Re: How to map SPACE to :next at "Press ENTER" prompt?

On Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 3:10:58 PM UTC-5, Aleksey Tsalolikhin wrote:
> Hello,
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> Background: I am editing multiple files and I would like to move to the next file (:next) after running a command that leaves me at the "Press ENTER or type command to continue" prompt.  I can do this by typing 
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>    :next
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> but I would like to use a keymapping to make it faster.  (I'm actually teaching a five day class and I'm showing a lot of files in vim, a sort of "vim slideshow" if you will).
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> My .vimrc contains:
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>    map <SPACE> :next<CR>
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> and this works while I'm editing a file, but if after I run a command, I get the "Press ENTER or type command to continue" prompt, and when I press SPACE there, vim pops me back in the edit buffer FOR THAT SAME FILE.
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> How can I make the mapping of SPACE to :next effective at the "Press ENTER" prompt?
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> I read :help mapmode and tried the following but alas they all have the same behavior as "map" (pop me back in the same file):
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> omap <SPACE> :next<CR>
> nmap <SPACE> :next<CR>
> vmap <SPACE> :next<CR>
> cmap <SPACE> :next<CR>
> imap <SPACE> :next<CR>
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> Best,
> Aleksey

Maybe just avoid the "hit enter" prompt in the first place? Try using a :silent on your command, or increase your cmdheight.

http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Avoid_hit_enter

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