Can vim commands be mapped to key combinations with >1 modifier (e.g. ctrl-alt-v)

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Is it possible to map a vim command to a combination of keys involving more than one modifier? For example: ctrl-alt-v.

As far as I can tell, the only modifier key that can be used in combination with another is shift. e.g. <C-v> and <C-V>. Or am I missing something?

I.B. · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-29 02:16:00Z

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Yeah, you would map <C-A-v> or <C-M-v> (A, Alt, and M, Meta are equivalent concepts). See :help key-notation.

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Sean Mackesey Over a year ago

This DOES NOT WORK in Macvim. Vim won't complain but modifiers after the first are ignored. So if you do <C-S-h> for example, the shift is ignored. I can't say for other versions of vim.

iconoclast Over a year ago

It doesn't work (for me, at least) in (normal, terminal-based) vim on a Mac either, so it doesn't appear to be specifically a MacVim issue, but rather an issue with vim on a Mac.

gcb Over a year ago

Odd. the help only mention Shift with the F keys, but not even that works for me. no modifier allowed with Fkey it seems.

thom_nic Over a year ago

To expand on @sean's comment - If you're using MacVim, see: this superuser question

random · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-23 20:44:03Z

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There's also this script (arpeggio) that allows you to use two or more simultaneously pressed keys (any keys, not just modifiers keys like shift, alt, etc.) in your mappings.

answered Sep 23, 2009 at 20:44

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nelstrom Over a year ago

Cool, I love the name. Can I use it to play Bach?

Kyle G Over a year ago

Great plugin, very intuitive once it's set up. For example, I can type one bracket like normal then some code and then the closing bracket or I can just map [] to []<Left> and hit them both at the same time ending up inside the brackets. Better yet, it saves on boilerplate, ie Arpeggio inoremap pc <Esc>biclass <Esc>ea():<Left><Left> for python class. Thanks for posting!

tobiasvl · Accepted Answer · 2009-09-21 18:28:06Z

They can be combined just fine, like this for example: <C-M-v> maps CTRL-Alt-v.

Meta (Alt) is M, Shift is S, and CTRL is C.

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