On 01/07/09 23:54, Paul wrote:
>
> The familiar way of searching is to type /string<Enter>
>
> Not bad, but I am wondering if, instead of hitting Enter at the end of
> the search string, a timeout instead could signal that I've finished
> my input. Say, I type /string then wait 1 second, then hit dw. Instead
> of those two characters being appended to my search string, it would
> be executed as a delete command.
>
> Not to every user's taste, I'm sure, but would something like that be
> possible to script?
IIUC, Vim can use keyboard buffering: keys you hit will be acted on in
due time, even if you don't see them immediately. For instance, in a Vim
session with many mappings and complex keymaps, you can sometimes type
faster than your keys are taken up; but if you go on typing (in Insert
mode, say), what you type will end up in the file.
Similarly, IIUC if you type daw _immediately after_ hitting Enter on a
search command, then (assuming a slow search on a large file) Vim will
"delete a word" wherever the cursor ends up at the end of the search.
Not for the faint-hearted, and be ready to hit u (undo) if it doesn't
delete what you thought it would.
Or, if you want to _cancel_ the search, hit Esc _instead_ of Enter. Then
daw will delete a word wherever the cursor is now.
AFAICT, the CursorHold / CursorHoldI events are not triggered in
command-line mode (i.e. while inputting a search command or an
ex-command), so I don't think you could program Vim to auto-accept
without waiting for your Enter or Esc whenever you stop for more than
one second while inputting a search or ex command. And IMHO, even if
such auto-accept (or auto-cancel) would be possible, it would be more of
an annoyance than a help.
(How do I know they aren't? My homewritten colorscheme includes an
autocommand to change the statusline colour whenever CursorHold or
CursorHoldI is triggered.)
Best regards,
Tony.
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