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My favorite way to move around is to use the pattern search. It is mapped to / by default, but this key is a little difficult to reach with the little finger, i.e. when touch typing. Thus, I mapped the search command to the biggest key on the keyboard: the space bar, because I noticed that I never used its default mapping (move the cursor forward one character).
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My favorite way to move around is to use the pattern search. It is mapped to / by default, but this key is a little difficult to reach with the little finger, i.e. when touch typing. Thus, I mapped the search command to the biggest key on the keyboard: the space bar, because I noticed that I never used its default mapping (move the cursor forward one character).
 
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nmap &lt;Space&gt; /
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nmap &lt;Space&gt; /
nmap &lt;C-Space&gt; ?
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nmap &lt;C-Space&gt; ?
 
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This sounds like a small change but it astoundingly increases convenience in every day work.
 
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This sounds like a small change but it astoundingly increases convenience in every day work.
== Comments ==
 
I have space mapped to &lt;C-f&gt;. Another variation on the theme...
 
   
 
==Comments==
'''Anonymous'''
 
 
The key I use most in normal mode is ':'. That's what I've mapped to my space bar.
, August 27, 2005 20:21
 
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Space or pattern search?
 
 
'''Anonymous'''
 
, August 31, 2005 7:31
 
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Actually, the key I use most in normal mode is ':'.
 
That's what I've mapped to my space bar.
 
   
mail--AT--mbant.de
 
, September 14, 2005 8:08
 
 
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created August 27, 2005 · complexity basic · author klausenhausen · version 5.7


My favorite way to move around is to use the pattern search. It is mapped to / by default, but this key is a little difficult to reach with the little finger, i.e. when touch typing. Thus, I mapped the search command to the biggest key on the keyboard: the space bar, because I noticed that I never used its default mapping (move the cursor forward one character).

nmap <Space> /
nmap <C-Space> ?

This sounds like a small change but it astoundingly increases convenience in every day work.

Comments

The key I use most in normal mode is ':'. That's what I've mapped to my space bar.