Re: Macros in Vim

Hi Dwigt,

On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 11:24:52 -0800 (PST)
DwigtArmyOfChampions <dwightarmyofchampions@hotmail.com> wrote:

> So many tutorials tell me how to record a macro and how to run it. But
> nowhere does it say what I'm supposed to do with them. I don't understand
> what kinds of commands usually get recorded in macros? What are some examples
> of really good, efficient, time-saving macros?
>

well, this may be the "If you have to ask what Jazz is, you'll never know"
syndrome, but I'll try anyway. Some of the macros I use are:

1.
map <F8> :cn<CR>
map <F7> :cp<CR>

This is for moving to next or previous results in the quickfix window, where I
find the Vim built-in commands tedious, and am much more comfortable pressing a
single key

2. http://quicktask.aaronbieber.com/ makes a convenient use of macros.

3. I have:

map <C-W><C-Right> <C-W><Right>
map <C-W><C-Left> <C-W><Left>

to fix a constant annoyance.

4. I also have «map <F6> <ESC>:Ack -ai <C-R><C-W> t2 lib<CR>
»

Regards,

Shlomi Fish

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