Re: How to insert text on current text position when I press key in vim in insert and normal mode?

On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 9:57 PM, Christian Brabandt <cblists@256bit.org> wrote:
>
> On Sa, 09 Jun 2018, Gena Makhomed wrote:
>
>> Hello, All!
>>
>> How to insert text &nbsp; on current text position
>> when I press <F1> key in vim in insert and normal mode?
>>
>> I try to use macros, and put in .vimrc:
>>
>> let @n = "i&nbsp;\<esc>"
>>
>> then I switch no normal mode - I can run this macro by pressing @n
>> but how to bind this macro to <F1> key in normal and insert mode?
>>
>> I try to use in .vimrc:
>>
>> imap <F1> <esc>@n<cr>a
>> nmap <F1> @n<cr>
>>
>> and
>>
>> inoremap <F1> <esc>@n<cr>a
>> nnoremap <F1> @n<cr>
>>
>> but this is not work.
>>
>> When I write function:
>>
>> function InsertNbsp()
>> normal @n
>> endfunction
>>
>> and when I call this function
>>
>> :call InsertNbsp()
>>
>> this work,
>> but when I try to bind this function to <F1> key:
>>
>> inoremap <F1> <esc>:call InsertNbsp()<cr>a
>> nnoremap <F1> :call InsertNbsp()<cr>
>>
>> - it not work.
>
>
> something like this, if your register contains '&nbsp;':
>
> :let @n='&nbsp;'
> :inoremap <F1> <c-r>n
> :nmap <f1> a<f1><esc>
>
>
> Note that I would not recommend mapping <f1>
>
> Best,
> Christian

Neither would I, because in Vim like in most other programs, F1 brings
you to the first page of help.

Gena: What's wrong with Ctrl-R n (in Insert mode) or "np (in Normal
mode)? Or if you're dead set on using only one keystroke, any F key
other than F1 (Help) and F10 (Menu) or any Shift-F key, would IMHO be
better than F1.


Best regards,
Tony.

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