From: "Yegappan Lakshmanan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: What is the key nameing of... Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:23:22 -0700
> Hello, > > On 9/21/06, Meino Christian Cramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: "A.J.Mechelynck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: What is the key nameing of... > > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:02:19 +0200 > > > > > Meino Christian Cramer wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I often have the problem to guess, how a certain keysequence is named > > > > by the syntax of the vim scripting language. > > > > > > > > Recently I tried to map Control-CursorUp but it simply does not work > > > > for me. > > > > > > > > Is there any function/script/hack/trick/* like Ctrl-v is for the "raw > > > > keysequence" to display the <"key"> thingy? > > > > > > > > Something like (example!) : > > > > > > > > :showkey<CR> > > > > > > > > will display > > > > > > > > :press key > > > > > > > > then one presses the key in question (for example Alt plus F11...) > > > > and then it displays: > > > > > > > > :<C-F11> > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > (an example only just to get around my limitied "power of > > > > explanation"... ;O) > > > > > > > > ???? > > > > > > > > > > Ctrl + CursorUp is <C-Up> in a mapping > > > Alt + F11 is <M-F11> or <A-F11> > > > > > > In the GUI but not in console Vim, you can find the value by hitting the > > > key preceded by Ctrl-V (or Ctrl-Q if you use Ctrl-V to paste) in either > > > Insert/Replace or Command-line modes > > > > > > In the GUI and also in console Vim, you can find the value by hitting > > > the special key or key combo preceded by Ctrl-K in either Insert/Replace > > > or Command-line modes. > > > > > > I don't know whether this second method also applies in "tiny" or > > > "small" versions of Vim (which lack the +digraphs feature); but these > > > versions also lack expression evaluation, so I personally give them a > > > wide berth. > > > > > > > thanks for your explanations ! :) > > > > Ctrl-v gives me the "raw values" (that is the binary representation) > > of the keycodes. But I wanted the way of "name" those keysequences > > when using in vim scripts displayed. > > > > As explained under ":help i_CTRL-K", you can get the keycodes for > special keys by pressing CTRL-K followed by the key in insert > mode. > > - Yegappan > Hi Yegappan ! Exactly what I have searched for! Thanks a lot! Keep hacking! mcc
