Re: , , , , key notation in Vim documentation

2017-11-10 19:31 GMT+03:00 'Andy Wokula' via vim_use <vim_use@googlegroups.com>:
> 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 ...

On my linux desktops all `<A-` keys are reserved for the window
manager: some are really used by it (i3), some are just "mentally
reserved". In addition for some reason my Konsole serializes all alt
shortcuts as `<C-x>@s<Esc>{key}`, which effectively prevents anything
from recognizing them. I did not attempt to fix that because of `<A-`
shortcuts being reserved for window manager in any case.

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