Prompted quit in insert-mode

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created March 9, 2004 · complexity basic · author Yada · version 5.7

I find myself typing :wq in insert-mode many times. Add this to your vimrc.

function WQHelper()
  let x = confirm("Current Mode == Insert-Mode!\n Would you like ':wq'?"," &Yes \n &No",1,1)
  if x == 1
    silent! :wq
  else
    "???
  endif
endfunction
"
iab wq <bs><esc>:call WQHelper()<CR>

Prompted quit in insert-mode

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