should run under normal mode or not at all.
>>>
>>> The fact that it is normal mode mapping means that {lhs} will be
>>> replaced by {rhs} if you type {lhs} in normal mode. It never meant
>>> that it should run under normal mode, the fact that first command is
>>> run under normal mode is just a consequence of the fact that you
>>> press {lhs} in normal mode.
>>
>> It seems strange to me that recorded macros behave differently from
>> normal mode mappings, especially if you interpret them as above. :help
>> @ even says
>>
>> "the register is executed like a mapping".
>
> I think this was only mentioned in contrast to typing all the keys at
> the keyboard:
> :h feedkeys()
> :h 'wildchar'
> :h c_<Esc>
>
> etc. (btw, is there a complete list of differences)?
> It doesn't say that macros and mappings are equivalent.
>
>> For example:
>>
>> qa0:echo getfontname()<Enter>q
>> i<C-O>@a
>>
>> This does not insert the :echo getfontname(), it does exactly as is
>> done in normal mode.
>>
>> However,
>>
>> :nnoremap<F9> 0:echo getfontname()<CR>
>> i<C-O><F9>
>>
>> This inserts the :echo command in the text.
>
> i_CTRL-O executes one Normal mode (builtin) command, then returns to
> Insert mode. @a is a Normal mode command, but <F9> is not (same for any
> other remapped sequence). Also, @a accepts a count, but <F9> doesn't.

Wouldn't it make sense to treat an nmap as a normal mode command when
invoked from ctrl-O ? -ak

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