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From: az@doc.ic.ac.uk (Alexios Zavras)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: map the space bar
Summary: Don't
Message-ID: <2878@gould.doc.ic.ac.uk>
Date: 12 Feb 91 15:07:45 GMT
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In article <984@uncw.UUCP> english@uncw.UUCP (Warren R. English Jr.) writes:
>I was wondering if it is possible to map the
>space bar in command mode to a key?
>I have tried:
>:map \  ^D
>Is it possible to do this?  If so, How?

Yes, I guess that some people would like the space key to have
a meaning similar to more(1) or other viewing programs...

Although it *is* possible, I would strongly advise against it.
The space key is actually used internally in vi !
If my memory is right, the ~ command, (toggle Upper/lower case)
uses the space to advance to the next character.  So, unless
you also want to move down half a page when toggling cases
(and maybe some other times), do not map the space key.

BTW, if you still want to do it, the escape character is ^V
(control-V), not \ as you tried (and you have to type it
twice to get it).

>Warren English
>ecsvax!uncw.uucp!english

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