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Revision as of 06:17, 4 November 2007
created February 18, 2003 · complexity basic · author Dubhead · version 5.7
Ctrl-Y in insert mode is one of Vim's handy extensions that inserts character which is above cursor (see :help i_CTRL-Y). However, sometimes this is not very useful when a user wants to insert many characters. In this case it's better to get a word above the cursor.
Put this in vimrc:
" Wordwise Ctrl-Y in insert mode noremap! <C-Y> <Esc>klyWjpa
You might want to substitute 'W' with 'w', 'E', or 'e'. Try them and choose one that works best for you.
Unfortunately, this simple map doesn't work at the beginning or end of line. Improvements are welcome.
Comments
How about a small mod:
noremap! <C-Y> <Esc>klyWjPa
Other interesting variants, depending upon what one wants:
inoremap <C-Y> <Esc>klyiWjPa inoremap <C-Y> <Esc>klyiwjPa
The yiw yanks the "inner word", yiW yanks the "inner WORD". Both of these forms appear to work at both the beginning and end of sentences, with the exception that neither works for a single letter word at the beginning of a sentence.
I think
:imap <F1> <C-O>:set virtualedit=all<CR><C-O>k<C-O>yw<C-O>j<C-O>P<C-O>:set virtualedit=<CR>
is a little bit better, but not really satisfying (a bug in virtualedit/<C-O>?).