Thursday, August 26, 2021

Re: [key combinations, shortcuts]

Dear all,

I found out that this functionality is called "mapping". I followed this tutorial (https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Mapping_keys_in_Vim_-_Tutorial_(Part_1)) to create a basic map in the insert mode:

:map ,h {% highlight perl %}{% endhighlight %}

What I would like to do, is to place a newline in between the curly braces symbols "}{" and have my cursor there, such that I can start typing the source code directly. Finally, I'm sure the ",h" key combination is not the best. Would you be able to recommend me some best practices on choosing a good key combination? Thank you and have a good day ahead!

Best wishes,
Maxim

Maxim Abalenkov \\ maxim.abalenkov@gmail.com
+44 7 486 486 505 \\ http://mabalenk.gitlab.io

On 26 Aug 2021, at 13:17, Maxim Abalenkov <maxim.abalenkov@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear all,

How are you? I hope all is well with you. I have a rather basic question. Recently I find myself typing a lot of text in markdown. Frequently I need to input highlighted Perl or bash source code into my markdown. To do that I use the

  {% highlight perl %}
  {% endhighlight %}

macro. I'm certain it would be possible to create a "key shortcut" in Vim, such that when I press a certain key combination, Vim would automatically insert the above macro. Would you please direct me: how is this functionality called in Vim and where can I read more about it and see some basic examples? Thank you and have a good day ahead!

Best wishes,
Maxim

Maxim Abalenkov \\ maxim.abalenkov@gmail.com
+44 7 486 486 505 \\ http://mabalenk.gitlab.io

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