Friday, November 10, 2017

Re: , , , , key notation in Vim documentation

Am 10.11.2017 um 13:55 schrieb Renato Fabbri:
> I did not find explicitly in the manual,
> e.g. in :h key-notation, so...
>
> does anyone know if there is any difference in:
> <C-g>, <C-G>, <C-S-G>
> for Vim?

It's all the same, and the preferred notation is `<C-G>'.

But at least for gVim, `<C-Tab>' is different from `<C-S-Tab>'.

> Also, when can one use A-C-S combinations?
>
> PS. <M-...> has the alias <A-...>, right?

`<M-' (Meta) is like `<A-' (Alt).
`<M-g>' is different from `<M-G>'.

Problem is, the Alt-combinations are normal characters and
often come in the way. And the :map output prints these
characters instead of `<M-g>'.

And on Windows, Alt- also accesses the menu
(sometimes I use the menu).

On the plus side, the Alt combinations are otherwise completely free to use
(no conflicts with builtin keys).

Some experts may have more to say on the issue ...

--
Andy

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