Re: Is there an opposite to i_CTRL-] ? [Was: How to force Vim to reconcider abbreviations?]

On Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:21:37 AM UTC-5, Erik Christiansen wrote:
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> What sneaks up on me is a lazy iab which on occasion triggers when
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> I don't want it. Rather than train my fingers to a new (longer) iab, is
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> there anything to undo the immediately preceding iab expansion?
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> Backspacing to remove the expansion is fruitless, since the iab is
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> re-expanded as soon as the spacebar is whacked.
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> Unfortunately, CTRL-[ is not it, since that merely replicates <Esc>.
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> (Incidentally, I've mapped <Caps-Lock> to <Esc>, as a cross-application
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> fix for the distant and tiny <Esc> on laptops, so have no use for
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> CTRL-[ )
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Oooooh I get it. This is a NEW question.

To avoid expanding an abbreviation, simply type <C-V> before the space. Or hit <C-C> to leave insert mode without expanding the abbreviation. Or use <C-G>u to drop an undo point and prevent the abbreviation from expanding when you continue typing.

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