> Normal mode (sometimes called Command mode) is when hittinh h j k l will go > one character cell left, down, up or right, respectively. > > Command-LINE mode is what you enter by hitting : and quit by hitting <Enter> > (to execute a command) or <Esc> (to abandon what you were typing on the > command-line at the bottom of the Vim screen).
Just to further muddy the waters... :) Command-line mode is entered with a colon to get into ex mode, but can also be entered into via "/" or "?" to search. One can also enter a pseudo-command-line mode by attempting to insert the contents of the expression register (control+R followed by "=") Somewhat irksomely, it's difficult to discern between these, so if you want a mapping that only applies on the Ex command-line, but that doesn't apply in the others, you have to fiddle with mappings dynamically. I've experienced this most when wanting to remap <CR> upon searching. To do as much, one has to create a mapping that does the following 1) create a cnoremap for <cr> to do what one wants and then once done, deletes these 3 temporary cnoremap mappings. 2) create a cnoremap for <esc> and for control+C to clean up the 3 temporary mappings and 3) then issues the "/" or "?" as asked for. It would be handy to have a "exnoremap" and "searchnoremap" command for mappings that would only apply in only when command-line mode was entered via that particular means (the former, via the colon, and the latter, via a "/" or "?"). Just more ramble for ya'll. :) -tim
