From: "Lawrence Velázquez" <larryv@zsh.org>
To: "Steve Dondley" <s@dondley.com>
Cc: zsh-users@zsh.org
Subject: Re: How do I disable the mode for using j-k keys to scroll through history?
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 19:24:08 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <299d59c5-79c8-4e55-93e6-da32da49b828@www.fastmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <07d58a3283c63487afe6470c8a515702@dondley.com>
On Tue, Mar 15, 2022, at 6:55 PM, Steve Dondley wrote:
>>
>> Are you sure you want to disable it? Why are you using vi commands if
>> you never want to be in command mode?
>
> Because I want the insert mode commands. I have no idea how I would use
> vi command mode from a command line.
By hitting Esc or C-[ and then using command-mode commands. Just
like in vi.
> All it seems to do is annoy me
> frequently by somehow getting accidentally triggered. I have no need for
> traversing command history with j-k keys which is all it seems to be
> good for.
Command mode provides basically the full complement of vi operators,
not just j/k. If you never want vi command mode I don't understand
why you wouldn't want to use the emacs keymap, which by default is
far more powerful than viins.
--
vq
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-03-15 23:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-03-15 22:38 Steve Dondley
2022-03-15 22:46 ` Bart Schaefer
2022-03-15 22:55 ` Steve Dondley
2022-03-15 22:57 ` Steve Dondley
2022-03-15 23:24 ` Steve Dondley
2022-03-15 23:25 ` Bart Schaefer
2022-03-15 23:27 ` Lawrence Velázquez
2022-03-15 23:57 ` Steve Dondley
2022-03-15 23:59 ` Bart Schaefer
2022-03-15 23:24 ` Lawrence Velázquez [this message]
2022-03-15 23:47 ` Steve Dondley
2022-03-16 0:21 ` Steve Dondley
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