Yakov Lerner wrote:
> In the script below, where # and n are remapped,
> n goes the wrong direction after #. To see:
> vim -u NONE bad.bim
> :so %
> gg/ba<cr>nnn#n
> -- the last n goes forward. we expect it to move backward.
>
> But when script is rewritten to the form #2, then n after # works
> correcty. Plain moving the 'silent! exe "norm!"...' out of the
> function changes the behavior.
>
> Yakov
> ---------- bad.vim ----------------------------
> " ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
> :set nocp
> nnoremap # :call Foo('#')<cr>
> nnoremap n :call Foo('n')<cr>
>
> func! Foo(cmd)
> silent! exe "norm! " . a:cmd
> endfun
>
> " test sequence: gg/ba<cr>nnn#n
> " expected: last 'n' to go backwards
> " actual : last 'n' to go forward
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Form 2 that works ok
> --------------------- ok.vim -----------------------
> " ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
> :set nocp
> nnoremap # :silent! exe "norm! #"<cr>
> nnoremap n :silent! exe "norm! n"<cr>
>
> " test sequence: gg/ba<cr>nnn#n
> " expected: last 'n' to go backwards
> " actual : ok
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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See ":help :endfunction" and go up a few lines.
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